Pomplamoose
Botanique
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Concert
Pomplamoose
LVDV
Botanique
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Concert
LVDV
Zinée
Introspective and luminous rap, balancing melancholy, tenderness, and a quest for renewal
Botanique
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Concert
Zinée
Benjamin Biolay
“Le Disque Bleu”
After an acoustic theatre tour, Benjamin Biolay will be performing at Ancienne Belgique with his new album ‘Le Disque Bleu’, which has already been praised by critics.
Jules Jaconelli
Ancienne Belgique
Brussels
Concert
Benjamin Biolay
How to Live - Martin Creed
In the presence of the artist
This screening will be introduced and followed by a conversation with the director. A free spirited film revolving around Martin Creed's childhood memories. A little boy growing up, seen through the eyes and hair of a young woman. A coming-of-age story told in episodes from conception through the very earliest moments of infanthood to high school, art education and first love. An interwoven story of clothes moves up the body from socks and shoes to trousers and hats. Along the way, various useful guidelines for different aspects of life are presented in the form of chapters on "The Trouser Problem" and "What Are Moustaches For?". Based on a true story, memories were filmed in the places where they happened like the Lenzie Academy in Glasgow and Las Vegas. Martin Creed (born 1968, Wakefield, United Kingdom) is one of the leading figures in contemporary conceptual art. An artist, performer, composer and 'punk poet', he has made a name for himself through an extremely diverse body of work that is by turns radical, entertaining, provocative and poetic.He was awarded the Turner Prize in 2001 for The Lights Going On And Off, Work No. 227. His works are held in prestigious collections around the world.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Cinema
How to Live - Martin Creed
Mad Max 2
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits.
A one-off screening as part of Financité’s Ciné-bingo (in French).Whilst watching a mainstream film, you’re invited to spot the economic and financial issues hidden within the plot. A character getting into debt, a sudden windfall, or workers organising themselves. When the scene appears, you mark it off. And when the card is full… Bingo! Playing the game gives you the chance to watch and rewatch these films through a new lens.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Mad Max 2
CREVETTE RECORDS x CARHARTT WIP: 10 YEARS OF DEALING RECORDS
Three artists. One iconic venue. One decade of Crevette.
Crevette Records is celebrating ten years of dealing records, throwing parties and making countless friendships along the way. From a small Brussels record shop to a vibrant community connecting music lovers, Crevette Records has always been about one thing: bringing generations of music lovers together through their mutual passion for wax.Now, they’re taking over the iconic Ancienne Belgique to celebrate their 10th anniversary in collaboration with Carhartt with a very special live concert night.Expect three unique live performances from friends and family:OGMA - liveBelgian-French psych-stoner-doom-country band formed by Clyde, Léo Gouren and Guillaume Lespinasse. Expect a wild blend of heavy riffs, psychedelic textures, country twang and plenty of weirdness, all delivered with raw, powerful energy.RUDI J - liveBrussels-based producer and musician Rudi J brings his eclectic, percussion-driven sound to the stage, blending electronic odd rhythms with a strong live performance spirit.NOAR - liveKnown for his deep, adventurous and genre-crossing productions, Noar will bring his own distinctive flavour to the evening with his first-ever live set, built for the slow groovers.Three artists. One iconic venue. One decade of Crevette.Come celebrate 10 years of Crevette Records with us at Ancienne Belgique.
Rudi J, Noar, ogma
Ancienne Belgique
Brussels
Concert
CREVETTE RECORDS x CARHARTT WIP: 10 YEARS OF DEALING RECORDS
Samba Touré
Plays Ali Farka Touré
Whom did you look up to as a child? A superhero, a teacher or a parent? For Samba Touré, it was Ali Farka Touré, a key figure in transforming traditional Malian music into the globally celebrated desert blues. The Malian musician Samba Touré's electric guitar style remains deeply indebted to that of his older compatriot, and he continues to honour the legend - who died in 2006 - to this day. The circle was completed when he was able to tour with Ali Farka in the late 1990s. Samba Touré is making his debut at Bozar. Joining him for this tribute concert are Djimé Sissoko on ngoni and tama and Souleymane Kane on calabash. When the student becomes the master.
Samba Touré (guitar, voice), Djimé Sissoko (ngoni, tamani), Souleymane Kane (calabash)
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Concert
Samba Touré
MENTISSA
Cirque Royal
Brussels
Concert
MENTISSA
Kabul, Between Prayers • Aboozar Amini
Samim is 23 and a Taliban fighter. With a machine gun under his arm, he directs traffic.
Samim is 23 and a Taliban fighter. With a machine gun under his arm, he directs traffic. As he grows bored and calls his wife, a fragmented life under radical doctrine comes into view: a cult of martyrdom, strict morality and closed horizons. He talks with his 14-year-old brother, in exchanges where brotherly closeness and careful indoctrination intertwine. This film meets the people we hear so much about but rarely get to know.
AFG • 2025 • 102’ • VO/OV
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
Brussels
Cinema
Kabul, Between Prayers • Aboozar Amini
Le clown de Gaza • Abdulrahman Sabbah
In the besieged Gaza Strip, Alaa Meqdad, a clown of short stature, continues performing for children despite the bombardments.
In the besieged Gaza Strip, Alaa Meqdad, a clown of short stature, continues performing for children despite the bombardments. With his sidekick, he moves through the rubble, turning humour into an act of resistance and a defence of the right to childhood.
FRA / PSE • 2025 • 61’ • VO/OV
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
Brussels
Cinema
Le clown de Gaza • Abdulrahman Sabbah
Débat "Noire démocratie"
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
Brussels
Conferences and conventions
Débat "Noire démocratie"
Sleaford Mods
Impossible to categorise, Sleaford Mods has been blowing apart the conventions of post-punk for more than fifteen years with an explosive mix of spoken word, minimalist electronic beats and raw anger.
Impossible to categorise, Sleaford Mods has been blowing apart the conventions of post-punk for more than fifteen years with an explosive mix of spoken word, minimalist electronic beats and raw anger. Driven by Jason Williamson’s incisive lyrics and Andrew Fearn’s productions, the British duo transforms everyday frustrations, social divides and political disillusionment into a burst of energy that is as biting as it is exhilarating. With The Demise of Planet X, Sleaford Mods continues its fierce exploration of a world in crisis, where black humour meets a cathartic rage. On stage, the duo delivers a raw, intense and cathartic performance that is both political and confrontational.
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
Brussels
Concert
Sleaford Mods
GENE
Aloula Watel À partir de 15 ans[ Durée : 1h15 ]Bref, ne mettons pas tout sur le dos de la génétique.« On ne sait jamais vraiment quels sont les ingrédients, ni la méthode, ni le procédé exact mais le plat se fait. Le plat, celui que je mange, qui me mange. »Une performance physique et sonore où le geste engendre le son, où le duo comédienne-musicien met en exergue l'urgence de vie. Cette autofiction s'empare des symptômes de la maladie comme d’une grammaire. GENE déploie une constellation de rapports qui forment ensemble une histoire d’héritages, et de ce que le silence forme comme puissance de destruction des corps. Un corps malade, symptôme d’un héritage qui dépasse l’hérédité génétique pour s’ancrer dans un racisme systémique.RENCONTRE - Je 08 octobre, dans le bar, après la représentation. Briser les silences pour se réapproprier son histoire : la rencontre avec Safia Kessas, journaliste et autrice, et le sociologue Abdellali Hajjat, explorera la transmission des traumatismes hérités de la colonisation, et des enjeux de la décolonialité aujourd'hui. Modératrice Sarah Duchêne.AFTER SCENE – Sa 10 et Je 15 octobre après les représentations. Avec l’équipe du spectacle.VISITE DÉCOLONIALE – Sa 10 octobre – 14h à 16h. Par le Collectif Mémoire Coloniale et Lutte contre les Discriminations.
Le Rideau
Ixelles
Show
GENE
Le modernisme d'après-guerre
Eglise Saint-Martin
Ganshoren
Conferences and conventions
Le modernisme d'après-guerre
(En) Circonférences du geste
Au point de croisement entre sa position, en retrait de la production artistique, et les réflexions menées au fil de sa pratique, Jean Luc Ducourt relève le défi de la conférence : penser et définir la danse, formuler ses chemins dans l’histoire de l’art – en parallèle à la peinture, à la musique –, analyser la nomenclature et les codes classiques en regard du langage contemporain.Interprète entre autres pour Susan Buirge ou Régine Chopinot, danseur puis collaborateur artistique chez Rosas, inconditionnel de Merce Cunningham, il aborde la notion de forme sous les divers angles de ses Circonférences du Geste pour « interroger une matière et ses possibles » : le corps comme espace, l’espace comme corps.
At the intersection between his position, detached from artistic production, and the reflections that have arisen from his activity, Jean Luc Ducourt is taking on the challenge laid down by the conference : conceiving and defining dance, formulating its journey through the history of art – in parallel with painting and with music –, analyzing nomenclature and conventions in the light of contemporary language.Having performed for figures including Susan Buirge and Régine Chopinot, a dancer then an artistic collaborator with the Rosas company, a devotee of Merce Cunningham, he approaches the concept of form from the various angles of his Circonférences du Geste in order to “examine a material and its possibilities” : the body as space, space as a body.
Jean Luc Ducourt
Charleroi danse / La Raffinerie
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Show
(En) Circonférences du geste
Tables de conversation
Bibliothèque Uccle-Centre
Uccle
Courses and workshops
Tables de conversation
Le Club des Livrosaures
Bibliothèque du Homborch
Uccle
Various
Le Club des Livrosaures
Ensemble Satellite
Founded in 2021, Ensemble Satellite stands out for its formidable precision, remarkable unity and instantly recognisable artistic voice. A rapidly rising ensemble, it has already earned acclaim for the collective strength of its playing and the clarity of its musical identity.
Founded in 2021, Ensemble Satellite stands out for its formidable precision, remarkable unity and instantly recognisable artistic voice. A rapidly rising ensemble, it has already earned acclaim for the collective strength of its playing and the clarity of its musical identity.
A laureate of Supernova and Génération Classique 2025, Satellite is invited to perform at major festivals and venues across Belgium and Europe. The ensemble has taken part in masterclasses with the Kronos Quartet and violist and composer Garth Knox. It also studies under cellist and educator Guy Danel (Quatuor Danel).
Satellite's concerts have been recorded by Klara and Concertzender radio, and the ensemble was interviewed on RadioPanik for the programme Flux Détendu.
Satellite is also distinguished by its active commitment to normalising the presence of women composers in today's musical landscape. The ensemble is programmed by Jeunesses Musicales for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons with its project Speak and regularly collaborates with the non-profit organisation Chamber Music for Europe.
L'Entrela' - Centre Culturel d'Evere
Evere
Concert
Ensemble Satellite
Greek & East Mediterranean Traditions
Greek & East Mediterranean Traditions
Dimitris Rossidis & Nicolas Hauzeur invite Apostolos Maris( Syros island)
* Apostolos Maris: kanonaki, ney, voice
* Dimitris Rossidis: guitar, voice
* Nicolas Hauzeur: violin
Greek & East Mediterranean Traditions
Behind every traditional tune lies a true story—a village celebration, a journey across the sea, or a shared history passed down through generations.
Join Apostolos Maris (kanonaki, ney, voice), Dimitris Rossidis (guitar, voice), and Nicolas Hauzeur (violin) for an evening of authentic Greek and East Mediterranean music.
Together, they share the real narratives behind these traditional songs, combining faithful interpretations with live improvisations that reflect their own musical journeys.
Join us for an honest, heartfelt night of true musical heritage!
https://www.youtube.com/@ApostolosMaris
Art Base, Thursday 15/10/26 20h, 17,50E ( reduced 12,50E for students under 26 and jobseekers),
29 rue des Sables Zandstraat, 1000 Bruxelles, https://www.art-base.be.
For reservations please send to info2@art-base.be
Art Base
Brussels
Concert
Greek & East Mediterranean Traditions
Ciné-Phare : La peine
Bibliothèque-Médiathèque d'Uccle, Le Phare
Uccle
Cinema
Ciné-Phare : La peine
Adrien Tyberghein Trio
ODYSSEY is a project that explores the cultural roots of a long-standing jazz style and contemporary music, drawing on a range of influences – oral traditions and rhythms that inspire a contemporary musical idiom. Envisioning a continuous sonic journey, ODYSSEY pays close attention to form and emphasises transitions, textures and soundscapes, creating a journey through the sequence of tracks.
Throughout the project, Adrien Tyberghe acts as an instrument of transformation. Through bowing, pizzicato and extended techniques, he embodies all the different roles – rhythmic, melodic, percussive, textural and harmonic – drawing on various musical genres. The trio (double bass, piano, drums) serves as the starting point, around which diverse forms and presences unfold. Depending on the piece, guest musicians – trumpet, percussion, strings, vocals – broaden the soundscape and open up new narrative spaces. With its forms and constant evolution, ODYSSEY offers music in motion, founded on listening, the fluid exchange of roles and the meeting of cultures and imaginations. Through music, it affirms a form of sensitive tolerance: the coexistence of differences, mutual understanding and shared experience.
Le Baixu
Brussels
Concert
Adrien Tyberghein Trio
RAP JAM OPEN MIC
LIVE BAND + OPEN STAGE
Théo Füeg keys
Abdellah el Khajlani guitar
Alice loparic bass
Carla biber drums
HOST MC: DOUMA DYNAMIC
BAND CURATED BY THÉO / CALLIGRAFFERZ
A real RAP JAM, open to MCs and musicians.
For this new edition, Théo from Calligrafferz brings together a live band especially for the night. After a first live set, the stage will gradually open up and turn into a real jam: from 10:30 PM, MCs and musicians can jump in, freestyle, bring their own lyrics and build the music together live.
No pre-selected MCs this time, no prepared cypher. The mic is open and the night will take shape in the moment.
