La cité-jardin Logis-Floréal
Corner of Avenue des Ortolans and Rue du Pinson
Watermael-Boitsfort
Guided tours
La cité-jardin Logis-Floréal
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
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
À cheval sur le dos des oiseaux
Le Senghor - Centre Culturel d’Etterbeek
Etterbeek
Theatre
À cheval sur le dos des oiseaux
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
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
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
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
Sophie Kuijken
Galerie Nathalie Obadia
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Sophie Kuijken
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
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
Camille Pennequin, Colorful Escapes
Camille Pennequin is a painter based in Brussels. Havind graduated in graphic design from the University of the Arts London (UAL Camberwell) and subsequently in jewellery design from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, she has developed a visual art practice enriched by the precision of drawing, the rigour of craftsmanship and the power of colour.
Camille Pennequin’s world invites us to pause time and let our minds wander. Drawing inspiration from her travels, the artist goes beyond simply depicting the landscape to capture its emotion, light and atmosphere: the enchanting reflections of Venice, the brightness of Menorca and the mystery of Calabria all become fragments of memory.
On the canvas, gouache and oil pastels intertwine in a tactile interplay of textures and reliefs, brought to life by free-flowing brushstrokes and vibrant colours. The energy of the moment blends with memory, making each work a poetic bridge between recollection and wonder.
Chez Martha
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Camille Pennequin, Colorful Escapes
Michael Lin - 'Tea Towels and Serviettes'
In the autumn of 2026, La Loge presents a new work of Michael Lin, an influential artist from a generation of Taiwanese practitioners who gained international prominence in the 1990s and 2000s. Michael Lin (1964) lives and works between Taipei and Brussels. This exhibition marks his first solo presentation in Belgium. Lin will create a large-scale, site-specific installation. He is known for his vivid, expansive works that draw on traditional Taiwanese textile patterns. His practice operates at the intersection of visual art, design, and craft, and has been widely presented in leading biennials and international museum exhibitions.
Michael Lin
La Loge
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Michael Lin - 'Tea Towels and Serviettes'
Edgar Sarin - 'Matthäus-Passion'
The exhibition at Fondation CAB brings together recent works by Edgar Sarin alongside works by Sol LeWitt, Cy Twombly, Robert Barry, Peter Buggenhout, Niele Toroni, Miquel Barceló, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Louise Lawler, Joseph Beuys, Merry Alpern, Brice Marden, and Nan Goldin.
Borrowed from Johann Sebastian Bach, the title Matthäus-Passion refers here to a composition of autonomous voices, in which each presence acts upon the others.
Passion is understood here as a state, one of intensity, where works coexist and test one another. The artist stands amid that which has shaped him, not to produce a synthesis, but to sustain its living tension, beyond homage.
Matthäus-Passion is a place where looking becomes an undeniably physical experience; where art history is no longer a backdrop but an active material; where works do not merely respond to one another ; they persist alongside us.
Fondation CAB
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Edgar Sarin - 'Matthäus-Passion'
Individual tour of Hotel Solvay
Solvay House
Ixelles
Guided tours
Individual tour of Hotel Solvay
Carcosian Film Night part 1
La Carcosian presents a very special evening centred on the restoration of a cult film that has fallen into obscurity: *The Devils*, by Ken Russell. The first part will feature a panel discussion, a presentation of the film (in French) and a competition, followed by three short films in true Carcosian style.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Carcosian Film Night part 1
Carcosian Film Night part 2
Carcosian Film Night Part 2: the second part will be devoted to the film itself, preceded by a prayer from the Church of the Hellish Bridge
An enduring, singular masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award®-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption – and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Carcosian Film Night part 2
TrioFenix
In 2027, it will be exactly three hundred years since the birth of Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, the harpsichordist after whom Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous Goldberg Variations are named. Like many keyboard players, the Belgian string trio TrioFenix has made the set of variations almost a signature work over the years. As the crowning achievement of twenty years of steadfast friendship and artistic collaboration, the trio released its recording of the Goldberg Variations in February 2026. Their interpretation of Bach’s seminal work brings together everything TrioFenix stands for: crystal-clear ensemble playing, a refined balance and expressive depth – in short, chamber music as an art of dialogue and attention to detail.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
TrioFenix
Cochemea
Music runs through the veins of multi-instrumentalist and composer Cochemea Gastelum. Descended from a long line of musicians, he explores his roots in the Indigenous Yaqui culture on Vol. 3: Ancestros Futuros, the third chapter of a trilogy released on the prestigious Daptone Records label. Through this spiritual journey, he builds a musical world of his own at the crossroads of past, present, and future, where memory and imagination intertwine. Traditional rhythms blend with influences from funk, R&B, and Latin jazz to create a cosmic flow of energy. Deeply rooted in tradition, yet with an open gaze toward the future.
