Els Dietvorst - This is what you came for
The exhibition This is what you came for is conceived as an encounter and an invitation. The proposal grew out of the almost ritualistic actions and creations that Els Dietvorst started during the C19 lockdown. This is what you came for at CENTRALE and Bozar creates a fluid wave between the two places where one mirrors the other.
The exhibition This is what you came for (28.04 > 18.09.2022) is a project by Els Dietvorst and the BARЯA MOVEMENT at CENTRALE for contemporary art & Bozar in the mark of the BelgianArtPrize.
BelgianArtPrize 2021 laureate Els Dietvorst (°1964, Kapellen) is a visual artist and filmmaker who has been living in Ireland for the last 12 years. Dialogue, experiment and intuition are recurring strategies in her work. Ever since the 1990s, the artist has been moved by social issues such as migration, racism and climate change. She investigates the human condition, which in her oeuvre results in themes such as life and death, fear, alienation and desire.
The exhibition This is what you came for is conceived as an encounter and an invitation. The proposal grew out of the almost ritualistic actions and creations that Els Dietvorst started during the C19 lockdown. This is what you came for at CENTRALE and Bozar creates a fluid wave between the two places where one mirrors the other. A myriad of mediums including sculpture, installation, video and performance will introduce you to the universe of Els Dietvorst, in which she is always looking for connections with people and creates places for encounters.
The BARЯA MOVEMENT, (BE) ACM, Sadrie Alves, Angela Alsouliman, Alex Akuete aka Xray, Simon Arazi, Stefania Assandri, Els Dietvorst, Aurelie Di Marino, Daria Likhovitckaia, Flor Maesen, Asia Nyembo Mireille, Laurence Petrone, Philippe Vandenberg, Y, Yi Zhang, Honey Zinzs. (IRL) Laoise Garvey, Maria Cahill, Annette Doran, Sandra Whelan, Aine O’Grady, Mary Verling, Fiona Power, Ingrid Schumacher.
Els Dietvorst ; The BARRA MOVEMENT ; ACM ; Sadrie Alves ; Angela Alsouliman ; Alex Akuete aka Xray ; Simon Arazi ; Stefania Assandri ; Els Dietvorst ; Aurelie Di Marino ; Daria Likhovitckaia ; Flor Maesen ; Asia Nyembo Mireille ; Laurence Petrone ; Philippe Vandenberg ; Y ; Yi Zhang ; Honey Zinzs
CENTRALE for contemporary art
Brussels
Exhibition
Els Dietvorst - This is what you came for
Elisabeth
Château du Karreveld
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Show
Elisabeth
Viva Frida Kahlo - Immersive Experience
The immersive experience about Frida Kahlo is coming to Brussels!
The immersive experience about Frida Kahlo is coming to Brussels! Full of colorful, exotic symbolism, as well as a series of powerful self - portraits, the expressive artist’s creations and her life are at the heart of this immersive exhibition, presented using high - performance video projection and light and acoustic effects. The exhibition will be presented in a brand new immersive venue: VIAGE – Digital Art Theatre.
VIAGE - Digital Art Theatre
Brussels
Exhibition
Viva Frida Kahlo - Immersive Experience
Aventure urbaine - Le Messager
visit.brussels
Brussels
Guided tours
Aventure urbaine - Le Messager
Chocolate workshop, making chocolates
Discover the wonders of Belgian chocolate and learn how to make these tasty treats at the biggest chocolate store in Brussels. Enjoy a 1-hour workshop with the guidance of expert chocolatiers and have a go at making amazing handmade chocolates yourself.
Discover the wonders of Belgian chocolate and learn how to make these tasty treats at the biggest chocolate store in Brussels. Enjoy a 1-hour workshop with the guidance of expert chocolatiers and have a go at making amazing handmade chocolates yourself.
The experience begins with a warm welcome from your guides and a delicious hot chocolate. While you drink, listen to a short but fascinating introduction into the world of Belgian chocolate and learn an array of chocolate making secrets.
After the intro, the real fun begins with a demonstration of chocolate tempering on a marble table. It’s then time to have a go yourself and make your own chocolate treats with the help of expert chocolatiers. Spend the hour making your very own personalized and tasty mendiants, truffles, lollipops and more. You’ll also taste the ruby chocolate, a newly discovered cocoa bean that is 100% natural but which creates incredibly pink chocolate treats!
At the end of the experience, package up your chocolates and take them home with you to share with friends, or enjoy alone!
Of course you will not become a true chocolate maker in only one hour but I will share with you a little bit of the magic of my job!
Elisabetta Passafaro, Master chocolatier
Patricia Lafargue, Pastry chef
Belgian Chocolate Makers
Brussels
Courses and workshops
Chocolate workshop, making chocolates
Brussels Hoppy Tour
Discover monuments, history, and facts about Brussels through our urban hunt for beer tasting. Expect some fun and good beer !
The Brussels Hoppy-Tour is an urban treasure hunt to be performed with friends, family, colleagues, ....
Reserve your date.
Meet at the start point, located nearby the Grand-Place in Brussels, between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Walk to the streets of Brussels armed with your roadbook which will lead you to your hoppy rewards.