Douma Dynamic will be the host MC, guiding the jam and keeping the energy moving between the band, the MCs and the crowd.
LIVE BAND + OPEN STAGE
Théo Füeg keys
Abdellah el Khajlani guitar
Alice loparic bass
Carla biber drums
HOST MC: DOUMA DYNAMIC
BAND CURATED BY THÉO / CALLIGRAFFERZ
⏰ TIMETABLE
* Open door - 19:00
* STAGE OPEN MC - 20:00
* STAGE OPEN MC + MUSICIANS - 22:30
* End - 01:30
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
RAP JAM OPEN MIC
Tribute to Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson may be the most popular pianist in jazz history. His exceptional skills and his ability to entertain audiences made him a beloved figure all over the world. During this very special evening, this trio, composed of three of the most in-demand jazz musicians on the Belgian scene, will share their passion by performing Oscar Peterson’s compositions, arrangements of standards, as well as their own interpretations. Get ready for a tribute to the most swingin’ trio ever!
The Music Village
Brussels
Concert
Tribute to Oscar Peterson
Rencontres Artistiek
An afternoon with and for artists from Anderlecht!
On the afternoon of Thursday 15 October, De Rinck Community Centre will once again open its doors for Rencontres Artistiek, the annual gathering for artists from Anderlecht, organised by Anderlecht Cultuurdienst and Escale du Nord.
Following two successful editions, we continue building on this information and networking day where creators can come together, exchange ideas and explore new artistic paths together.
This year’s theme is Samen · Ensemble (Together). How do we create together? How do we strengthen one another? How do collectivity, inclusion and co-creation work in practice within the arts?
We’ll be exploring these questions in an afternoon programme featuring workshops and sessions.
Rencontres Artistiek is open to anyone who lives or works as an artist in Anderlecht — from beginners to professionals, whether Dutch-, French- or English-speaking. Because we’re all in this together!
More info at escaledunord.brussels
GC De Rinck
Anderlecht
Courses and workshops
Rencontres Artistiek
Bai Kamara Jr. (solo)
mOtown concerts
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Concert
Bai Kamara Jr. (solo)
Opening concert
At the first edition of the Musique Femmes Festival in 2023, Johanna Staruch-Smolec and Krzysztof Potocznik brought to life the first movement of a work that had long remained in the shadows: the Sonata for Violin and Piano by the Liège-based composer Henriette Van den Boorn-Coclet, which had by then been almost completely forgotten. They return this year to present a complete performance of the work, thereby continuing this endeavour to rediscover a precious musical heritage.
Jazz in the second half!
Winner of the Scène Tremplin 2025 competition, Natasha Vew will introduce the audience to the world of Toshiko Akiyoshi, a Japanese jazz pianist, composer and arranger, whose prolific international career has helped to renew the language of jazz.
Cellule 133a
Saint-Gilles
Festival
Opening concert
Lorenzo Gatto & Friends at Concerts de Midi
Lorenzo Gatto opens the Concerts de Midi season with his friends in a program titled “Open Road.”
Karavan consists of Lorenzo Gatto (violin), Julia Kotarba (cello), Natalia Kotarba (violin), Mikko Pablo (cello), Anouchka Scaillet (violin), and Diede Verpoest (viola). Along the way, they’ll be joined by guest musicians such as Kaito Winse, Ambi Subramaniam, Simon Leleux, Karim Baggili, Tristan Driessens, and Julien Brocal.
Join Karavan on a unique musical journey, blending timeless classics with original compositions. Guided by a well-worn manuscript of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, the musicians invite you to rediscover forgotten fragments. The adventure begins.
Antonio VIVALDI (1678–1741)
The Four Seasons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tkO-bv9X4c&list=RD-tkO-bv9X4c&start_radio=1
MIM - Musical Instruments Museum (MRAH)
Brussels
Concert
Lorenzo Gatto & Friends at Concerts de Midi
Des Poussières d'étoiles
Cinema Nova
Brussels
Cinema
Des Poussières d'étoiles
Musette met Little Dixie
GC De Zeyp
Ganshoren
Animations
Musette met Little Dixie
Key Time : Joachim Caffonnette & Adinda Hertmans
New weekly rendezvous!Every Thursday, start your evening the right way — after work, before dinner, or as a prelude to the night’s concert — with the finest local pianists playing timeless standards in a warm piano-bar atmosphere.In partnership with Omer!
Joachim Caffonnette (piano) ; Adinda Hertmans (voc)
Toots Jazz Club
Brussels
Concert
Key Time : Joachim Caffonnette & Adinda Hertmans
Une Epoque Formidable | Avant-première
Centre Culturel Jacques Franck
Saint-Gilles
Theatre
Une Epoque Formidable | Avant-première
Lecture de « Papa, Dieu et moi » par Jacques Sojcher
How can one speak to a God who does not answer? That is the dizzying confrontation Jacques Sojcher brings to the stage: an atheist Jew facing the absence of God — an absence that weighs with all its weight.
In this intimate dialogue, the author evokes the loss of his father, murdered at Auschwitz, and addresses a voice that exists only in his head: the voice of God.
The play stages a face-to-face encounter between an atheist Jew and a God whose absence weighs heavily. Jacques Sojcher reflects on the loss of his father, who was murdered at Auschwitz, and addresses a voice that exists only in his mind: the voice of God. Through this intimate and profound dialogue, he questions the God of the Covenant and the absence of miracles, while also exploring more broadly the religions of the Book and their messianic promises.
The performance will be followed by a musical interlude by Clothilde Van Dieren, who will perform Ravel’s Kaddish.
Following the great success of his reading at the Festival d’Avignon (Théâtre Episcène) last July, Jacques Sojcher will present a reading of his play in Brussels.
Jacques Sojcher is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Brussels and a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium. He is the author of numerous poetry collections published by Fata Morgana, as well as several essays, including La démarche poétique, Nietzsche, La Question et le sens, and Paul Delvaux ou la passion puérile. He has also published a novel, Jacki est sage, as well as several plays.
Programme
6:30 PM — Doors open
7:00 PM — Reading of the play « Papa, Dieu et Moi »
8:00 PM — Musical interlude: Ravel’s « Kaddish », performed by Clothilde Van Dieren
8:10 PM — Discussion about the play, moderated by a moderator
8:30 PM — Book presentation and reception
Jewish Museum of Belgium
Brussels
Theatre
Lecture de « Papa, Dieu et moi » par Jacques Sojcher
Café Den Dam
GC Den Dam
Auderghem
Animations
Café Den Dam
Café Politiek: Arizona in Brussel
GC De Markten
Brussels
Conferences and conventions
Café Politiek: Arizona in Brussel
Slameke
Slameke's open slam stage every third Thursday of the month. come share your lyrics and/or discover different talented a
Every third Thursday of the month, an open slam stage by Slameke. come share your lyrics and/or discover different talented artists! Slameke's open-mic format is open to all forms of expression; everyone can express themselves, regardless of their background. Slameke pays great attention to access to expression for all. An open stage is programmed mainly dedicated to slam. All forms of spoken word are welcome. Each participant gets 3 minutes on stage. ---- 19:30 | doors 20:00 - 22:00 | Slam
GC Pianofabriek
Saint-Gilles
Concert
Slameke
Solidarity chips patat’
In October, community centres raise awareness of poverty. GC Kontakt fries solidarity chips: come taste, support and sha
In October, the community centres are organising initiatives to raise awareness of poverty and make it a topic of discussion. We also want to raise funds to support eight organisations that work day in, day out to help people living in poverty. Pop into one of the community centres and help create a warm and welcoming city where no one is left behind. GC Kontakt is serving up chips in the spirit of solidarity! Pop in, choose your favourite sauce and help support Brussels-based organisations fighting poverty. Together, we’ll turn a simple portion of chips into a heart-warming gesture of solidarity. This activity is part of ‘Een stevige patat tegen armoede’, a solidarity campaign organised by N22, the network of 22 community centres in Brussels. Together, we are committed to supporting Brussels residents in vulnerable situations. You can find more information on our campaign page.
GC Kontakt
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Animations
Solidarity chips patat’
Worldkitchen: Koreaans
GC Elzenhof
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
Worldkitchen: Koreaans
Babbelut conversatietafels Nederlands
GC Elzenhof
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
Babbelut conversatietafels Nederlands
Kennismaken: bijenwasdoekjes maken met Annelies
GC Essegem
Jette
Courses and workshops
Kennismaken: bijenwasdoekjes maken met Annelies
Une époque formidable
Centre Culturel Jacques Franck
Saint-Gilles
Theatre
Une époque formidable
[Closing event] "OBJETS FUTURS" exhibition
Recyclart
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Various
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[Closing event] "OBJETS FUTURS" exhibition
RollMods Residency 3 | Nice Guise - Froe Char - Wiez - Reqh | 100% live
Live-only electronic music with punk, EBM, and industrial influences by RollMods collective
Live-only electronic music with punk, EBM, and industrial influences by RollMods collective
NICE GUISE / FROE CHAR / WIEZ / REQH
PUNK · EBM · INDUSTRIAL
Pay what you want
Come early
. . . . NICE GUISE . . . . . .
Nice Guise is first and foremost a live and experimental project, navigating between post-punk, no wave and industrial techno.
The themes explored are both personal and societal: mental
health, sexuality, politics, the world of work... Through a steeply performative live set, Nice Guise invites the expurgation of passions through dance.
Musical influences include: Trisomie 21, Bauhaus, Joy Division, Japan, Klinik, Front 242, New Beat...
https://www.rollmods.com/artists/nice-guise
. . . . . FROE CHAR . . . . .
Froe Char is the solo project of Cristina Lauro, Italian artist based between Paris and Brussels. Over several years of experimentation and numerous releases, Froe Char has developed a sophisticated sound immersed in a dark and foggy atmosphere, blending synthetic spells, techno rhythms, and haunting vocals. Her debut album, "Fossils," was released in 2013 on Modern Tapes (US). Cristina has continued to evolve, collaborating with various labels such as Medical Records, Anyw4ve, Serendip Lab, and Soil Records. She is also a founding member of the Parisian label Spielzeug Muzak and is also known for being part of the synth duo Illustration Sonore. Froe Char has toured and shared stages across Europe and the United States. She has performed with many artists such as Automelodi, Bootblacks, Geneva Jacuzzi, Hide, IV Horsemen, Keluar, Mala Herba, Martial Canterel, Sixth June, The Soft Moon, Void Vision, among others. Her latest work, "Panoplies," is available on Da!Heard It Records, blending the hybridity of all the past and present energies of dark wave, techno-tribal rhythms, and layers of industrial noise. "Panoplies" is a cathartic and solitary journey exploring human fractures and earthly elements.
https://www.instagram.com/froechar
. . WIEZ . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How do you pronounce it? No one gives a shit. It's an acronym, always shifting like each of her live sets, never twice the same. She brings a raw industrial techno project built on unpredictable machines, distorted vocals, and a broken bass played with hands way too small for chords.
Each live show is pure chaos: brutal, improvised, and driven by jagged beats and crushing basslines. WIEZ doesn't follow rules nor trends, just a relentless push for intensity. Expect a bunch of distortion, destruction, and a sound that never plays what you'll count on.
https://www.rollmods.com/artists/wiez
. . . . . . . . . REQH . . . . . .
Reqh's first hardware live set, expect strange & atonal sounds immersed in a hypnotic & industrial landscape.
Mutant Modality - Esitu - Deviate
https://www.instagram.com/reqh__/
. . . . . . . .
RollMods™ is a Brussels-based collective dedicated to live performance on hardware machines.
A way to give more visibility to artists in Belgium who focus on this practice. A way to connect artists and audience across Belgium during live act only events — from intimate residencies to club nights, experimental sessions and open air.
We focus on practice rather than a strict genre. Each event is unique.
Ambient / EXP / Indus / Punkish / EBM / Techno / Vortex / Acid / Raw / House / Hypnotic / Wet / Dry / Overclocked / Slightly Broken / TBD / ...
Nice Guise / Froe Char / Wiez / Reqh
LaVallée
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Clubbing
RollMods Residency 3 | Nice Guise - Froe Char - Wiez - Reqh | 100% live
Piments Oiseaux
Led by clarinettist Anton Kerkhof, Piment Oiseau is a quartet specialising in the music of New Orleans and the Caribbean. In search of forgotten gems and driven by an almost mystical respect for the tradition of hot jazz, this group of old-school jazz specialists invites you on a journey down the languid waters of the Mississippi, with the scent of Creole spices in your nostrils and original syncopated rhythms that get under your skin.