album presentation: Vol III: Ancestros Futuros (2025, Daptone Records)
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Cochemea
Fred Hersch
For decades, American jazz master Fred Hersch has been shaping contemporary jazz with a piano style defined by focus, vulnerability, and lyricism. With The Surrounding Green (2025, ECM Records), he adds a new chapter to his already impressive body of work. His signature velvety touch and flowing piano lines connect original compositions, arrangements, and improvisations into a whole that feels both natural and refined. Together with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Joey Baron, his partners on the album, Hersch brings this music to the stage. With rare ease, the trio unfolds rich, seemingly endless melodies in which no note is superfluous and every nuance matters.
album presentation: The Surrounding Green (2025, ECM Records)
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Fred Hersch
WONDERLAND - SAINT JAZZ
Colin Debruyne – drums & vocals
Jérôme Vandenbril – guitar
Mathieu Vandenabeele – keyboards
Cédric Raymond – bass
Le Saint Jazz fête ses 40 ans avec le retour exceptionnel de Wonderland
Le vendredi 16 octobre, le Festival Saint Jazz investit le Sounds of Brussels pour une soirée placée sous le signe du funk, de la soul et du groove.
Après avoir fait vibrer les scènes belges il y a une quinzaine d'années, Wonderland se reforme spécialement pour le Saint Jazz. Une occasion unique de retrouver Colin Debruyne (batterie, chant), Cédric Raymond (basse), Matthieu Vandenabeel (claviers, chant) et Jérôme Vandenbril (guitare).
Chacun a un parcours musical riche, nourri par de nombreux projets, mais quand ces quatre-là se retrouvent dans Wonderland, la magie opère. une complicité, une alchimie et un plaisir de jouer ensemble qui donnent à ce groupe son caractère unique.
Ils revisitent les grands classiques de Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire et bien d'autres, avec une énergie communicative et un vrai goût pour les bonnes vibrations.
Pour cette 40e édition du Saint Jazz, Wonderland vous donne rendez-vous pour une soirée de retrouvailles, de musique et de groove.
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
WONDERLAND - SAINT JAZZ
Too many beasts
In the French countryside, wild boars have sparked a war between hunters and farmers. When a bigwig pushes a bankrupt farmer, he snaps and vanishes. A year later, Fulda takes charge of the investigation.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Too many beasts
Béatrice Guilleman
Esther Verhaeghe - Art Concepts
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Béatrice Guilleman
Brussels Philharmonic & Ilan Volkov
Forget the ticking of the clock — here, music doesn’t rush forward, but grips the present moment. Raven Chacon, Tyshawn Sorey, Annea Lockwood and George Lewis ask us to listen differently: what remains when the noise falls away?
Raven Chacon, the first Native American Pulitzer winner, usually tackles history and politics. With Inscription, however, he lets the music speak for itself. Inspired by 1,000-year-old New Mexican petroglyphs, he treats ancient rock art as musical prompts: 'They looked like violin cues or bass clarinet vibratos to me.' Breaking from rigid tradition, Chacon uses graphic scores and microtones, treating every orchestral player as an 'autonomous sound-maker.'
Then, the tempo drops to a near-standstill. Tyshawn Sorey’s Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith) is a monumental lesson in patience, moving with the majestic, imperceptible crawl of a glacier. Amidst the near-silence, a slowly rotating alto sax melody offers a steady hand to hold.
But silence is an illusion. Unless time stops, the world—nature, the city, our own bodies—is always loud. These are the raw materials of Annea Lockwood. In Saouah!, she blurs the lines between voice, breath, and instrument, inviting us to stop hunting for harmony and start feeling the physical resonance of sound itself.