Close the tour at your own rhythm, time does not matter. However, you must ensure that you are at the end of your adventure before 9 p.m.
For more details visit our website: www.hoppy-tours.com
BAR L'ECUYER
Brussels
Guided tours
Brussels Hoppy Tour
Mendelssohn Only
Théâtre Royal du Parc
Brussels
Concert
Mendelssohn Only
Classissimo 2022 - Musiques en fête
Théâtre Royal du Parc
Brussels
Festival
Classissimo 2022 - Musiques en fête
Alors on danse !
Théâtre Royal du Parc
Brussels
Concert
Alors on danse !
Quattro Stagioni - Vivaldi
Théâtre Royal du Parc
Brussels
Concert
Quattro Stagioni - Vivaldi
Brussels Tourist Tramway
Tram Museum
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Guided tours
Brussels Tourist Tramway
Tram Museum + ride hitorical vehicle
At the Brussels Tram Museum you can find a vast collection of vehicles that have spent their lifetime in the streets of the city, vehicles from a period that spans over a century.
During our opening season you can make a trip with one of our historical vehicles. You can relive the atmosphere of the early 20th century on the Avenue de Tervuren and in the Sonian Forest.
On Sundays and public holidays: A line of old buses will allow you to discover different districts between the Museum and the Central Station via Montgomery and the Cinquantenaire and the European Quarter,...
Please consult the opening hours of the museum and the tram departure times on the website of the Brussels Urban Transport Museum!
Tram Museum
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Exhibition
Tram Museum + ride hitorical vehicle
Guided tour City Hall of Brussels, inner rooms
The City of Brussels Town Hall is without doubt one of most beautiful in the country! Even internationally, few cities can boast such a majestic and ancient town hall! Its age and architectural grandeur make it an unmissable site in Brussels!
This Gothic-style edifice built in the 15th century, is sublimated by the decor of the Grand-Place, often described as the most beautiful square in the world...
Do you know why the wing on the right of the tower is shorter than the one on the left, and why the entrance is asymmetrical? It' s simply due to the fact that the building was built in several phases during the 15th century... did you know that the building still has some original features, but that it also has many additions and restored elements?
As you can see, a guided tour is essential if you want to know everything there is to know about this building, which has been the nerve centre of political and administrative life for more than 600 years, and still is to this day!
In the company of a guide, you'll learn more about the context of the different periods of construction of the building, by observing the main façade overlooking the Grand-Place and the inner courtyard. Then you’ll step inside the Town Hall to marvel at its various rooms and galleries (Council Chamber, College Chamber, Wedding Chamber, Gothic Chamber, Portrait Gallery, Grangé Gallery, etc.), and all the decorations and works of art they contain.
To admire this masterpiece, buy your ticket online or head to one of our tourist offices (BIP, 2-4 rue Royale or the one on the ground floor of the Town Hall itself, on the Grand-Place, on its right-hand side when you face the building). Be advised, tickets are only available 5 days before your visit.
Every Wednesday:
13:00: French
14:00: English
15:00: Dutch
Every Sunday:
10:00: English
11:00: Dutch
12:00: French
14:00: French
15:00: English
16:00: English
Exception: There are no visits when the Town Hall is hosting major events.
The schedule of visits changes during the Flower Carpet and Flowertime (August). Please contact the organisers of these two events: info@flowercarpet.be
Plan your visit:
Tickets on sale online
Price: €8
Children under 12 years old: free when they’re accompanied by a paying adult.
Practical information: the visit begins in the interior courtyard and lasts 55 minutes.
INFO & Reservation for PRIVATE GROUPS
Duration: 1.00 hour
Language: Dutch - English - French - German - Spanish
Indicative price for a group of maximum 25 people
Additional information: Entrance tickets of the Town Hall are included in the price. City Hall is open to private groups on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays between 9 am and 7 pm and on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 3 pm and 7 pm. Given the triple character of the rooms (political, administrative and public), all requests must be approved by the protocol service.
Please send us an email with the requested date and time of your visit to : boxoffice@visit.brussels
Or fill in our form by reading our general conditions
City of Brussels Town Hall
Brussels
Guided tours
Guided tour City Hall of Brussels, inner rooms
Bella Ciao
Théâtre Royal du Parc
Brussels
Concert
Bella Ciao
Flower Carpet
The Flower Carpet is 70 m long by 24 m wide. 1,680 m2 of begonias, dahlias, grass and bark.
A hundred volunteers assemble the carpet in less than eight hours.
The first Flower Carpet of Brussels was created in 1971 and has been a showstopper every two years on the Grand-Place since 1986.
SCENTS, COLOURS, LIGHTS AND SOUNDS…
Every other summer, on the weekend of August 15th, the Flower Carpet offers a chance to stroll across the Grand-Place, a jewel of Gothic architecture, to inhale the fragrant scent of the begonias and admire its details. This extraordinary spectacle is made complete by a visit to the balcony of the Town Hall, which offers a wide-angle view of the work. A musical theme is especially composed for each edition. A magnificent sound-and-light show on the Grand-Place accompanies the spectacle every evening.