Anton Kerkhof (cl) ; Benjamin Clément (gt) ; Antoine Maes (cb) ; Laurent Vigneron (d)
Toots Jazz Club
Brussels
Concert
Piments Oiseaux
Een stevige Patat tegen Armoede - film The Old Oak
GC Ten Weyngaert
Forest
Cinema
Een stevige Patat tegen Armoede - film The Old Oak
À cheval sur le dos des oiseaux
Le Senghor - Centre Culturel d’Etterbeek
Etterbeek
Theatre
À cheval sur le dos des oiseaux
BIWFF : Graines de Cinéastes 1
To ensure that there are more women* in the Belgian film industry in the future, it is essential to support emerging filmmakers (students, graduates, self-taught individuals, those changing careers, etc.). The Graines de Cinéastes project is committed to this goal.Not a Street - Lilith Vandendriessche - 2025, 10’, Anim, VO FR/ ST ENA food delivery driver receives a mysterious order at the very end of his shift. Journeying through the dark and shadowed city, he slowly loses his way and makes a series of strange encounters. He has the unsettling feeling that someone is following him…4937 Kilowatts par an - Ellie Delvaux & Madeleine Faburel-Dumail - 2025, 22’47, Doc, VO FR/ ST ENIn a call centre in Marrakesh, agents make call after call to France to sell electricity contracts. Their calls are often met with silence, refusals and a sense of distance that no ‘script’ can bridge.De Celeste à Sable - Anna Dossmann - 2025, Doc/ Anim, 8’, VO FR/ ST FR ??Sable has changed her first name twice. It is by drawing inspiration from female video game characters that she manages to discover who she is and how she wishes to express her gender.Un Crocodile dans la Piscine (To Tame a Crocodile) - Aliocha Neefs - 2026, Doc, 22’28, VO FR/ ST ?A drama teacher nearing retirement, my father feels overwhelmed by a world in a state of constant questioning. When his students reject a text he had planned to teach, I try to create a space for dialogue about the deep disagreements that bind us together.Sans Visage (Faceless) - Élodie Lebrun - 2026, Fict, 2’20, VO FR/ ST ?Malia is scrolling through Instagram. Her face blends in with the faces of all those women.When she stands in front of the mirror, it reflects an image she doesn’t like. If only she could reshape herself… What if she could? Or would that just be self-mutilation?Splendid Resort - Marion Verselle - 2026, Fict, 17’32, VO FR/ ST NLA group of wealthy young vacationers checks into a “hotel.” They go from one slightly offbeat activity to another slightly outlandish one. But they don’t seem to realize just how run-down the place is…Cold Bathroom - Eleni Aerts 2025, Anim, 6’12, VO EN/ ST ?In a cold bathroom, a woman is fighting a peculiar battle. She has a frog inside of her, and it keeps demanding more and more space.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
BIWFF : Graines de Cinéastes 1
Mes Chers Neurones
Can our brains produce new neurons in old age? With a touch of humor, the film explores the fear of aging: concerns about fading memory and the isolation that can result. The film also references the historical context of the Czech Republic. The central theme of the film is the search for solidarity: shared stories, practical wisdom, and laughter reveal how friendship helps us face physical and mental changes. Director in attendance
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Mes Chers Neurones
Vaiana/Robert/Fiorini 'Daedalos'
Jazz Station
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Concert
Vaiana/Robert/Fiorini 'Daedalos'
La vie n’est pas utile
Théâtre Varia
Ixelles
Show
La vie n’est pas utile
L’invisible n’est pas inexistant
Théâtre Varia
Ixelles
Theatre
L’invisible n’est pas inexistant
Variations sur les passions humaines
If beings from the farthest reaches of the solar system were to land on our planet, how would they go about making contact with us? Cie Mossoux-Bonté takes us on a fictional journey in which five visitors attempt to become human.
Co presented with Charleroi danse
A production by the Compagnie Mossoux-Bonté | In co-production with Théâtre Les Tanneurs, Charleroi danse – centre chorégraphique de Wallonie-Bruxelles, Central La Louvière and Escher Theater – Esch-sur-Alzette | With the support of Taxshelter.be, ING, the Belgian Federal Government Tax Shelter, the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Dance Department, and Wallonie-Bruxelles International
Théâtre Les Tanneurs
Brussels
Theatre
Variations sur les passions humaines
Variations sur les passions humaines
Pour entamer la saison qui suit celle de ses quarante ans, la compagnie Mossoux-Bonté imagine un “extraterrestre gaze” posé sur les réalités et dérives de notre monde. Cinq êtres venus de loin tentent de s’humaniser pour comprendre comment nous fonctionnons : une scène-fiction.
How would beings arriving from within the solar system and landing on our planet go about entering into contact with us ? “How would they feel, faced with our irresistible urges? Our inconsistencies, our obsessions ? Would they want to be like us ?”, wonders Patrick Bonté who, in accordance with the company’s principle of rotation, has created this new work.A group of extra-terrestrials visiting Earth tries to adopt humanity’s codes in order to examine our behaviour. Dreams, fantasy and restraint come into play, while the resemblance is finessed, and this strange familiarity veers off into anguish.An echo chamber for the chaos of our era, and for its ills, these Variations sur les passions humaines pull apart our ruined relationships, and displace our disintegrated dynamics, presenting an opening to embolden “impertinent and unrestricted speech”.
Cie Mossoux-Bonté
Théâtre Les Tanneurs
Brussels
Show
Variations sur les passions humaines
Les Justes
Théâtre des Martyrs
Brussels
Theatre
Les Justes
Broken Home, My Shrine
Broken Home, My Shrine is a multidisciplinary performance by Alix Konadu at KVS and Moussem exploring migration, identity and belonging. Through live music and storytelling, it reflects on memory, connection and resistance to dehumanisation.
“It always happens in my chest. A very specific spot. The spot where my pain of non-belonging belongs.”We move, in search of feelings of belonging, feelings of home. All while physical homes are blown apart, washed away, occupied, stolen or forgotten. We move, not to explain, not to fix, but to carry it. To carry the wonder and chaos, the contradictions, the desires, dreams and memories, of this never-ending journey. And to hold its complexity. We move. Because movement is who we are.With Broken Home, My Shrine, Alix Konadu (whom you may know from her work in Hannibal and Burning City) creates a multidisciplinary performance about migration and identity. Two intertwined perspectives are at its core: those who move, and those who grow up in the echo of that movement. The migrant, and the migrant’s child. For seven years, the maker collected testimonies from people who left a home behind and started again elsewhere, or whose family did so. These interviews form the guiding thread of the performance. Their stories merge with the personal histories of the performers themselves.Drawing inspiration from personal stories and traditions of shrines and objects that carry memory and belonging, the performers create a shared journey through live music and storytelling. Starting from the fact that migration is part of the human experience, love and connection allow past and future to meet, holding on to humanity where it is so easily lost.
KVS BOX
Brussels
Theatre
Broken Home, My Shrine
Yoga special: dos, nuque, épaules
Back, shoulders & neck special next Wednesday 15/10 at 19h20-20h20:
Since many of us suffer from pain, stiffness and tension in the lower back, upper back, shoulders and neck our fabulous teacher prepares a program with special attention to these zones for next WEDNESDAY 15/10 at 19h20-20h20. Learn exercises to relieve pain, to strengthen and prevent. Bring your mat please!
Back, shoulders & neck special next Wednesday 15/10 at 19h20-20h20:
Since many of us suffer from pain, stiffness and tension in the lower back, upper back, shoulders and neck our fabulous teacher prepares a program with special attention to these zones for next WEDNESDAY 15/10 at 19h20-20h20. Learn exercises to relieve pain, to strengthen and prevent. No experience needed: beginners and experienced practioners are welcome. Bring your colleagues and friends who need it too! Pay one class or buy a multiple class pass. Book + pay in our online Booking system please: https://danceandzumbafun.isportsystem.com/
> In addition to your mat, it can be nice to bring a sweater and/or cover to not get cold during the relaxation at the end. If you don't have a mat yet I have some spare to lend out, but you need to book it by email: info@danceandzumbafun.com
Info page on our website: https://www.danceandzumbafun.com/yoga-freng.html
Looking forward to meeting you, welcome! Sofie
Dance and Zumba Fun
Brussels
Sport
Yoga special: dos, nuque, épaules
ÉcuRires : soirée stand-up
La Vénerie | Les Ecuries
Watermael-Boitsfort
Theatre
ÉcuRires : soirée stand-up
Woord voor Woord - 2e Atelier - Interlitratour Ateliers
Develop a personal performance piece and learn how to deliver it confidently to an audience.
Through two intensive workshops, participants create a powerful and personal stage text on a topic that matters to them.
The first session focuses on the writing process. How does one go about finding the right tone, building tension, and strengthening the content? The second session shifts to performance, with attention to rhythm, timing, voice projection, and stage presence.
Please note: This workshop will be held in Dutch only.
Participation: €5 per workshop (incl. a light meal)
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Interlitratour Ateliers
Brussels is full of stories. The Interlitratour Ateliers (Workshops) bring together writers, artists and performers to explore words, images, rhythm and personal narratives. From rap to spoken word, from opinion writing to pictopoetry, each workshop offers a different creative lens on the city and its many voices.
Organisers: Arthis – Belgisch-Roemeens Cultureel Huis vzw, Davidsfonds Brussel vzw, Internationaal Comité (IC), Kuumba vzw, Masereelfonds vzw, Vermeylenfonds, Willemsfonds BHG vzw.
Local Partners & a Broader Network: ArthisArtists, Entrée, Frontal Streamlines, Netwerk van de Brusselse Gemeenschapscentra, Orpheus - Bulgaars-Belgische vereniging, Romavrouwen, Romnia Feminist Library, Shabbes 24/7, Untold Asian Stories
Hosting and Supporting Partners: De Markten, Kompass, Muntpunt, The House of Growfunding, Passa Porta, HuisvandeMens Brussel.
With the support of Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie
Facilitator: Kristien Hemmerechts
Muntpunt, Literair Salon +1 (Schildknaapgebouw)
Brussels
Courses and workshops
Woord voor Woord - 2e Atelier - Interlitratour Ateliers
Letterketjes
Bibliotheek Anderlecht
Anderlecht
Various
Letterketjes
Woord voor Woord: Schrijven en performen met Kristien Hemmerechts
Muntpunt, Literair Salon S1
Brussels
Courses and workshops
Woord voor Woord: Schrijven en performen met Kristien Hemmerechts
« Comment raconter l’indicible à l’écran ? »
Sabam
Etterbeek
Cinema
« Comment raconter l’indicible à l’écran ? »
1576–1578 – Brussels: between dialogue and confrontation
450 years ago, Brussels was at the centre of the storm during the revolt against Philip II. For 18 months (09/1576 – 02/1578), the Town Hall served as the political centre of the Netherlands. The States General governed the country from there, and attempts were made to find a solution to the conflicts fuelled by political or religious extremists, with the emphasis on dialogue and reconciliation.
Four hundred and fifty years ago, the city of Brussels found itself at the eye of the storm during the revolt against King Philip II of Spain. For eighteen months, between September 1576 and February 1578, Brussels Town Hall served as the political centre of the Netherlands. From then on, the States-General governed the country, and attempts multiplied to find a solution to the conflicts exacerbated by extremists of all kinds – whether political or religious – by prioritising dialogue and reconciliation.
In this richly illustrated book, historians Roel Jacobs and Jean-Jacques De Gheyndt bring to life a crucial, yet often overlooked, period in history. They highlight the roles of key figures such as William of Orange, his adviser Marnix de Saint-Aldegonde and the young Archduke Matthias, whilst also shedding light on the influence exerted on events by a highly mobilised Brussels bourgeoisie.
The Pacification of Ghent of 1578 is a pivotal moment in this history, as it marked the first major attempt at reconciliation in the struggle against Philip II. The treaty, signed at Ghent Town Hall but ratified at Brussels Town Hall, united the Habsburg Netherlands against the Spanish forces and paved the way for a temporary freedom of conscience. This marked the beginning of Brussels’ role as a centre of political reconciliation.
‘1576–1578’ offers much more than a simple historical reconstruction of the past. This book examines how the struggle for freedom of thought and self-determination in the 16th century laid the foundations for contemporary democracy, and how these principles were re-examined in the 19th century, notably by mayors such as Charles Buls. Does Brussels Town Hall still remain a ‘place of remembrance’ for the politics of reconciliation in Europe today? An essential read for anyone wishing to better understand the complex roots of Brussels and the former Netherlands.
* Roel JACOBS, historian of Brussels and co-author of the book “1576–1578 – Brussels: Between Dialogue and Confrontation”
* Jean-Jacques DE GHEYNDT, President of the "Cercle d’Histoire de Bruxelles" and co-author of the book
* Remco SLEIDERINCK, professor at the University of Antwerp, specialist in Dutch literature prior to 1800
* David VERGAUWEN, Director of the Centre for Masonic Documentation
Cercle d'Histoire de Bruxelles
Brussels
Conferences and conventions
1576–1578 – Brussels: between dialogue and confrontation
Samen zwanger
Baboes Laken
Laeken
Conferences and conventions
Samen zwanger
Cours d'œnologie: les vins bios
Ecole d'arts SASASA
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
Cours d'œnologie: les vins bios
ICTMD Talk | Msafiri Zawoso (Tanzania)
Keeping the Sound Alive: Wagogo Music & Life
The ICTMD Talks are a series of lectures exploring six different musical traditions and the cultures from which they originate. Each of the six annual sessions focuses on a distinct style of music, its repertoire, and the regions associated with it.
The ICTMD Talks are presented by experts from the arts, academia, or passionate enthusiasts of the specific music genre in question. The aim is to bring together a variety of perspectives to discuss music in the world, touching on performance contexts, the conditions under which these musical traditions have thrived, and the historical events that have shaped their evolution.
In a warm and welcoming atmosphere, participants will gather in the lounge of Espace Buen Vivir in Ixelles to engage in discussions with the presenter after each session.
Msafiri Zawose explores the musical traditions and everyday cultural life of the Wagogo people of central Tanzania, and how these traditions have evolved into the present day. Drawing from his experience as a musician, composer and instrument maker, he will discuss traditional instruments, musical practices, transmission between generations, and the ways Wagogo music continues to change and find new contexts in contemporary life. The talk will include a short film showing aspects of Wagogo musical life and practice, followed by a small live demonstration of traditional instruments and musical techniques. This combination of discussion, film and performance offers an insight into both the continuity and transformation of Wagogo music.
Msafiri Zawose is a Tanzanian musician, composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from the Wagogo musical tradition. He works with traditional instruments including the ilimba, zeze, ndono and ngoma, combining musical heritage with contemporary performance and composition. He is also involved in instrument making, cultural documentation and the transmission of traditional musical knowledge to younger generations.
In collaboration with Espace Buen Vivir & ICTMD Belgium
Msafiri Zawose
Buen vivir
Ixelles
Conferences and conventions
ICTMD Talk | Msafiri Zawoso (Tanzania)
Culture Mouv Round Table
Muntpunt, De Grid +5
Brussels
Conferences and conventions
Culture Mouv Round Table
The Gospel
On the first day these 3 musicians felt inspired by the traditional repertoire, translating songs of freedom then to songs of freedom now. Amen!