Finally, George Lewis explores time as 'wear and tear': “Weathering mirrors the stamina needed to endure systemic racism—the chronic stress of a permanent 'fight or flight' mode. I hope my music does noy cause stress, but sparks empathy. After all, this kind of weathering affects us all."
LAB-SERIES 26-27
Stretching seconds, stripping Ears. Time is of the essence.
With the LAB-SERIES, Brussels Philharmonic brings together musical experiment, interaction, and total immersion. Expect eclectic concert nights with striking programmes, pre- and post-concert talks, interactive installations, and listening sessions.
A Glitch in the Hourglass
This season, the LAB-SERIES lets go of time as we know it. Time is shaped, stretched, or brought to a standstill. Physical interventions shift your sense of time, while composers sharpen its urgency. In that collision, a world of experiment opens up. Dive in, be surprised, and see where your curiosity takes you.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Brussels Philharmonic & Ilan Volkov
21 Grams
An ailing mathematician, a grieving upper-middle-class suburban housewife and a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
21 Grams
MANOU GALLO
BASS CHANT MANOU GALLO DRYUM MATTEO DE VITO
Ivorian bassist, singer and composer Manou Gallo has built a unique musical language where West African rhythms meet funk, jazz fusion and raw groove.
After arriving in Europe in 1997, she became the bassist of Zap Mama, touring extensively across Europe and the US, before developing her own projects from 2003 onwards. Along the way, she has shared music and stages with figures such as Marcus Miller, Bootsy Collins and Manu Dibango.
A bass player’s bass player, Manou approaches the instrument as rhythm, melody and percussion at once. From the freedom of Jaco to the funk heritage of Bootsy and Marcus Miller, these influences meet her own African roots to create something deeply personal: Afro fusion driven by bass and groove.
At Sounds, expect a stripped-back and powerful dialogue between bass, voice and drums, with African guitar and flute textures moving through funk, fusion and polyrhythmic grooves.
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
MANOU GALLO
Sense and Sensibility
A new adaptation of Jane Austen’s cult classic novel – a captivating and witty tale of love and sisterhood – by Georgia Oakley, the director of Blue Jean
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Sense and Sensibility
Le Corset
Christophe, a 10-year-old boy with balance issues navigates life in an orthopedic brace while his struggling family farm faces modernization. Torn between independence and mending ties with his distant father, he weighs his future.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Le Corset
Le Musée des Enfants s'affiche !
Children’s Museum
Ixelles
Animations
Le Musée des Enfants s'affiche !
Visite guidée du parc de l'Abbaye de la Cambre
La Cambre Abbey
Ixelles
Guided tours
Visite guidée du parc de l'Abbaye de la Cambre
Entry to the Children's Museum
A museum like no other, in the heart of Ixelles!
For nearly 50 years, the Children’s Museum has offered a unique space where kids aged 3 to 12 can experiment, build, climb, cook, imagine and dream. In its 600 m² screen-free exhibition space, everything is designed to promote learning through play, spark curiosity, and build self-confidence.
All exhibitions are 100% interactive and created in-house with input from child development experts. They invite children, parents and grandparents to enjoy a playful, creative and hands-on experience together.
Our mission? To help every child better understand themselves, others, and the world around them.
Committed since 1976, our museum thrives thanks to a vibrant ecosystem of passionate people
Every day, they work together to bring the Children’s Museum to life by designing playful, interactive and multilingual exhibitions that spark each child’s curiosity and imagination.
Children’s Museum
Ixelles
Exhibitions
Entry to the Children's Museum
Ken Russel's The Devils
An enduring, singular masterpiece of cinema starring Academy Award®-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption – and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Ken Russel's The Devils
Musical Poetry portrayed in the Four Seasons
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Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Musical Poetry portrayed in the Four Seasons
Piano Quartets — Brussels Muzieque
Join Brussels Muzieque for an evening of Romantic piano-quartet masterpieces at Full Circle Theater. Artists: Monika Dars (piano), Meruert Karmenova (violin), Monika Młynarczyk (viola), Eduardo Tonietto (cello).
Programme: Mahler Piano Quartet; Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60 (Andante); Schumann Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47 (complete).
