Alexandra Kabalan

Alexandra Kabalan (born 18 August 1980 in Ath, Hainaut, Belgium) is a Belgian-Lebanese philosopher, lecturer, musician and visual artist.

Kabalan is recognized for her interdisciplinary work exploring links between identity, memory, narrative, visual art and music, as well as for public talks on the philosophical and ethical questions raised by art and technology, including artificial intelligence in music. An organist and choir conductor by training, she has developed an artistic and musical practice that brings together sensitivity and reflection, East and West, contemplation and transmission.

Professional career

Musical studies Kabalan is of dual heritage, with a Belgian mother and Lebanese father. Her musical training began with piano training at the Académie de musique et des arts de la parole d'Enghien, where she received the Arenberg Medal . She went on to study chamber music at the Conservatoire de Tournai under Christiane Diricq, at the Conservatoire royal de Mons under Daniel Rubenstein, Nicolas Demetaille and Benoît Douchy, and through international workshops with André Siwy.

Since 2022, Kabalan also directs the Royal Cercle Chorus Tornacum , a men's choir founded in Tournai in 1945. In July 2026, Kabalan participated alongside the Royal Cercle Chorus in the Bread Mass at Mont Saint-Aubert.

Philosopher A student of Belgian phenomenologist philosopher Marc Richir, Kabalan holds a teaching licence and a teaching-oriented Master's degree in philosophy from the Université libre de Bruxelles. Also in 2026, she wrote and staged Reliquaires Kota du Gabon: cuivre, parole et souffle, a performance combining text and puppetry with music by Stéphane Detournay .

Written works As a research associate at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Kabalan contributed to: Gilbert Hottois and Jean-Noël Missa (eds.), Nouvelle encyclopédie de bioéthique, Médecine, Environnement, Biotechnologie, De Boeck Université, 2001.