Gospel in the streets, groovin’ in the sheets.
Daniel Jonkers - Drums
Lukas Somers - Fender VI
Jeroen Capens - Saxophone
Muntpunt Stadsoase
Brussels
Concert
The Gospel
Fausse Note
CCLJ
Saint-Gilles
Theatre
Fausse Note
The Invite
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
The Invite
L'Empereur des Boulevards ou l'incroyable destin de Georges Feydeau
La Clarencière
Ixelles
Show
L'Empereur des Boulevards ou l'incroyable destin de Georges Feydeau
Ken Russell's The Devils
Cinéma Palace
Brussels
Cinema
Ken Russell's The Devils
Made in France
Wolubilis
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Theatre
Made in France
Laetitia Mampaka - Il était une joie
ELLE ENTERRE LA CONCURRENCEElle avait quitté le TTO en star… elle y revient (dans la grande salle) en confirmation mondiale. Laetitia Mampaka, diva de naissance, enflamme les publics de France, Suisse, Canada, RDC et évidemment de Belgique depuis 2020. Chroniqueuse à la RTBF et dans Les Piquantes sur Téva, elle déploie sur scène un univers bien à elle. Son spectacle raconte son histoire, celle d’une étoile hollywoodienne autoproclamée née à 10 000 km des flashs et tapis rouge. Un conte parodique où elle revisite sa vie avec humour : une mère qui la voit comme un clown, une carrière d’avocate sacrifiée et un parcours vers les paillettes semé d'embûches. Faire rire plus de 80 chefs d’État à l’Élysée ? Check. Assurer la tournée des Zéniths de Montreux Comedy ? Check. Nominée aux Magritte ? Check. Devenir la voisine de Denzel à Beverly Hills ? C’est en cours. Bref, venez la voir avant que Los Angeles nous la prenne !Avec Laetitia Mampaka Coproduction Théâtre de la Toison d’Or et BJX © Photo Wass_creates
TTO - Théâtre de la Toison d'Or
Ixelles
Theatre
Laetitia Mampaka - Il était une joie
Digger
The most powerful man in the world (Tom Cruise) embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Digger
Isakos/Ikaf Congress 2026
ISAKOS is thrilled to announce its third international meeting dedicated exclusively to Knee Arthroplasty, taking place in Brussels, Belgium October 15-16, 2026.
Since ISAKOS's formation from the merger of the International Knee Society and International Arthroscopy Society, we have had a passion for knee arthroplasty and look forward to bringing a genuinely international perspective on the latest in knee arthroplasty, as only ISAKOS can.
Building upon the success of previous forums, this event promises to deliver a truly global perspective on the latest advancements in knee arthroplasty. Attendees can look forward to engaging symposia, debates, surgical video demonstrations, and interactive case-based discussions led by world-renowned experts. José Huylebroek, MD and Rene Verdonk, Prof. Em, MD, PhD from Belgium will serve as the official local hosts for IKAF 2026.
SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre
Brussels
Meeting
Isakos/Ikaf Congress 2026
Alice au Pays des Colons
Alice Kisiya is 30 years old. She is originally from Bethlehem and, unusually, holds Israeli citizenship. Yet that has not stopped the settlers from seizing her land, where her family home and her parents’ restaurant once stood. Every day, Alice returns to the site to challenge this dispossession, standing alone against the Israeli army that protects the settlers. Far from shielding her, her dual identity makes her struggle all the more symbolic: she embodies a form of civil resistance—determined and head-on—waged at the very heart of a colonial system.
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
Alice au Pays des Colons
A Good Man is Hard To Find
Dissecting the Mythology of Power
The performance takes its cue from the so-called ‘Cremationof Care’, a fantastical and decadent ritual allegedly organised by the private club Bohemian Grove in San Francisco. A ceremony in which the global political and economic elite are supposedly invited to rid themselves of their feelings of guilt. In a battered meeting room, the five actor-dancers dissect the mythology of power and lay bare the absurdity, illusions, initiation rituals and destruction that seem to define all these men — emotionally blocked somewhere between gods and teenagers. So imagine an office party at the end of the world, suspended somewhere between a Greek tragedy and a contemporary apocalypse, pop music and an epic symphony, at the intersection of dance and theatre, where beauty meets horror.
A Good Man is Hard to Find was the sensation of the 2025 Venice Dance Biennale. Hailing from London’s underground scene, Bullyache create hybrid works inspired by their working-class backgrounds and queer identity. A Belgian premiere.
BULLYACHE
Les Brigittines
Brussels
Show
A Good Man is Hard To Find
House of Memory / بيت الذاكرة by Basil Al-Rawi
House of Memory / بيت الذاكرة is an immersive Virtual Reality experience by artist Basil Al-Rawi. Based on photographs and oral testimonies from the Iraq Photo Archive, he transforms archival material into a virtual space where memories can be revisited and explored.
In this 15-minute experience, you encounter personal stories of Iraq in the 1970s, as remembered by those who lived there. Through voices and images, Iraq emerges as a space of cultural richness and everyday life, shaped by memory and displacement of its people. The work offers a rare perspective on Iraqi history and diaspora experience.
Basil Al-Rawi works across photography, moving images, sculpture and digital technologies, exploring memory, identity and archival storytelling. The project was developed as part of his PhD research at the Glasgow School of Art.
House of Memory is part of Ireland’s cultural programme for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Exhibitions
House of Memory / بيت الذاكرة by Basil Al-Rawi
Qui veut garder des millions ? | Céline Estenne & Joana B. Polge
La Balsamine
Schaerbeek
Theatre
Qui veut garder des millions ? | Céline Estenne & Joana B. Polge
Expo Welcome in Digitopia
The Brussels Platform against poverty and 8 associations worked for 2 years on digital exclusion
The world we live in is becoming increasingly digital. While digitisation offers opportunities, it also creates a series of new inequalities that are often disproportionately felt by people already living in poverty. Access to many services (culture, transport, housing, assistance...), support, and rights is shifting more and more from physical counters to digital gateways. For people with limited or no access to a computer or internet, and little to no basic digital knowledge and skills, this raises new barriers. It not only makes full participation in society more difficult, but also undermines people's independence and, consequently, their self-confidence.
GC Pianofabriek
Saint-Gilles
Courses and workshops
Expo Welcome in Digitopia
Sense and Sensibility
From Focus Features and Working Title comes an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Sense and Sensibility
Musique Femmes Festival
From October 15 to 17 in Saint-Gilles, the Brussels festival dedicated to female composers presents three unique concerts blending classical, jazz, slam, and pop.
From October 15 to 17, come enjoy classical music, jazz, songs, and
slam poetry composed by women composers from the 19th century to the present.
Featuring young talents such as the duo Post-scriptum and Natasha Vew, this one-of-a-kind
festival has a few surprises in store this year, including a special slam poetry evening and a
lineup of promising female composers on the “springboard” stage.
The 2026 Musique Femmes Festival will take place in the welcoming and unique setting of two
iconic venues in Saint-Gilles: Cellule 133a and the Maison du Peuple.
Leading up to the festival, a conference dedicated to Belgian female composers will be held in partnership
with the Arthur de Greef Academy in Saint-Gilles and the Université des Femmes, as well as an
open stage for young Brussels students from music academies on the morning of Saturday, October 17.
Since its inception, the Musique Femmes Festival has partnered with CRIT (Asbl L’équipe), a network
for social psychiatry.
Find all the information and the detailed program at www.musiquefemmesfestival.be
Duo Post-scriptum
Natasha Vew
Collectif Slameke
Musique Femmes Festival
Brussels
Festival
Musique Femmes Festival
L'Espèce explosive
Dans le Nord-Est de la France, agriculteurs et chasseurs se font la guerre. Les sangliers, trop gros et trop nombreux, dévastent les cultures. Brun, céréalier au bord du gouffre, craque et disparaît. Un an plus tard, Fulda, un gendarme explosif et Stéphane, une psy en crise, enquêtent. Ce qu'ils découvrent les dépasse. Ce qui naît entre eux aussi.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
L'Espèce explosive
The Social Reckoning
A companion piece to the hit film The Social Network, Sorkin’s original screenplay is based on the events that gave rise to the Wall Street Journal’s shocking exposé The Facebook Files. The film is inspired by the true story of how Frances Haugen (Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
The Social Reckoning
Digger
The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to establish himself as the savior of humanity before the catastrophe—which he himself unleashed—destroys the planet.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Digger
NAZA
NAZA by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the makers of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is a revealing film about the systems behind the large-scale civilian casualties in Gaza. On the rooftops of Tel Aviv, far from the war zone, Israeli soldiers hold secret conversations at night. Step by step, it becomes visible how the army and intelligence services determine who is a target, which technologies and procedures are deployed, and how many civilian casualties an attack is allowed to cost. Dozens to sometimes hundreds of Palestinian civilians can be considered an acceptable price for eliminating a single target. The film thus poses the painful question: how can the killing of innocent civilians become so normalized within a military apparatus that it is no longer viewed as a moral or legal problem? The title refers to Nezek Agavi, ‘collateral damage’, the Israeli military term for the expected number of civilian casualties from an airstrike. The term thus symbolizes the dehumanization deeply ingrained in the system: civilian deaths are not a tragic side effect, but a foreseen and accepted part of military operations. NAZA premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where the film won the Special Jury Prize.
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
NAZA
Naza
NAZA by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the makers of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is a revealing film about the systems behind the large-scale civilian casualties in Gaza. On the rooftops of Tel Aviv, far from the war zone, Israeli soldiers hold secret conversations at night. Step by step, it becomes visible how the army and intelligence services determine who is a target, which technologies and procedures are deployed, and how many civilian casualties an attack is allowed to cost. Dozens to sometimes hundreds of Palestinian civilians can be considered an acceptable price for eliminating a single target. The film thus poses the painful question: how can the killing of innocent civilians become so normalized within a military apparatus that it is no longer viewed as a moral or legal problem? The title refers to Nezek Agavi, ‘collateral damage’, the Israeli military term for the expected number of civilian casualties from an airstrike. The term thus symbolizes the dehumanization deeply ingrained in the system: civilian deaths are not a tragic side effect, but a foreseen and accepted part of military operations. NAZA premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where the film won the Special Jury Prize.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Naza
Together As One
La séance du 12 octobre sera suivie d'un débat avec le réalisateurAu beau milieu du Pacifique, les îles Fidji. Perdus entre océan et montagne, un village, une communauté. Une île bouleversée par les dérèglements climatiques. La tempête rode alentour face au calme des Fidjien.ne.s qui nous partagent un élan de vie. La force du collectif. La providence. La disparition. Les mots se mêlent aux éléments, la nature tisse intimement le rapport de l’Homme à son environnement. Deux échelles, deux grilles de lecture parallèles mais qui parlent toutes deux d’une seule voix…
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Together As One
Resident Evil
From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.
From Columbia Pictures and Constantin Film, in association with TriStar Pictures, Resident Evil hits theatres September 16, 2026.
Cinéma Aventure
Brussels
Cinema
Resident Evil
L'Éveil du printemps
Théâtre de Poche
Brussels
Theatre
L'Éveil du printemps
Le Corset
Audience Award - Annecy 2026
Jury Award - Annecy 2026
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution - Annecy 2026
On a farm in the heart of the Beauce region, 11-year-old Christophe follows in his father’s footsteps. But at school, at home, and on the tractor, Christophe leans… and falls. He’s forced to wear a brace to keep him upright. While the farm is going through tough times, Christophe grows up as best he can. He discovers music and meets Clara, with whom everything seems possible.
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
Le Corset
Primetime
In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history, turning an undercover investigation into one of the most controversial cultural phenomena of the decade.
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
Primetime
Expat Cinema : Notre Salut
Cannes Film Festival 2026 – Best Screenplay Award
September 1940: Pétain’s regime takes hold. Henri Marre, aged 49, arrives in Vichy penniless, with no contacts, far from his wife and children. He sees the new administration as an opportunity to finally find the position he deserves. In his suitcase is his self-published political treatise, *Notre Salut*, in which he defends his patriotic convictions and his engineering methods. His credo: ‘to become more efficient’ in order to lift France out of its debacle. But perhaps Henri is, above all, seeking to escape his own personal debacle…
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
Expat Cinema : Notre Salut
The Invite
The marriage of Angela (Olivia Wilde) and Joe (Seth Rogen)—marked by numerous neurotic arguments—has been on shaky ground for quite some time now. Their eccentric upstairs neighbors, Hawk (Edward Norton) and Pina (Penélope Cruz), are mostly active at night, which really gets on Joe’s nerves. When Angela invites them over for dinner, Joe rubs his hands together, eager to tell them everything to their faces. The evening will take some unexpected turns that they won’t soon forget…
Cinema Galeries
Brussels
Cinema
The Invite
Africa Legacy - Cradle of Art
Espace Vanderborght
Brussels
Exhibitions
Africa Legacy - Cradle of Art
Workshop Visible mending
GC Ten Noey
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Courses and workshops
Workshop Visible mending
Uitgesloten?Uitgesproken!
deLink
Brussels
Conferences and conventions
Uitgesloten?Uitgesproken!
COMPROMIS de Philippe Claudel
Le Jardin de ma Soeur
Brussels
Theatre
COMPROMIS de Philippe Claudel
Brussels Oktoberfest 2026
Brussels Oktoberfest brings the authentic spirit of Bavaria to the heart of Europe. From 14 to 24 October 2026, the iconic Cinquantenaire Park will host an immersive celebration of Bavarian traditions, food, music and hospitality. A unique cultural experience where Belgian hospitality meets the legendary Oktoberfest atmosphere.