Monika Dars (piano); Meruert Karmenova (violin); Monika Młynarczyk (viola); Eduardo Tonietto (cello)
Full Circle
Ixelles
Concert
Piano Quartets — Brussels Muzieque
HOMMAGE À THOMAS SANKARA
Mic Mo Lion/lead vocal
Olivier/batterie
Alpha/Guitare
Alexendro/Sax
Paul/clavier
Guitard basse/Youba
À TRAVERS CET HOMMAGE, NOUS CÉLÉBRONS LA MÉMOIRE DE THOMAS SANKARA, FIGURE EMBLÉMATIQUE DE LA RÉVOLUTION BURKINABÈ ET SYMBOLE D'ENGAGEMENT, DE DIGNITÉ ET DE SOUVERAINETÉ AFRICAINE. UN ÉVÉNEMENT POUR REVENIR SUR SON PARCOURS, SES COMBATS ET SA VISION D'UNE SOCIÉTÉ PLUS JUSTE ET INDÉPENDANTE, TOUT EN QUESTIONNANT LA RÉSONANCE DE SES IDÉES DANS LE MONDE D'AUJOURD'HUI. UN HOMMAGE À UN HOMME, MAIS SURTOUT À UNE PENSÉE ET À UN ENGAGEMENT QUI CONTINUENT DE FAIRE RÉFLÉCHIR, DE RASSEMBLER ET D'INSPIRER.
17:00 — Ouverture des portes, accueil
18:00 — Introduction & projection du film
19:20 — Pause & échanges autour d’un verre
19:50 — Intervention de l’association & Q&A
20:30 — Concert
21:45 — Remerciements & clôture de la soirée
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
HOMMAGE À THOMAS SANKARA
L'IA au coeur de nos relations affectives (Films : Poumpo & Her)
Le Senghor - Centre Culturel d’Etterbeek
Etterbeek
Cinema
L'IA au coeur de nos relations affectives (Films : Poumpo & Her)
Notre Salut
In 1940, Henri Marre arrives in Vichy with his self-taught political manuscript Notre Salut, hoping to establish himself in the new regime and publish his work. He seeks to save France from collapse—or perhaps himself.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Notre Salut
Thibaut Garcia & Antoine Morinière
In 2027, it will be exactly three hundred years since the birth of Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, the harpsichordist after whom Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous Goldberg Variations are named. For Thibaut Garcia and Antoine Morinière, it was only a matter of time before they took on this monumental work: for more than fifteen years, the two guitarists have explored the Baroque repertoire together through their own transcriptions. For this project, they each transcribed half of the variations and even commissioned two identical guitars to be built. Four hands and twelve strings thus merge into a single instrument, casting Bach’s masterpiece in a striking new light.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Thibaut Garcia & Antoine Morinière
The Volterra Project Trio
With Parole in musica, the three guitarists of the Volterra Project Trio present a varied programme of music inspired by stories from literature, film, and theatre. In their hands, the guitars become a miniature orchestra, effortlessly shifting between refined lyricism and sharp rhythmic drive. From the very first notes of Enrique Granados’s Valses poéticos, the guitar reveals its ability to sing as much as to dance, with dance and lyricism inseparably intertwined. This exploration continues with iconic excerpts from Edvard Grieg’s incidental music for Peer Gynt, music by Oscar-winning film composer Manos Hadjidakis, and exuberant dances from Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. With this multifaceted programme, the Volterra Project Trio pays tribute to the guitar as a storyteller of wordless tales.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
The Volterra Project Trio
L'hôtel Solvay
Solvay House
Ixelles
Guided tours
L'hôtel Solvay
Book launch 'The last days of the old normal'
During this launch event, Peter Mertens will engage in conversation with a range of inspiring guests about his new book. The Last Days of the Old World (Agone Editions) is a vivid, incisive and hopeful account of a continent in crisis, examining the forces that fuel wars, monopolies and recurring crises. It also raises the question that will shape our future: do we leave it in the hands of monopolies, or do we build it ourselves?
Flagey
Ixelles
Various
Book launch 'The last days of the old normal'
L'Autre Côté du Soleil
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Tawfik Sabouni brought together survivors from Saidnaya prison. Together, within the walls of the liberated prison, they pieced together their memories of the years that had been stolen from them. By speaking out, they bear witness on behalf of those who can no longer speak for themselves.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
L'Autre Côté du Soleil
Coward
Pierre, a young Belgian soldier wants to prove himself on the battlefield during the First World War. Behind the frontlines, he meets Francis, who is asked to find a way to boost morale.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Coward
The Schuman Show
The Schuman Show is the one and only comedy show about the European Union. With a mix of sketches, songs, stand-up and improv, we will poke fun at the latest news in EU and world politics, and the absurdities of life in the EU "bubble".