Grand-Place
Brussels
Animations
Flower Carpet
Crazy Klezmer
Théâtre Royal du Parc
Brussels
Concert
Crazy Klezmer
Hommage à Brel
Festival Bruxellons!
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Theatre
Hommage à Brel
Approchez! Approchez!
Festival Bruxellons!
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Theatre
Approchez! Approchez!
Operassissimo
Théâtre Royal du Parc
Brussels
Concert
Operassissimo
Juke Box Opera
Théâtre Royal du Parc
Brussels
Concert
Juke Box Opera
The Show Must Go On
Théâtre Royal du Parc
Brussels
Concert
The Show Must Go On
The Party is over
Festival Bruxellons!
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Theatre
The Party is over
Paul Cauchie in Turnhout
Watertoren (300m van het station)
Turnhout
Guided tours
Paul Cauchie in Turnhout
zorro festival #4
moli del tro & co present ɀorro festival #4
26-27th of August at LaVallée
26.08.2022
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ASHRAF SHARIF KHAN & VIKTOR MAREK I DE
(Fun In The Church)
An elusive "Sufistep" (Viktor Marek) somewhere between HipHop, Acid, Electro and Dub meets a masterful Sitar performance (Ashraf Sharif Khan). The two of them took more than 10 years of time in the Hamburg Ebbe-Road-Studios to find a suitable sonic space for this album. A long way, after all they transform South Asian classical music into western club music - and not vice versa. Except in the song "Maschinenland" which we may understand as a loving nod to the post-punk world of the eighties, a cover version of a song originally performed by the group Abwärts - that eventually can be performed in Islamabad, too. For amateurs of Indian Vibes, or Charanjit Singh.
ELEKTRONISCH VOLUME ELECTRONIQUE I BE
Résolument héritier de la techno, le volume électronique est une FreeTechno. La face visible du volume est une prise live enregistrée dans la cuisine. Cette forme électronique n'éprouve aucune satisfaction à vouloir se montrer d'une manière plus qu'une autre mais elle a ses habitudes, qu'elle tente de changer avec les autres. Elle privilégie le savoir faire de l'amateurisme et continue à répandre la bonne nouvelle qui en découle : la musique machinique est une entité accessible à tous dans sa fabrication.
MANDY PIXEL
Kiosk and Tempo Radio resident
SUTJA GUTIERREZ I ES
(Lumière Noire)
Sutja Gutiérrez is an artist, musician, member of the band The Fruhstucks, frequent collaborator at The Ransom Note and host of the radio show Rational Anthem at Dublab.es.
His music brings together an array of different styles - experimental, lo-fi, electronic, etc. In his own words: “A free, sincere and fun experience”.
His last album on Lumière Noire records is a pure beauty of electro pop. For amateurs of David Chesworth...
27.08.2022
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IDEAL TROUBLE
On lui doit les plus belles heures de Vilette Sonique, il est chargé de la programmation musicale de Lafayette Anticipation, créateur du festival Ideal Trouble et fidèle complice des Actionnaires/moli del tro, Etienne Blanchot a le goût des découvertes et des contre-allées musicales
MOLI DEL TRO & CO
SLY & THE FAMILY DRONE I UK
Sly & The Family Drone are back in town with the heaviest avant-garde jamz that you can really get down to. Using drums, baritone sax, and heavily processed electronics Sly break down music to its base elements and reconstruct as cathartic rituals of amplifier worship, communing with the audience-as-congregation by everyone getting right up in there, into the heart of the chaos. True believers in the ecstatic possibilities of noise, they are here to bludgeon you with cacophonic joy and camaraderie, oscillating your body and modulating your mind into triumphant submission.
The ampersand is obligatory.
THEOREME I FR
(Mapple Death Records)
Maïssa D. from Lyon, France is back with an incredible collection of songs that continues and evolves her tradition of hypnotic bass heavy mantras that mix industrial dance, robotic funk experimentalism and hallucinatory club downers.
Obsessed with the idea of literally going underground, ‘Les Artisans’ feels telluric, stemming from the soil where rhythm is dictated by pounding steps and feverish monologues.
VANLIGT FOLK I SW
Vanligt Folk usually shares presence and effect and in general, they fancy regression rather than stupidity or such ideals analog to growth. Musicwise, Vanligt folk likes old and new music and are inspired by good and bad events and music. Vanligt folk is playing on drums, machines, backtracks, and vocals. Since their first release in 2013, they’ve released 4 full-length albums (iDEAL recordings, Kontra Musik, Kess Kill) and a handful of EP’s. Their last release, Black Friday Hele Uka (BFHU), was released by iDEAL and was said to be
”a stressed and emotional thing. Rational like a child and with a medieval resolution-thinking. This unhoney-baby, unhappy with ever being born, but while awake, vomiting and scatting popular music over the sick-spreaders' heads (moms n dads). Not just for the basic fact that it’s fun but also for inaccessible remission”.
FOOD by Ben & Thibs
LaVallée
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Festival
zorro festival #4
L'envers du décor
Festival Bruxellons!
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Theatre
L'envers du décor