Brussels Oktoberfest brings the authentic spirit of Bavaria to the heart of Europe. From 14 to 24 October 2026, the iconic Cinquantenaire Park will be transformed into a vibrant Bavarian village, welcoming visitors for an immersive celebration of tradition, music, food and hospitality. With long communal tables, live entertainment, traditional cuisine and the legendary Oktoberfest atmosphere, the event offers a unique opportunity to experience one of Europe’s most iconic celebrations without leaving Brussels. Bringing together Belgian and international visitors, Brussels Oktoberfest is more than a festival: it is a cultural experience where Bavarian tradition meets Belgian hospitality, creating unforgettable moments of conviviality, celebration and shared experiences.
Esplanade du Cinquantenaire
Brussels
Festival
Brussels Oktoberfest 2026
Sobran
Théâtre de la Vie
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Show
Sobran
Edith Dekyndt x Cristobal Balenciaga
The Fabric Decides
Enter a unique dialogue between Belgian artist Edith Dekyndt and the rarely seen archives of Cristóbal Balenciaga. The exhibition examines the memory embedded in materials and the way they endure through time, revealing unexpected resonances between contemporary art and haute couture. It offers a poetic reflection on the present through gestures, skills, and forms in constant transformation, inviting you to discover this intimate and singular encounter up close.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Exhibitions
Edith Dekyndt x Cristobal Balenciaga
La nuit où il s'est réveillé
Théâtre Le Public
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Theatre
La nuit où il s'est réveillé
Jean Brusselmans - Painter by nature
In autumn 2026, Bozar will present a major retrospective of the painter Jean Brusselmans (1884–1953), the first comprehensive exhibition of his work since 1980. From the early 20th century onwards, Brusselmans developed a distinctive body of work, independent of artistic trends yet firmly rooted in painterly tradition. His deep connection to the Brabant landscape and his modest way of life are translated into an authentic and recognisable visual language, situated at the intersection of abstraction and figuration. Through some 120 works, the exhibition introduces visitors to the remarkable oeuvre of a still underappreciated Belgian artist. Dialogues with contemporaries such as Fernand Léger, Piet Mondrian and Rik Wouters offer a fresh perspective on his work.
The exhibition also highlights Brusselmans’ decorative commissions for the theatre, including the monumental sets he designed for the first French-language production of the opera Erwartung by Arnold Schoenberg at the Centre for Fine Arts in 1936. These lost stage designs are brought back to life by the contemporary Belgian painter Kristof Santy (b. 1987), who frequently draws inspiration from Brusselmans in his own work.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Exhibitions
Jean Brusselmans - Painter by nature
Passeport
Théâtre Le Public
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Theatre
Passeport
Toutes les choses géniales
Théâtre Le Public
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Theatre
Toutes les choses géniales
HENRI VAILLANT - Claudio Stassi rétrospective
Galerie Passerelle Louise
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
HENRI VAILLANT - Claudio Stassi rétrospective
Juliana Lindenhofer: Her rediscovery, 20 years after her death
Former WIELS resident Juliana Lindenhofer presents a selection of new works in Her rediscovery, 20 years after her death at AFFILIATE.
For this presentation, she collaborated with writer and dancer Chloe Chignell, who wrote the titles for the works, while a text by writer and curator Yann Chateigné Tytelman accompanies them.
Opening: Wednesday 14.10.2026, 18:00-21:00
Presentation: 15.10—31.10.2026, Thursday > Saturday, 14:00-18:00
AFFILIATE: rue du Jardin des Olives 3 Olivetenhof, 1000 Brussels
Free entrance
Supported by Phileas – The Austrian Office for Contemporary Art and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport
Affiliate (Wiels)
Brussels
Exhibitions
Juliana Lindenhofer: Her rediscovery, 20 years after her death
Ne m'appelez pas camarade
Les Riches-Claires
Brussels
Theatre
Ne m'appelez pas camarade
"Révéler" - une exposition d'Elisa Tiziana et la Girouette brode
L'estampille ASBL
Brussels
Exhibitions
"Révéler" - une exposition d'Elisa Tiziana et la Girouette brode
"Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre" Octave Mirbeau
Comédie Claude Volter
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Theatre
"Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre" Octave Mirbeau
Alone, Not even scared (to be scared!)
For 20 years, Alone has captivated millions of readers with a question as simple as it is unsettling: what would children do if left to their own devices in a world without adults?
This summer, the Comic Art Museum in Brussels is celebrating this must-read series with "Alone, not even scared (to be scared!)", an immersive exhibition designed to send shivers down young readers’ spines and get their hearts racing… whilst bringing back memories for older visitors.
Meet the heroes created by Fabien Vehlmann and Bruno Gazzotti, with colours by Usagi, and dive into a world where adventure, friendship and mystery go hand in hand.
Step into the world of Alone… if you dare!
Curator: Thierry Bellefroid
Exhibition design: Élodie Descoubes
In collaboration with Publishers Rue de Sèvres and Dupuis.
Comic Art Museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
Alone, Not even scared (to be scared!)
ARTONOV Festival
12th Edition “We do not work alone.”
These words by the renowned Japanese ceramic artist Kanjiro Kawai, a key figure in the Mingei movement, serve as the guiding principle of the twelfth edition of the ARTONOV Festival. They express a fundamental conviction: creation never arises in isolation. It emerges from a living network of transmission, memories, shared gestures, and unseen presences. Every artistic act is shaped by what came before us—by people, materials, places, and traditions that continue to resonate in the present.
In 2026, Belgium and Japan celebrate the 160th anniversary of their cultural and diplomatic relations. On this occasion, ARTONOV invites artists from both countries to explore new dialogues between heritage and contemporary creation. This edition examines how ancient forms, rituals, and collective memories can still generate transformative experiences today.
Various locations in the Brussels Capital Region
Brussels
Festival
ARTONOV Festival
Mind of a Serial Killer : The Experience
Step into the twisted minds of history’s most notorious murderers at Mind of a Serial Killer in Brussels! Explore chillingly accurate crime scene recreations, decode evidence, and master criminal profiling. This immersive 90-minute journey at Tour & Taxis goes beyond the headlines to reveal the dark psychology of killers like Dahmer and Bundy. Dare to solve the case? (376 characters)
Are you ready to confront the darkest corners of the human mind? Mind of a Serial Killer: The Experience has arrived in Brussels, inviting you on a chilling, immersive 30-stop journey through the psychology and history of the world's most notorious murderers. Located at Tour & Taxis, this extraordinary exhibition goes far beyond the true-crime headlines.
Step straight into the eerily accurate recreations of infamous crime scenes—from Ted Bundy's Beetle to Jeffrey Dahmer's kitchen. But you won't just be a spectator. You’ll step into the shoes of a lead investigator! Examine victimology reports, decode hidden evidence, and learn the real forensic profiling techniques used to bring these monsters to justice. You can even strap in for a gripping VR experience to help solve a case in real-time.
Designed for mature audiences (16+), the 90 to 120-minute experience does not glorify the killers. Instead, it dissects the psychology of what drives a person to commit unthinkable acts, explores how these real-life horrors inspired Hollywood blockbusters, and creates a space to respectfully honor the slain victims. Discover the unsettling link between reality and fiction. Do you have what it takes to face the darkness?
Tour & Taxis
Brussels
Exhibitions
Mind of a Serial Killer : The Experience
William Kentridge - I am not me, the horse is not mine
William Kentridge began his artistic career at the height of the political struggle against the apartheid regime in his native South Africa. His work bears witness to a profound commitment – at once social, political and poetic – that continues to shape his artistic practice to this day.
Kentridge’s artistic output ranges from drawings, animated films and sculptures to prints, installations and videos. These works often emerge while he is directing a theatre or opera production, another field to which he devotes his energies. I am not me, the horse is not mine, William Kentridge’s solo exhibition at Bozar, offers a comprehensive overview of his oeuvre from the early 1980s to the present day. Several of his major stage productions receive special attention. The exhibition highlights the performative and collaborative nature of Kentridge’s practice, in which he allows art to evolve into a space for political inquiry, historical reckoning and poetic transformation.
William Kentridge will take over one of Bozar’s major exhibition spaces, create site-specific works, and curate a rich, multidisciplinary programme. This is by no means the first time we have welcomed Kentridge to Brussels. He has a long-standing connection with the city, where he premiered his first opera (Faustus in Africa! 1995), and where Bozar presented his first solo exhibition in Europe in 1998.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Exhibitions
William Kentridge - I am not me, the horse is not mine
Tour guidé en bus Hop-on Hop-off
Discover the wonders of Brussels on board Tootbus Brussels. This 100% electric, silent bus covers the capital's “must sees”. The line has 12 stops, where you can hop on and off as you please. Take a ride on these double-decker buses and enjoy the breathtaking views of the capital's jewels. On board, audio commentaries are available in eleven languages - French, English, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Arabic
Tootbus Brussels
Brussels
Guided tours
Tour guidé en bus Hop-on Hop-off
Jeudi Follow Me NL
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Guided tours
Jeudi Follow Me NL
Genesis
From 12 September 2026, Genesis, an immersive light and sound experience, will transform the Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon in Brussels. Following presentations in several major European cities, the experience brings together light, music and monumental projections in one of Brussels’ most iconic heritage sites.
Genesis finds a striking home in the Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon, one of Belgium’s finest examples of Brabantine Gothic architecture. The centuries-old church provides a remarkable setting for the experience, as light, music and projections interact with the architecture, revealing its monumental spaces in a whole new light. Over 30 minutes, the audience follows the seven days of Creation as recounted in the Book of Genesis. From the creation of light to the emergence of humankind, the spectacle traces the creation of the heavens and the earth, the seas, the stars, plants and animals. A soundtrack combining classical music with contemporary compositions adds to the poetic and contemplative character of Genesis, creating an immersive experience in which the architecture, music and imagery come together.
Église Notre-Dame du Sablon
Brussels
Show
Genesis
Digitale Week: Schattenjacht in de bib
Bibliotheek Anderlecht
Anderlecht
Various
Digitale Week: Schattenjacht in de bib
Copenhagen
They were friends before the world went to war. One evening left a question history has never answered. Michael Frayn’s multi-award-winning Copenhagen revisits one of the greatest mysteries of the Second World War.
They were friends before the world went to war.
Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg once worked closely to unlock the secrets of the atom. Then war placed them on opposite sides. It’s 1941. Heisenberg visits Nazi-occupied Copenhagen to meet his former mentor, Bohr, and wife, Margrethe. What passed between them has never been agreed upon. As the three revisit that fateful evening, memories clash, motives are questioned, and certainty proves elusive.
Starring Eva Fontaine (Amandaland, BBC), Peter Hald (The Bridge, SVT/DR), and Manuel Klein (War Horse, National Theatre), Michael Frayn’s multi-award-winning play Copenhagen returns one of the greatest mysteries of the Second World War: Why did Heisenberg come?
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn
Directed and designed by Robert Chevara
15 October - 6 November 2026, Tuesday-Sunday at 19:30 plus Sunday matinee at 14:30
La Maison Qui Chant - Rue du Viaduc 122, Ixelles
Language: English
Tickets: 25€ - 45€
For more information and tickets: https://thebridge.brussels/Copenhagen
Starring: Eva Fontaine (Amandaland - BBC), Peter Hald (The Bridge, SVT/DR), and Manuel Klein (War Horse - National Theatre).
Directed and Designed by Robert Chevara
Lighting Designer: Nico de Rooj
Sound Designer: Ioanna Mandrescu
Costume Designer: Sam Ceci
La Maison Qui Chante
Ixelles
Theatre
Copenhagen
"Airborne 44" by Philippe Jarbinet
"Airborne 44" is certainlu one of the finest graphic novel series dedicated to the Second World War. Champaka presents an selection of his original pages from "Airborne 44" books, alongside illustrations and preliminary sketches. It is an opportunity to pay tribute to Jarbinet, an artist who skilfully upholds the tradition of classic realistic comics while infusing them with a vital modern touch.
Since 2009, "Airborne 44" has established itself as the finest graphic novel series dedicated to the Second World War. In it, Philippe Jarbinet chronicles the often chaotic advance of a US unit from the D-Day landings on June 6th to the Battle of the Bulge. Far from a mere fascination with "militaria," Jarbinet imbues his stories with a sense of universality. Each narrative unfolds as a two-part story—an ideal format for setting the stakes and exploring the characters' inner lives.
Five story arcs spanning ten albums have been released to date, along with the first volume of the sixth arc in 2025. Jarbinet frequently explores unexpected themes, such as the Holocaust and racism within US ranks. Throughout the series, he achieves excellence in every respect: from the flawless artwork and effective visual storytelling to the remarkable direct colouring and exemplary historical accuracy. Not to mention the depth of humanity he brings to every one of his characters.
Galerie Champaka presents an exceptional selection of his original pages and cover art from the entire "Airborne 44" series, alongside previously unseen illustrations and preliminary sketches. It is an opportunity to pay tribute to an artist who skilfully upholds the tradition of classic realistic comics while infusing them with a vital modern touch.
Jarbinet, Casterman, Airborne 44, D-Day, Word War II, Jeep, Marines, Battle of the Bulge, Militaria.
Galerie Champaka
Brussels
Exhibitions
"Airborne 44" by Philippe Jarbinet
Mababu - Spirit of the Ancestors
Through staged photographs, historical references, clothing, and symbolic gestures, photographer Pamela Tulizo invites you to approach the history of slavery in a different way—not just through maps, dates, and statistics, but also through the voices, memories, and stories of the women who resisted it. She brings African women out of obscurity—women full of strength and courage.
Vrije Universiteit Brussel and De Markten invite teachers, school classes, and the general public to Pamela Tulizo’s exhibition MABABU. Pamela Tulizo is a Congolese photographer based in Goma. In her exhibition MABABU, she explores the power of representation: who is depicted, in what way, and what can images mean to those who rarely see themselves reflected with dignity?
New role models
Instead of victims, we see women taking action—with presence, beauty, pride, and strength. By presenting them as powerful and inspiring role models, the exhibition invites you to reflect on gender equality, humanistic values, and the courage to stand up against injustice.