The Schuman Show, the Brussels sensation that draws hundreds of people to the theatre for each new edition, it's entering its sixth season. And, for better or worse, there's plenty to joke about!
A group of experienced comedians will play in hilarious sketches, catchy songs, and mind-blowing improvised scenes to try to find the fun side of politics and of the European Union institutions. Whether you are a seasoned EU insider, you just arrived to work in Brussels, or just curious what the hell it is that eurocrats consider funny, there is something in the show for you.
Get your tickets before they run out to avoid dissapointment. Tickets are not numbered, so we recommend to come early and have a drink at the bar. Once the show starts there will be no admission.
Location: Espace Lumen, Chaussée de Boondael 36, 1050 Ixelles
Espace Lumen
Ixelles
Show
The Schuman Show
Rammstein Symphonic Experience
Ready to hear Rammstein in a completely different way?
Rammstein Symphonic Experience is a high-quality symphonic tribute show inspired by the music of Rammstein. It is an artistic interpretation where a full orchestra reveals familiar compositions on a new scale — deeper, more dramatic and cinematic.
Rammstein’s music is about strength, pain, passion, rebellion and freedom.
In a symphonic format these meanings rise to another level: you begin not only to recognize the songs, but to hear them differently — and experience them more intensely. Even if you know every note and listen to Rammstein almost every day, this show can still evoke completely new emotions.
The show was created in the UAE and has already captivated audiences and fans of the band in different countries. Rammstein Symphonic Experience continues its international tour, bringing this powerful orchestral interpretation of the legendary music to audiences around the world.
On stage you will experience:
a full live symphony orchestra — power, precision and discipline
cinematic-level video content — a visual art form working together with the music
lighting, silhouettes and visual direction creating a powerful stage atmosphere
75 minutes of continuous orchestral energy
This is one of those rare concerts where you feel like not filming, but simply listening — because the music and atmosphere are stronger than any screen.
The finale usually speaks for itself — a standing ovation.
Rammstein. Reinterpreted. Reborn. Like you’ve never heard before.
DISCLAIMER
By purchasing a ticket, I acknowledge that this project is a symphonic tribute concert and that no members of Rammstein or Till Lindemann are involved in this production.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Rammstein Symphonic Experience
Memento
A thriller told largely in reverse, about a man with no short-term memory whose wife has been murdered. In his quest to find the culprit, he is confronted above all with himself.
ULB Culture event, as part of their ‘Art and Memories’ exhibition. Free of charge, subject to availability, and by booking.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Memento
Tristan Bernoud Project
Launched in Brussels by vibraphonist and composer Tristan Bernoud, the project quickly found an audience through performances in Belgium, France and Luxembourg. Inspired by his encounters with (…)
Launched in Brussels by vibraphonist and composer Tristan Bernoud, the project quickly found an audience through performances in Belgium, France and Luxembourg.
Inspired by his encounters with some of the great names of modern jazz and the New York scene, the group offers captivating music, where camaraderie and collective energy lie at the heart of every performance. Constantly reinventing itself, this emerging collective is ready to set the jazz scene alight with its boundless creativity.
Thanks to the group's selection as a winner of the cross-border Propulsion scheme, a five-track EP was recorded at the legendary Studio Pyramide in Brussels : this marked the birth of ‘Heart Request'.
“Er is veel interactie tussen de muzikanten, wat zorgt voor een hechte groep die haar vak goed beheerst. Het klankpalet, verrijkt door de vibrafoon, voegt een aangename dimensie toe. Ze onderscheiden zich door hun vakmanschap en tonen dat door een zeer speelse benadering van de muziek. Als groep maken ze indruk met een volledig uitgewerkt concept.” MuziekMozaïek Folk & Jazz
Le Marni
Ixelles
Concert
Tristan Bernoud Project
Gypsy-jazz Double bill: Django Chutney & Trio Qu'a Trois
THE BAND "Django Chutney"
Jed Cutler – Guitar & Vocals
Tom Bailey – Double Bass & Vocals
Ben Mack – Guitar & Vocals
THE BAND "Trio Qu'a Trois"
Gilles Kremer – Guitar & Helicon
Augustin Dive (Gus) – Saxophone
Philippe Quewet (Max) – Banjo & Double bass
Back by popular demand, Brighton based gypsy-jazz trio Django Chutney are coming back to blow away our Full Circle audience — and this time they're sharing the stage with Trio Qu'a Trois, with the two bands taking it in turns throughout the night.
Their combination part vocal harmonies, huge repertoire that draws from so many eras and genres of the 20th century, virtuoso guitar show-offs, and ridiculous sense of fun and musical adventure has helped them secure fans in the jazz world and across the spectrum alike - all ages and all musical tasted will find something to enjoy in Django Chutney & Trio Qu'a Trois hugely entertaining and energetic performances.
Drawing from Chutney's repertoire, along with more modern tunes, 20's blues, and the very-possible chance of some Black Sabbath, Django Chutney steamroller the audience with a forceful jazz-guitar sound that amazes and delights in equal measure.
Trading sets across the evening, Trio Qu'a Trois bring their own distinct flavour to the Full Circle stage - a trio built around guitar, helicon, saxophone and banjo, blending gypsy-jazz swing with a playfully unconventional instrumentation that sets them apart.
THE BAND "Django Chutney"
Jed Cutler – Guitar & Vocals
Tom Bailey – Double Bass & Vocals
Ben Mack – Guitar & Vocals
THE BAND "Trio Qu'a Trois"
Gilles Kremer – Guitar & Helicon
Augustin Dive (Gus) – Saxophone
Philippe Quewet (Max) – Banjo & Double bass
Django Chutney & Trio Qu'a Trois
Full Circle
Ixelles
Concert
Gypsy-jazz Double bill: Django Chutney & Trio Qu'a Trois
MEHMET ATLI ,YILMAZ GUNEYLÎ
Mehmet atlı guıtarr, 2. Vıalon.3 bas gitar
Yılmaz guneyli saz, 2. Vıalon
MUSIC KURDISCHE NOUVELLE ALBUM
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
MEHMET ATLI ,YILMAZ GUNEYLÎ
Ateliers XXL (grands)parents/enfants au Musée des Enfants
Children’s Museum
Ixelles
Animations
Ateliers XXL (grands)parents/enfants au Musée des Enfants
Azymuth
More than 50 years ago, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro, the completely new sound of the jazz fusion trio Azymuth was heard for the first time. Since then, the trio has recorded more than 30 albums and gained worldwide recognition with their self-proclaimed samba doido (“crazy samba”), a distinctive fusion of jazz-funk, samba, and electronics. With their latest album Marca Passo (2025, Far Out Recordings), Azymuth celebrates five decades in music. Bassist Alex Malheiros, together with keyboardist Dudu Viana and drummer Renato Massa, keeps the trio sounding as vibrant as ever, driven by the same cosmic energy and masterful virtuosity that have defined Azymuth from the very beginning. The trio remains true to the formula that has made them irresistible for half a century: a whole greater than the sum of its parts and a groove that sets everything in motion.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Azymuth
Le ciné club des Sous-Entendu·e·s: short films screening
The feminist collective Les Sous-Entendu·e·s presents a programme of short films, carefully selected and curated by the collective.
EKLALA – Gémi Diallo & Vanessa Minacapelli – 18 mins – various OV - EN SBTForced to retreat to the kitchen for her Zoom meeting, Fatou, an ambitious entrepreneur, finds herself with her mother, Amysso, in the midst of preparations for a christening. Caught between Amysso’s silent reproaches and the urgency of securing a crucial contract, Fatou navigates the tension between the weight of family expectations and her passionate quest for professional success.
A NOUS LA NUIT - Lison Besangez - 27’ - FR OVAmidst subwoofers and beams of bright light, bonds are formed and strengthened in the intimacy of the night. A mark, a pill… a need to let go in a world that oppresses.
14/05 GENERAL STRIKE - Lilo - 2’ - without dialogueThis short film was born out of a militant desire to capture our reality: the almost euphoric joy of coming together as a small, united group, whilst not forgetting to show the inevitable and systemic repression of every action.