MABABU is both a tribute and an invitation—to question history, acknowledge forgotten stories, and envision new role models.
The exhibition features photographic work, specially designed dresses, and a behind-the-scenes film about the artistic process in Goma.
MABABU – Spirit of the Ancestors is a VUB Cultural Diplomacy project developed with the support and collaboration of ULB, BrIAS, VLIR, Enough Room for Space, DeMens.Nu, De Markten, VISU VUB Research Group, Stad Brussel, Humanistisch Verbond, Enable, Kuumba VZW.
It's curated by Professor Katarzyna Ruchel Stockmans.
Pamela Tulizo (photographer)
GC De Markten
Brussels
Exhibitions
Mababu - Spirit of the Ancestors
Terroria
LionCity
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Animations
Terroria
Val Saint-Lambert & Design
In 1826, François Kemlin and Auguste Lelièvre founded the public limited company ‘Verreries et Établissements du Val Saint-Lambert’ in Seraing. The glassworks quickly benefited from considerable investment, which promoted technical progress, the growth of exports and the promotion of a young national industry. In 1879, they became Cristalleries du Val Saint-Lambert, a key player that successively bought up several glassworks and, between 1880 and 1914, enjoyed a real golden age: more than 5,000 workers, outlets all over the world and a reputation consolidated by prestigious participations in the World’s Fairs, from 1894 in Antwerp to 1925 in Paris. Throughout its existence, Val Saint-Lambert has successfully reinvented itself, navigating the Art Nouveau era, the 1930s and the post-war period by collaborating with renowned artists and designers: Léon Ledru (1855–1926), the Muller brothers (Henri Muller, 1868–1936; Désiré Muller, 1877–1952; Eugène Muller, 1883–1914), Charles Graffart (1893–1967), René Delvenne (1901–1968), Yan Zoritchak (born in 1944) and Philippe Starck (born in 1949).
In 2026, Cristalleries will celebrate its bicentenary. To mark this anniversary, the Design Museum Brussels is joining forces with several museums and scientific institutions to highlight this jewel of Belgian industrial heritage and creativity. In collaboration with the Charleroi Glass Museum and curated by Catherine Thomas and Anne Vanlatum, the exhibition Val Saint-Lambert & Design at the Design Museum Brussels is dedicated to the creative output of Val Saint-Lambert from the 1958 World’s Fair to the early 2000s, a period that witnessed an unprecedented creative renewal. It embodies Val Saint-Lambert’s desire to preserve craftsmanship while bringing it into the modern era and engaging in constant dialogue with design. In line with the American Studio Glass movement, it opened its doors to international artists and designers who, alongside the crystal factory’s master glassmakers, experimented with new forms and pushed the boundaries of creation. Crystal, a material that symbolises artisanal excellence, became the medium for bold creations, combining traditional know-how with aesthetic innovations. Created in 1989 under the impetus of director Patrick Depuydt, the Crystal Studio marked a decisive step in the history of Val Saint-Lambert.
Through this joint exhibition, the Design Museum Brussels and the Charleroi Glass Museum invite their visitors to discover the Crystal Studio, a founding chapter in the contemporary history of glass, reflecting the dynamism, the innovation and the international influence of the Cristalleries du Val Saint-Lambert.
Design Museum Brussels
Laeken
Exhibitions
Val Saint-Lambert & Design
Dracula
Théâtre de Toone
Brussels
Theatre
Dracula
Rencontres du vivre ensemble : Les Assos font leur expo
Administration communale d'Etterbeek
Etterbeek
Exhibitions
Rencontres du vivre ensemble : Les Assos font leur expo
Group exhibition of paintings, sculptures, prints, etc.
Espace Art Gallery
Brussels
Exhibitions
Group exhibition of paintings, sculptures, prints, etc.
Alluvions
Alluvions
Esther Babulik, Aurore Scotet, Jeanne Pruvot Simonneaux, Léa Brami
KULT XL Ateliers
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Alluvions
Smithsonian Journey into deep space
Smithsonian Journey into deep space takes audiences on a journey to the far reaches of the Universe, right from the heart of Brussels at Tour & Taxis. Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), a research centre founded in 1890, the immersive experience draws on decades of astronomical research to explore stars, galaxies, exoplanets and black holes.
The exhibition features observations made by some of the world’s leading space observatories, including the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Through scientific data and discoveries, visitors can gain a deeper understanding of the life cycle of stars, the formation of galaxies, worlds beyond our solar system and some of the most extreme phenomena in the cosmos.
Set within a 3D environment, the experience takes visitors among representations of thousands of galaxies, across the Milky Way and towards the Sun, where they can observe its activity up close. Along the way, they encounter exoplanets with extreme conditions, a star nearing the end of its life and the edge of a supermassive black hole. By bringing these distant worlds and phenomena into an immersive setting, the experience offers a tangible sense of the vast scale and extraordinary diversity of the Universe, while making some of the most complex astronomical phenomena easier to understand from an Earth-based perspective.
Tour & Taxis
Brussels
Exhibitions
Smithsonian Journey into deep space
Le miel de l'a terre - Tjala Arts
Aboriginal Signature Estrangin Gallery
Koekelberg
Exhibitions
Le miel de l'a terre - Tjala Arts
Double Exposition Sanishvilli et Priyamvada
Espace Delahaut
Evere
Exhibitions
Double Exposition Sanishvilli et Priyamvada
Highlights tour Jean Brusselmans in French
Guided tour for individuals
Join us for an hour's introduction to an exhibition! Whether you're an experienced art lover or looking for a new experience, let yourself be carried away by our guides' fascinating stories. The Highlights Tour allows individual visitors to discover the essential works in an exhibition as a group. You can then complete your visit at your own pace by lingering a little longer in the exhibition halls.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Guided tours
Highlights tour Jean Brusselmans in French
Highlights tour Jean Brusselmans in Dutch
Guided tour for individuals
Join us for an hour's introduction to an exhibition! Whether you're an experienced art lover or looking for a new experience, let yourself be carried away by our guides' fascinating stories. The Highlights Tour allows individual visitors to discover the essential works in an exhibition as a group. You can then complete your visit at your own pace by lingering a little longer in the exhibition halls.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Guided tours
Highlights tour Jean Brusselmans in Dutch
Mayhem at the Workshop!
The 2025–2026 Master’s students at ESA Saint-Luc are exhibiting the work they created during their residency
Every year, young artists complete their training in comic art with a project that marks the culmination of several years of research, experimentation and creative work. This exhibition brings together the work of Master’s 2 students from the École supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc in Brussels, produced during their residency at the Comic Art Museum.
For five months, the Comic Art Museum hosted the students in residence at the Maison Marc Sleen. This residency enabled the students to experience life in a studio, build a sense of community, and develop their final-year projects whilst already having one foot outside the school.
By opening its workspaces to these future professionals, the museum reaffirms its commitment to supporting contemporary creativity and nurturing emerging talent. This exhibition offers a glimpse into the richness of the visual and narrative styles currently shaping the young comics scene, whilst introducing readers to comic creators whose first books are set to be published in the coming years.
Comic Art Museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
Mayhem at the Workshop!
Frederik Depuydt - 'Belgium – one point'
The Palm Beach
Forest
Exhibitions
Frederik Depuydt - 'Belgium – one point'
Masha Mamkaeva Solo Exhibition
LPA Gallery presents “Eve and the Angels”, an exhibition by Masha Mamkaeva exploring beauty, mystery and sensitivity through delicate artworks in which colour and texture play an essential role. A poetic universe inviting viewers to contemplate and dream.
Masha Mamkaeva
LPA Gallery
Auderghem
Exhibitions
Masha Mamkaeva Solo Exhibition
DRAWING THE STAGE - Women Set Designers 1927–2026
Presented from 24 September to 23 October 2026 at ENSAV La Cambre, as part of HerStories and La Cambre’s centenary celebrations, the exhibition “Drawing the Stage – Women Set Designers 1927–2026” highlights the essential contribution of women set designers to the history of the performing arts in Belgium, from 1927 to the present day.
Echoing the history of La Cambre, the first art and design school in Brussels to open its doors to women in 1927, the exhibition explores scenography through the lens of gender. In this context, “Drawing the Stage – Women Set Designers 1927–2026” takes the form of a manifesto exhibition in which curator Annabel Vergne brings together historical documents and interviews conducted between 2023 and 2025 by Milena Forest and Clémence Thiery with contemporary women set designers.
The exhibition brings together historical archives, models, drawings, photographs, working objects and audio interviews, revealing the richness and diversity of scenographic practices over almost a century. It creates a dialogue between historical figures represented in the archives of La Cambre, Kanal Architecture Brussels, the Archives & Museum of Literature, and La Monnaie Theatre, and contemporary set designers whose testimonies provide insight into the realities of the profession today.
By bringing together different generations and periods, the exhibition reveals both the continuities and transformations within the profession, as well as the issues that continue to shape it: invisibility, structural inequalities, the balance between creative work and family life, but also artistic commitment, collaboration and knowledge-sharing.
Their stories enter into dialogue with the archives of figures who have shaped the history of scenography and the performing arts in Belgium, including Suzanne Fabry, Marguerite Acarin, known as Akarova, Nany Renkin and Suzanne Wauters. The exhibition also highlights careers connected to the history of La Cambre through the work of Elisabeth Ivanovsky and Marie-Luce Bonfanti, whose trajectories reflect the pioneering role played by the school in training women artists and creators.
Eleven themes, directly inspired by the words and experiences of the set designers interviewed, structure the exhibition. These include Training, I Am a Swiss Army Knife, I Need to Make in Order to Think, This Is How You Make a Set Designer Disappear, Every Scenography Contributes to the Staging, and Archiving.
Reflecting this diversity of experiences and voices, the exhibition unfolds as a series of thematic islands, inviting visitors to explore freely. With no imposed route or strict chronology, visitors are encouraged to move between archives, models and testimonies, creating their own connections between different periods, practices and experiences.
Together, these archives, testimonies and productions contribute to a broader history of scenography and help build a still largely overlooked women’s cultural heritage. “Drawing the Stage – Women Set Designers 1927–2026” calls for the creation of a genuine heritage of women’s contributions to scenography in Belgium. By encouraging the preservation of archives and the recognition of these works, the exhibition contributes to writing a more balanced and inclusive history of the arts.
Curated by Annabel Vergne and with exhibition design by Milena Forest, “Drawing the Stage – Women Set Designers 1927–2026” is conceived and produced by Écarlate la compagnie and the FAME Festival, with the support of AML and FWB, as part of the Collectives of Associations for the Representation of Women in Culture.
“Drawing the Stage – Women Set Designers 1927–2026” features testimonies from contemporary set and costume designers including Sandrine Clark, Aurélie Deloche, Claire Farah, Christine Flasschoen, Anne Guilleray, Maggy Jacot, Zouzou Leyens, Christine Mobers, Marie Szersnovitcz, Anna Terrien and Sabine Theunissen.
ENSAV La Cambre
Brussels
Exhibitions
DRAWING THE STAGE - Women Set Designers 1927–2026
Expo: Ilja Sircenko
GC De Maalbeek
Etterbeek
Exhibitions
Expo: Ilja Sircenko
The Parliament of the Pitiful
Pilar
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
The Parliament of the Pitiful
Jean Brusselmans
Painter by Nature
Bozar presents a major retrospective of the painter Jean Brusselmans (1884-1953), the first comprehensive exhibition of his work since 1980. From the early 20th century onwards, Brusselmans developed a distinctive body of work, independent of artistic trends yet firmly rooted in painterly tradition. His deep connection to the Brabant landscape and his modest way of life are translated into an authentic and recognisable visual language, situated at the intersection of abstraction and figuration. Through some 120 works, the exhibition introduces visitors to the remarkable oeuvre of a still underappreciated Belgian artist. Dialogues with contemporaries such as Fernand Léger, Piet Mondrian and Rik Wouters offer a fresh perspective on his work. The exhibition also highlights Brusselmans' decorative commissions for the theatre, including the monumental sets he designed for the first French-language production of the opera Erwartung by Arnold Schoenberg at the Centre for Fine Arts in 1936. These lost stage designs are brought back to life by the contemporary Belgian painter Kristof Santy (b. 1987), who frequently draws inspiration from Brusselmans in his own work.
Partners: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, KBR, MSK Ghent, Musea Brugge, Mu.ZEE, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
A ticket for the exhibitions of William Kentridge, Jean Brusselmans, Edith Dekyndt x Cristóbal Balenciaga or Central. Never Alone gives you free access to the exhibition House of Memory / by Basil Al-Rawi on the same day.
Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels
Exhibitions
Jean Brusselmans
Lionel Estève - 'Souvenirs de Bruxelles'
Stems Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Lionel Estève - 'Souvenirs de Bruxelles'
Kris Knight, Alireza Shojaian, Syed Hussain - 'There is a field ... I'll meet you there!'
EDJI Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Kris Knight, Alireza Shojaian, Syed Hussain - 'There is a field ... I'll meet you there!'
Icons, 20 years Designer of the Year
In 2006, the first “Designer of the Year” award was presented in Belgium. The prize was originally established by the Interieur Biennale and the magazines Knack Weekend and Le Vif Weekend, and was awarded that year to Brussels-based designer Alain Berteau. Over the years, various partners joined the initiative, and it grew into a well-established reference in the Belgian design landscape.
Twenty years later, the list of laureates reads as a best-of-the-best of what the country has to offer in contemporary design: from ceramic designers and silversmiths to product and lighting designers. Concepts such as innovation, originality, and ecology are often central to their work. The list includes names such as Muller Van Severen, Alain Gilles, Nedda El-Asmar, Julien Renault, and Linde Freya Tangelder. On the occasion of the 20th edition of the title, all twenty names come together in an exhibition at MAD Brussels, on view from 1 October to 12 December.