LES HUÎTRES - Maia Descamps - 23' - FR OVAt a hen party, Charlotte, aged 30, is reunited with long-standing friends she hasn’t seen for a long time. The euphoria of the reunion is mingled with apprehensions and unspoken truths. Charlotte has a secret she keeps painfully to herself. Just like the oysters these women are busy shucking, their tongues remain tight-lipped. But as the shells crack and their hands get scraped, the truth rises to the surface.
SOMS IS TE VAAK - Johara Belhmane - 2’ A princess on a bench
GOUROUE - Chloé Larrère - 8’ - FR OVSnippets of life in an all-female base camp. We experiment, search for lost sounds, messages in music and its magic; above all, we are together. A tribute to Alice Coltrane, to fire and to feminine power
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Le ciné club des Sous-Entendu·e·s: short films screening
A Woman's Life
Gabrielle, a fifty-year-old surgeon, is questioning herself about love, desire, aging, all against the backdrop of a hospital crisis, when a novelist arrives to watch her work for a book she's writing.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
A Woman's Life
PABLO MURGIER PAZDERA TRIO
Pablo Murgier Pazdera - piano & composition
Romain Lecuyer - double basse
Miguel Couto - batterie
LE PABLO MURGIER PAZDERA TRIO SE SITUE RÉSOLUMENT DANS LES MARGES. PLUS QU’UN STYLE, LE JAZZ ICI EST UNE MANIÈRE D’HABITER LE PRÉSENT, UN ESPACE D’ÉMANCIPATION OÙ CHAQUE NOTE INTERROGE, LIBÈRE ET RELIE. LE TRIO EXPLORE DES TERRITOIRES SONORES SINGULIERS, OFFRANT UNE MUSIQUE QUI PARLE, QUI TOUCHE, QUI PARTAGE UN SENSIBLE. SON RÉPERTOIRE, CENTRÉ SUR DE NOUVELLES COMPOSITIONS, S’OUVRE ÉGALEMENT À DES INSPIRATIONS POUSSÉS CHEZ SAKAMOTO, BJÖRK, LED ZEPPELIN, AINSI QU' AUX MUSIQUES DE L’AMÉRIQUE DU SUD. LE TRIO EST COMPLÉTÉ PAR ROMAIN LÉCUYER À LA CONTREBASSE ET MIGUEL COUTO À LA BATTERIE.
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
PABLO MURGIER PAZDERA TRIO
Beatriz Villar
Le Senghor - Centre Culturel d’Etterbeek
Etterbeek
Concert
Beatriz Villar
Beethoven Deconstructed
Whether you’re already an aficionado or simply curious, everyone is welcome, and no prior knowledge is required!
Everything in Florestan Bataillie's life orbits around music! He is not only a pianist and composer but also an inspired storyteller who eagerly imparts his deep-seated passion for classical music to the audience. From the piano, he delves into key works from the repertoire, dissects them to the bone, and gives the listeners a unique insight into the life and work of brilliant composers
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Beethoven Deconstructed
Brussels Philharmonic & Michel Tabachnik
In Don Juan, Richard Strauss portrays the ultimate seducer in all his glory and tragedy: restless, yearning, and ultimately — inevitably — confronted by his own limitations. A vibrant symphonic poem full of youthful energy and reckless seduction, ending in a pregnant silence. This stillness is broken by the massive soundworld of Iannis Xenakis: in Empreintes, he makes the orchestra sound like an overwhelming force of nature, creating a fascinating listening experience that pushes known musical boundaries.
Then, Ludwig van Beethoven dots the i's, bringing the essence of the symphony back to the fore — albeit with a mischievous wink. His Eighth Symphony is an ode to vitality and is packed with musical wit. Although Beethoven was struggling with personal setbacks during this period, he delivered a compact, energetic, and upbeat symphony. A powerful shot of energy to close the evening.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Brussels Philharmonic & Michel Tabachnik
GIPSY JAZZ NIGHT
BY RENAUD CROLS
Renaud Crols - Piano, violin and singing
tbc
A night rooted in the spirit of gypsy jazz, led by violinist Renaud Crols. Swing, virtuosity and improvisation come together in a warm, spontaneous live session inspired by the tradition of Django Reinhardt and beyond.