MAD Brussels
Brussels
Exhibitions
Icons, 20 years Designer of the Year
Future Generation, MAD Graduation Show 2026
A ceramic installation evoking a rural interior and textiles made from reclaimed cardboard collected in Brussels. Following its annual tradition, the group exhibition 'Future Generation: The MAD Graduation Show' celebrates the winners of the MAD Graduation Prize 2026 while showcasing their innovative graduation projects. No fewer than seven institutions are represented in the exhibition: Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, College of Art and Design, Ateliers Saint Luc, École supérieure des arts Saint Luc, Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer, La Cambre and LUCA School Of Arts. From textile design and interior design to industrial product development and fashion design, a total of 14 winners are honoured at MAD Brussels from 1 October to 12 December.
MAD Brussels
Brussels
Exhibitions
Future Generation, MAD Graduation Show 2026
Nicolas Jullien & Steve Dehoux - 'Horizons domestiques'
Alice Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Nicolas Jullien & Steve Dehoux - 'Horizons domestiques'
Lucas Leffler - 'What a nice day for a revolution!'
On 30 June 2007, under glorious sunshine, Kodak imploded its factories in Rochester, just one day after the release of the first iPhone.
For his second solo exhibition at the Lee-Bauwens Gallery, visual artist and photographer Lucas Leffler takes this turning point as the starting point for a series of photographic works combining modified archival pieces, objects and documents
Lee Bauwens Gallery
Forest
Exhibitions
Lucas Leffler - 'What a nice day for a revolution!'
EXPO: Wild Botanica - Textile Art and Nature Prints
Both artists feel a deep sense of wonder at the changes plants undergo and the course of natural cycles, such as the growth and transience of a leaf. It is this shared fascination with the plant world that has brought the artists together.
In the exhibition *Wild Botanica*, artists Mirjam Withaar (NL) and Sarah van Rossem (NL) take visitors on a journey into a world where art and nature converge.
Drawing on their own visual language, they explore the multitude of forms, structures and layers found in plants. Mirjam Withaar enlarges organic forms into felt objects, making the smallest details visible and tangible. Sarah van Rossem creates botanical prints using ink and an etching press, whereby plants leave their imprints and structures directly on the paper. This creates a unique dialogue between different materials, techniques and perspectives on the plant world.
The works invite visitors to look at plants with fresh eyes and to pause and reflect on forms and details that we easily overlook in everyday life.
In the exhibition *Wild Botanica*, artists Mirjam Withaar (NL) and Sarah van Rossem (NL) take visitors on a journey into a world where art and nature converge.
Meise Botanical Gardens
Meise
Exhibitions
EXPO: Wild Botanica - Textile Art and Nature Prints
Gauthier Hubert - 'Karpettland'
Irène Laub Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Gauthier Hubert - 'Karpettland'
Adrian Geller – ‘C’est vous que ce village là-bas attend pour s’éveiller à l'existence’
Super Dakota
Uccle
Exhibitions
Adrian Geller – ‘C’est vous que ce village là-bas attend pour s’éveiller à l'existence’
Michel Butor & Ania Staritsky « Lorsque deux têtes de cochons se rencontrent... »
Wittockiana: Museum of book arts and bookbinding
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Exhibitions
Michel Butor & Ania Staritsky « Lorsque deux têtes de cochons se rencontrent... »
Sokken breien
GC Den Dam
Auderghem
Courses and workshops
Sokken breien
Abel Burger - 'Là où marchent les dieux'
Galerie DYS
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Abel Burger - 'Là où marchent les dieux'
s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶
Komplot is happy to be back from its summer break and presents: s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶ , a solo exhibition by The LetterS̷ pace Department.
Komplot is happy to be back from its summer break and presents: s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶ , a solo exhibition by The LetterS̷ pace Department.
With Achilles Mussche, Alicja Melzacka, Antoinette Jattiot, Damiano Curschellas, Dieter Ravyts, gerlach en koop, Louis Garrido, Lukas Stallaert, Maxime Melis, Michiel Ceulers, Pierre Leguillon, Reinier Vrancken, Sophie Nys, Thibaud Leplat, Yann Chateigné Tytelman, Yue Yuan
Rather than presenting a singular authorial position, at Komplot The LetterS̷ pace Department operates as guest and host at once, re-membering the works of close friends and kindred spirits in order to compose its first solo exhibition as one body of work. At the start of s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶ lies the discovery of foundling tokens preserved in the archives of the CPAS/OCMW of Brussels. Left with infants placed in foundling drawers between the eighteenth and early twentieth centuries, cards, devotional prints and pieces of cloth were often divided in two. One half remained with the child, the other with the parent, each irregular edge preserving the possibility of a future reunion.
Subjectivity emerges in this space: not as a unified whole, but as something split, addressed and assembled through relations, voices and acts of enunciation. s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶, takes this split and the bar as a working principle, to make visible what the division puts into relation. A word transforms into an image when barred and a line becomes a signature once it's crossed out by another.
Founded in 2022, The LetterS̷ pace Department (TLSD) is an artistic entity working across a variety of spaces, with language as a matter of failure and a particular interest in the interstices, lapses and ellipses. It develops minor models of resistance through parasitic strategies and by exploring the conditions and environments in which it operates. For s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶, these strategies take the form of an exhibition, a publication and a public programme.
Opening
Friday 11.09.2026 18:00-22:00
Preview at 16:00
As part of Rendez-Vous Brussels and Art Anderlecht
Exhibition
12.09-24.10.2026
Thur. - Sat. | 14:00 - 18:00 or by appointment
The exhibition is supported by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, de Vlaamse
Gemeenchapscommissie, and the municipality of Anderlecht.
The LetterS̷ pace Department
With Achilles Mussche, Alicja Melzacka, Antoinette Jattiot, Damiano Curschellas, Dieter Ravyts, gerlach en koop, Louis Garrido, Lukas Stallaert, Maxime Melis, Michiel Ceulers, Pierre Leguillon, Reinier Vrancken, Sophie Nys, Thibaud Leplat, Yann Chateigné Tytelman, Yue Yuan
Komplot
Anderlecht
Exhibitions
s̶u̶j̶e̶t̶
Sean Crossley - 'Liberalism'
Harlan Levey Projects
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Exhibitions
Sean Crossley - 'Liberalism'
Music city project 26
MUSIC CITY PROJECT 3rd EDITION
MUSIC CITY PROJECT – 3rd EDITION Are you a young artist, DJ or producer? From 8 October to 26 November, we’re offering workshops, coaching and live performances every Thursday in Brussels. Learn, experiment and expand your network. Free to take part! --- Workshops on production, promotion & performance Coaching from professionals Closing live concert ---- An initiative by Biza & JeunesBoss, with support from Pianofabriek, Citizenne, Masereelfonds & De Grid.
GC Pianofabriek
Saint-Gilles
Courses and workshops
Music city project 26
Le Ket Comedy Show
Comedy Ket
Brussels
Show
Le Ket Comedy Show
Carrément - duo expo Bart Azare & Si Bollé
Bart Azare (streetphotography), Si Bollé ( painter)
IssI Project
Brussels
Exhibitions
Carrément - duo expo Bart Azare & Si Bollé
Carole Vanderlinden - 'Bad Manners'
SYBIL @ Maurice Verbaet Exhibition Space
Forest
Exhibitions
Carole Vanderlinden - 'Bad Manners'
Nourrir les débris
Brasserie Atlas
Anderlecht
Exhibitions
Nourrir les débris
Gabrielle Duplantier
Galerie L'Enfant Sauvage
Brussels
Exhibitions
Gabrielle Duplantier
Charlotte vander Borght & Tapta - 'The Unknown'
SYBIL @ Maurice Verbaet Exhibition Space
Forest
Exhibitions
Charlotte vander Borght & Tapta - 'The Unknown'
LOUSTAL. Le temps suspendu
From 11 September to 24 October 2026, the Huberty & Breyne Brussels | Châtelain gallery is hosting a new exhibition dedicated to the work of Jacques de Loustal, a key figure in the world of contemporary drawing and illustration. This unique collection of paintings, charcoal drawings, illustrations, sketches and reverse-glass paintings highlights the remarkable coherence of a body of work that spans a whole range of techniques while retaining a strong sense of identity. The exhibition includes a conversation with Georges Simenon, a book dedicated to Loustal's charcoal drawings and a number of recent creations, and invites visitors to step into the singular world of an artist who has come to be seen as one of the great masters of atmosphere.
Loustal's world is unique and instantly recognisable thanks to its quietly atmospheric scenes and images of journeys taken, its bars, hotels, ports, solitary figures and darkened streets? Over the years, the artist has assembled a cohesive body of work while employing a range of techniques and formats. Whether executed in charcoal or ink, watercolour or oils, on glass, paper or canvas, his works succeed in transporting the viewer to another reality.
Huberty & Breyne Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
LOUSTAL. Le temps suspendu
Vestigia
Maison des Cultures et de la Cohésion sociale de Molenbeek (MCCS)
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Exhibitions
Vestigia
Daisy Sheff - 'All This Splish and Splash'
Lodovico Corsini
Saint-Gilles
Exhibitions
Daisy Sheff - 'All This Splish and Splash'
Alvin Ong - 'Another Life'
Rodolphe Janssen
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Alvin Ong - 'Another Life'
Sophie Kuijken
Galerie Nathalie Obadia
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Sophie Kuijken
Kristof Santy - 'Bolero'
Sorry We're Closed
Brussels
Exhibitions
Kristof Santy - 'Bolero'
Tinus Vermeersch - ‘The Atavists’
Hopstreet Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Tinus Vermeersch - ‘The Atavists’
Marcos Siqueira - 'Caminhos'
Mendes Wood DM
Brussels
Exhibitions
Marcos Siqueira - 'Caminhos'
Reinventing Photography
Reinventing Photography celebrates the medium’s 200th anniversary through 20 original creative projects. From revisited historical techniques to the most contemporary technologies, from intimate and collective memory to the current upheavals of the image world, the artists explore the many paths through which photography continues to reinvent itself.
Hangar
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Reinventing Photography
Heartwarming Stories
This year, the King Baudouin Foundation celebrates 50 years of giving together. Through a series of photographs, discover 16 projects making a real difference. Be inspired by these human stories and vote for your favorite photo.
Discover 16 inspiring stories of projects making a real difference, in Belgium and beyond, through a unique photographic journey. Each image captures a moment in time and reveals the lasting impact behind it.
From 1 September to 17 October, the King Baudouin Foundation presents a selection of initiatives made possible through 50 years of shared commitment to social change and solidarity.
As you explore these human stories, we invite you to look beyond the photographs, connect with the emotions they evoke, and rediscover the power of collective action.
Vote for your favourite photo!
Be inspired by the 16 stories on display on the museum’s ground floor and take part in the People’s Choice Award by voting for the photograph that resonates most with you.
BELvue museum
Brussels
Exhibitions
Heartwarming Stories
Gijs Milius - 'Gespräch unter Jungmännern / Conversation entre demoiselles'
JAP / Vitrine Rivoli
Uccle
Exhibitions
Gijs Milius - 'Gespräch unter Jungmännern / Conversation entre demoiselles'
Propaganza
Escale du Nord (Antenne Scheut)
Anderlecht
Exhibitions
Propaganza
Expo TW - Collectief 'le 180°'
GC Ten Weyngaert
Forest
Exhibitions
Expo TW - Collectief 'le 180°'
Nicolas Delprat - 'Humming the World'
In Humming the World, Hans Theys explores how Nicolas Delprat intertwines memory, light and painting through a subtle balance of precision and freedom. Rather than reproducing images, his works evoke them through illusion, minimal gestures and a quiet dialogue with art history, inviting viewers to complete the narrative through their own imagination.
Hans Theys - curator
Humming the world
On the work of Nicolas Delprat
I’d like to begin this text with a strange question. If the work of Nicolas Delprat (born 1972) didn’t speak about art history and the production of artworks—which it certainly does—what would it tell us? What story is being concealed here?
“I’m fascinated by memory,” he says, “for example, when it invents images. In my memory, my favourite scene in Taxi Driver was the moment Travis Bickle shaves his head. But when I recently rewatched the film, it turns out this scene doesn’t exist at all. You see Bickle running up the stairs to his apartment and returning with his head shaved. Scorsese has employed an ellipsis: the actual action isn’t visible and is only suggested. I hope to do something similar with my work. It often starts from things seen, but I don’t want to recreate them. I use them as starting points for minimal work that can evoke stories or images in the viewer.”
This means we are free. But we can also fantasise about the unspoken images that Delprat, consciously or unconsciously, wants to evoke. The nonexistent scene in which Bickle shaves his head is very physical, martial, and radical. The result is an early Lucio Fontana; a bristly Onement by Barnett Newman.
However, if we look at Delprat’s way of working, we find a different underlying narrative—one that says something about painting, but also about action, life, and thought. In summary, we can say that he paints in two ways: very meticulously and very freely. Between these two actions lies a vast, unexplored zone, a field of untapped possibilities. This creates paintings in which this choice can be read. They tell us something about painting, but also about being. Below, I will say more about the different ways of painting and the importance of meta-paintings. But first, I want to say something about this way of being.
If we view the painting as the trace of an action, we encounter a person who works very cautiously and attentively—like Agnes Martin, for example: slowly, repetitively, meditatively. And then we see drips, splatters, and large traces of brushstrokes, which reveal various forms of letting go. The drips have something sensual and tactile; the splatters and brushstrokes evoke a more far-reaching physicality: an eruption, a release, or a broad arm movement. Here too, we discover the body, as we did with Bickle, almost hidden from view by an ellipsis. Simultaneously, we read a story of relinquished control, of growing trust and self-confidence, of restraint and decisiveness.
With the exception of one series (the Dynamique paintings on paper, created during a residency when canvas was out of reach), all of Delprat’s works begin with a smooth, white polyester canvas that is first primed with a white base coat and then completely or partially covered with a matte black acrylic paint applied with a spray gun. The figures or optical effects (fluorescent light tubes in the ‘Dan' series, doorways in the ‘James’ series) are created by layering numerous layers of diluted acrylic paint over this black. Only after the fortieth layer do these additions become visible; usually, around sixty layers are applied. Thus, light is reclaimed from the black. It is an illusion, a painterly magic trick.
Most optical effects are created this way: slowly, applied with a small brush. A stunning example of this can be found in the paintings featuring a representation of chicken wire. The ‘chicken wire’ is the trace of an overpainted black background (created by spraying lighter colours over actual chicken wire laid over the canvas). Where the wire is no longer visible, or where it appears fainter, it has been painted over by dabbing with a very small brush.
The constantly evolving ‘Dan’ and ‘James’ series, whose titles refer to the minimalist light sculptures of Dan Flavin and James Turrell, are based on memories of experiences with these sculptures. The Dan series evokes the image of luminous fluorescent tubes, each time in a different composition. Turrell worked with sunlight, Flavin with artificial light. In Delprat’s paintings, we don’t see real light, of course, but a reconstruction of a memory—the creation of an illusion.
The beauty of the pairing of meticulous and more decisive, rapid actions is that they create a pictorial space that seems to unfold at different depths. The gradients and other atmospheric backgrounds are pushed into a fictional background by actions that seem to take place in the foreground: splashes of paint thrown next to the canvas, broad traces of paint (applied with a wide, thin brush), or a fake passe-partout painted at the end with black acrylic paint. The absence of “mixed forms” between the meticulous and the robust makes this pictorial depth highly legible, meaning that the painting also tells us something about the composition of paintings. Another way to do this is by leaving traces of tape.
The absence of perspectivisch depth or volume modulation reminds us of the American abstract expressionists (Newman, Reinhardt, Rothko, Pollock), but also of Supports/Surfaces and BMPT. The pictorial space created by differences in texture and colour intensity is reminiscent of the early watercolours of Soulages or the twirling paintings of Christopher Wool. The overpainting of “expressive” elements such as drips is reminiscent of Hans Hartung. Together, these painters form the interlocutors with whom Delprat converses.
I enjoy being in this kind of company. There’s not much noise. There’s whispering. There’s experimentation. There’s fiddling, struggling, cursing, and enjoying. It’s a very solitary activity, but the silent conversation with other painters, sculptors, filmmakers, and writers simultaneously alleviates this loneliness. In the stillness, we merge with the others.
A magic trick also takes place—a secret exchange. The whole world, with all its heaviness, volume, murmur, movement, desire, and transience, is conjured away, yet evoked in a gentle or decisive gesture. In a soft singing, a humming of existence. (For what do we call a song without words, without meaning-distinguishing sounds, without recognisable images?)
My favourite paintings are the dynamic “landscapes”. I love their atmospheric, seemingly dissolving backgrounds and the almost uncontrollable splashes that seem to play out in the foreground. Once the background is finished, Delprat throws a large blob of paint next to the painting in such a way that the splashes appear to point in a single direction, creating an illusion of movement. We know that Bacon also finished paintings by throwing a dab of white paint on to them, which gives the whole scene a new depth. The art critic David Sylvester asks Bacon whether his cleaning lady could throw the paint in his place. Bacon confirms. Then Sylvester asks if he himself could throw the paint. “No, you couldn’t,” Bacon replies. At least, that’s how I remember it. But upon rereading the interviews, I couldn’t find this passage. I probably made it up.
Montagne de Miel, 6 January 2026
Nicolas Delprat - artist
Hans Theys - curator
Michele Schoonjans - Gallery director
Michèle Schoonjans Gallery
Uccle
Exhibitions
Nicolas Delprat - 'Humming the World'
Coach Rihab: Tiny Habits groep 1
GC Nekkersdal
Laeken
Courses and workshops
Coach Rihab: Tiny Habits groep 1
Taiwan New Cinema
Developed as part of Michael Lin’s exhibition, Tea Towels and Serviettes, at La Loge, this film programme expands on the Taiwan New Cinema. The movement emerged in the 1980s during a period of significant social and political transformation in Taiwan, as martial law ended and rapid economic growth reshaped the country.
Developed as part of Michael Lin’s exhibition, Tea Towels and Serviettes, at La Loge, this film programme expands on an important reference in the artist’s practice: Taiwan New Cinema.
The movement emerged in the 1980s during a period of significant social and political transformation in Taiwan, as martial law ended and rapid economic growth reshaped the country. As Taiwan’s cities changed over time, the ways people related to one another also evolved, and ideas of “home” began to be redefined, often in relation to urban life. Filmmakers turned their attention to this everyday life, exploring changing relationships between people, the transformation of rural and urban environments, and the emergence of a new middle class. In this context, the films presented in this programme trace a broader genealogy of image-making that connects personal and collective histories to shifting political, social, and cultural realities.
In this programme, Michael Lin invites the Taiwanese collective P.M.S., long engaged with the intersecting discourses of identity, gender, and Indigeneity, to initiate a dialogue through a complementary selection of documentaries and fiction films. In response to Lin’s interest in everyday life and cultural contexts, P.M.S.’s selection brings forward realities and narratives that have coexisted since the 1980s yet have remained marginalised within cinema, moving between the grand currents of the era and the intimate scale of everyday life.
P.M.S. is a Taiwanese collective composed of Posak Jodian, Manman, and Sophie Chen. The name P.M.S. combines the first syllables of their names while also referencing the English acronym for “Premenstrual Syndrome”, reflecting their critical engagement with dominant historical narratives. They also playfully reinterpret it as “Probably Meaning Something”, underscoring their openended and reflective approach to questioning established social and cultural frameworks. Since 2022, the three members have worked collectively on projects exploring the intersections of Indigenous perspectives, gender, and contemporary social issues. They have curated film programmes and screenings across Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Japan. Their practice frequently engages with the betel nut as both a cultural symbol and a connective thread, bringing communities together, fostering translocal solidarities among women, and opening space for alternative narratives – one chew at a time.
Practical Information :
15.10–03.12.26, 19:00
All screenings take place at La Loge, except on 12.11, when a special screening will take place at Cinema Galeries, followed by a conversation with Michael Lin and P.M.S.
Language: Original version with English subtitles
Free participation, upon reservation info@la-loge.be
Michael Lin ; P.M.S. Collective ; Cinema Galeries
La Loge
Ixelles
Cinema
Taiwan New Cinema
Jeudi Follow Me Fr
Maison des Arts
Schaerbeek
Guided tours
Jeudi Follow Me Fr
"FIAT LUX!" – A Dive into the Multiverse of Artist Zariel
FIAT LUX - Latin for "let there be light"—is the title of ZARIEL’s first solo exhibition. His paintings and drawings are on display in Brussels. The artist acts as a conduit to another moment in time—the UPDN, or "Parallel Universe to Our Own"—and it is precisely there that he invites you.
Come and immerse yourself in a Parallel Universe to Our Own—the Multiverse of artist Zariel!
Zariel is a visual artist, art director, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Paris, specializing in science fiction. Trained in printing and desktop publishing from the age of sixteen, he retains a deep attachment to paper and print finishing—a connection that infuses his entire practice, even when it ventures into the digital realm. He has illustrated over a hundred book covers and directed various publications and exhibitions, including the collector’s edition of La Horde du Contrevent for La Volte. He frequently collaborates with publishing houses, brands, and musicians, working across both print and moving image media.
Since 2024, he has been developing UPDN (Univers Parallèle Du Nôtre / Parallel Universe to Our Own), an empathetic multiverse where fiction precedes science and where the artist constructs a system of thought disguised as pop mythology.
FIAT LUX, presented at the ZazafromBrussels gallery, represents the latest journey into this world.
FIAT LUX brings together two parallel universes within a single space: on one side, The Dogmatic— a series of colorful, fantastical, pop-style stained-glass works inspired by Jamie Hewlett; on the other, The Emotional — figures in black and gold, driven by doubt rather than demonstration, in a tribute to Alberto Breccia.
Fiat Lux does not merely recount a world; it proposes one, leaving you to declare your own...
“FIAT LUX” – Zariel
Opening: Thursday, September 24, 2026 – 6 PM to 9 PM
Exhibition: September 24 to October 18, 2026
Zariel
ZazafromBrussels
Brussels
Exhibitions
"FIAT LUX!" – A Dive into the Multiverse of Artist Zariel
Regarder, voir, montrer : Photographies des 19e, 20e et 21e siècles
Michael Ackerman, Karl Blossfeldt, Adolphe Braun, Etienne Carjat, Toni Catany, Ralph Gibson, William Klein, Duane Michals, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand,…
box galerie
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Regarder, voir, montrer : Photographies des 19e, 20e et 21e siècles
Paradise Lost
Discover Alphonse Balat, architect to the king and mentor to Victor Horta
Step into a world where glass and iron gave shape to a dream: a personal Garden of Eden. Paradise Lost? takes you back to the 19th century, an era of discovery, exotic plants and visionary architecture.
Yesterday meets today
The focus is on Alphonse Balat, master of light and transparency, glass and metal, and an inspiration to figures such as Victor Horta. His conservatories and pavilions were not only technical masterpieces, but also gateways to a new understanding of nature and beauty.
At the same time, the exhibition looks to the future: have we lost our connection with nature, or are we rediscovering it today? And what does that mean for the way we build, preserve and admire?
Let yourself be carried away by art, architecture and botanical imagination, alongside artists such as François Schuiten, Hans Soenen and Piet Bekaert+, and Studio Bast Smets, and discover whether paradise is truly lost, or simply being brought back to life.
Meise Botanical Gardens
Meise
Exhibitions
Paradise Lost
Tim Braden - 'Contre-jour'
Nino Mier Gallery
Brussels
Exhibitions
Tim Braden - 'Contre-jour'
Nicolás Lamas - 'The Failure of Order'
Meessen
Brussels
Exhibitions
Nicolás Lamas - 'The Failure of Order'
Liza Sivakova - 'Under the Chandelier'
Galerie Eric Mouchet
Forest
Exhibitions
Liza Sivakova - 'Under the Chandelier'
Samir Mougas - 'Hard Edge, Soft Core'
Galerie Eric Mouchet
Forest
Exhibitions
Samir Mougas - 'Hard Edge, Soft Core'
Cartoon-expo: 'Elke waterdruppel telt'
Bibliotheek Anderlecht
Anderlecht
Exhibitions
Cartoon-expo: 'Elke waterdruppel telt'
Art History : Bordalo2, Flog, Insane51, Leon Keer, Levalet, Murmure, Tamara Alves, Vuk Vidor, YZ
Loin de la copie ou de la citation, les œuvres présentées révèlent combien les grandes créations du passé continuent d’inspirer, de questionner et de nourrir la création contemporaine.
À travers les regards singuliers de YZ, Levalet, Bordalo II, Pantonio, Leon Keer, Tamara Alves, Alfred Cheng, Ardif et de nombreux autres artistes, Art History fait dialoguer les époques et invite le visiteur à découvrir les liens invisibles qui unissent les chefs-d’œuvre d’hier aux œuvres d’aujourd’hui.
Chaque création raconte ainsi une double histoire : celle de l’œuvre qui l’a inspirée et celle de l’artiste qui la réinvente pour écrire son propre langage.
Art History réunit une quinzaine d’artistes contemporains autour d’une idée commune : réinterpréter un chef-d’œuvre de l’histoire de l’art pour créer une œuvre originale.
De l’hommage à la réappropriation, chaque artiste s’empare d’une œuvre fondatrice pour prolonger sa propre recherche artistique.
Mazel Galerie
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Art History : Bordalo2, Flog, Insane51, Leon Keer, Levalet, Murmure, Tamara Alves, Vuk Vidor, YZ
MashaaDunya Festival
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
MashaaDunya Festival
Tentoonstelling MashaaDunya
GC De Markten
Brussels
Exhibitions
Tentoonstelling MashaaDunya
Folkert de Jong - 'Old DNA'
Galerie Christophe Gaillard
Brussels
Exhibitions
Folkert de Jong - 'Old DNA'
Vincent Bioulès - 'Le choc de la couleur'
Galerie La Forest Divonne
Brussels
Exhibitions
Vincent Bioulès - 'Le choc de la couleur'
Kasper Sonne - 'People Are Strange'
Maruani Mercier
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Kasper Sonne - 'People Are Strange'
Jonathan Lasker - 'A Survey of the Maquettes 1986-2026'
Maruani Mercier
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Jonathan Lasker - 'A Survey of the Maquettes 1986-2026'
Nathalie Du Pasquier - 'On a shelf'
Greta Meert
Brussels
Exhibitions
Nathalie Du Pasquier - 'On a shelf'
Marina Pinsky - 'The Wave(s) or Newton’s Rings'
Greta Meert
Brussels
Exhibitions
Marina Pinsky - 'The Wave(s) or Newton’s Rings'
Michel Frère
KIN
Brussels
Exhibitions
Michel Frère
Philippe Jaccard - 'When Emotions Become Form'
Modesti Perdriolle Gallery
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Philippe Jaccard - 'When Emotions Become Form'
Emilie Croon – 1 heure avec Emilie
Le Petit Kings
Saint-Gilles
Show
Emilie Croon – 1 heure avec Emilie
Raymond Tsham, Reinata Sadimba - 'Héritages vivants. Réinventer les formes '
PERSON
Brussels
Exhibitions
Raymond Tsham, Reinata Sadimba - 'Héritages vivants. Réinventer les formes '
Ai Weiwei - 'The Art of Defiance'
Patrick Derom Gallery
Brussels
Exhibitions
Ai Weiwei - 'The Art of Defiance'
D'Armand Rassenfosse à Marcel Broodthaers.
Armand Rassenfosse, Max Ernst, André Masson, Théophile Steinlen, John Mac Cracken, Stanley Brouwn. Virgine Devillez Fine Art é la Galerie de la Béraudière
Galerie de la Béraudière
Brussels
Exhibitions
D'Armand Rassenfosse à Marcel Broodthaers.