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
GIPSY JAZZ NIGHT
BY RENAUD CROLS
The Revenant
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a brutal bear attack. This epic adventure captures the extraordinary power of the human spirit in an immersive and visceral experience unlike any other.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
The Revenant
Symfomania!
Step into the world of Symfomania! and get ready for a musical journey that will ignite your imagination! Our dynamic workshops for kids age 7-12 are filled with love stories, fairy tales, thunderous storms, and even whimsical dance moves - there are no limits in the enchanting realm of symphonic music!
After the workshop, we treat our young adventurers to a refreshing drink, allowing them to recharge for the main event. As they take their seats in the plush chairs of the concert hall together with their parents, prepare to be swept away by the mesmerizing melodies and breathtaking harmonies performed by the orchestra. It's a moment that will create memories to last a lifetime!
Concerts included:
24.10.26 | Beethoven 8
30.10.26 | Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
19.12.26 | Rachmaninov, Reger, Scriabin
06.02.27 | Mahler 9
13.03.27 | Clyne, Puts, Williams
27.03.27 | Brussels Philharmonic & Boris Giltburg
02.05.27 | Matinee: Britten: Spring Symphony
12.06.27 | Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet
13.06.27 | Matinee: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Flagey
Ixelles
Courses and workshops
Symfomania!
2026 Solvay Public Lectures
Since 2005, the International Solvay Institutes have been organising an annual conference for the general public, inviting leading scientists of the highest level to talk about the latest developments in the fields of chemistry, physics and biology.
After the two lectures, a panel of renowned scientists will answer your questions. You can already submit your questions via this form, until 19 October.
Flagey
Ixelles
Conferences and conventions
2026 Solvay Public Lectures
Akira
2019's Neo-Tokyo, as depicted in a mega-“manga” filmed with frenetic intensity by its own creator: gifted test subjects, a mutant exterminator, and rival gangs engaged in frenzied, hyperviolent clashes.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Akira
JUNIO JOCOL Y SU FM LATINA
JUNIO JOCOL / GUITAR SING
JOSE BUC / BASE - VOICE
DANNY MILLAN / DRUMS
INES NIETO / SAX - KEYBOARD - VOICE
MOISES ALEAN / PERCUSSION
JUNIO JOCOL Y SU FM LATINA IS A CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC PROJECT FORMED IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, AND PART OF A VIBRANT NEW LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC SCENE EMERGING ACROSS EUROPE. PERFORMING ORIGINAL SONGS, THE PROJECT BLENDS CONTEMPORARY SONGWRITING WITH THE RICHNESS OF LATIN AMERICAN RHYTHMS AND TRADITIONS, CREATING AN AUTHENTIC AND DYNAMIC LIVE EXPERIENCE. THROUGH MUSIC, POETRY, AND STORYTELLING, JUNIO JOCOL Y SU FM LATINA BUILDS CULTURAL BRIDGES AND REPRESENTS A NEW GENERATION OF ARTISTS BRINGING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE.
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
JUNIO JOCOL Y SU FM LATINA
Sirāt
Le Senghor - Centre Culturel d’Etterbeek
Etterbeek
Cinema
Sirāt
Amores Perros
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Amores Perros
Vlaams Radiokoor & I Solisti
“Ma musique est mon portrait." In 1943, an aircraft dropped thousands of copies of Paul Éluard's poem Liberté over occupied France. In secret, Francis Poulenc composed his cantata Figure Humaine, a powerful ode to liberation. In 1946, the choir of the public broadcaster NIR — the predecessor of the Vlaams Radiokoor — premiered this cantata during a special broadcast on ‘Sender Brüssel,’ which had just been liberated from Nazi control. Exactly 80 years later, the Vlaams Radiokoor performs the work once again in the very place it was created: the former broadcasting house, Flagey. The audience is invited to join the performers on the stage of the iconic Studio 4 for a unique and intimate musical portrait of Francis Poulenc — ‘Poupoule’ to his friends. Together with I SOLISTI, the Radiokoor introduces you to the man himself: his kaleidoscopic oeuvre, his colorful personality, and his many unexpected musical ties to Belgium. All of this topped off with his wonderfully surrealist Le Bal Masqué.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Vlaams Radiokoor & I Solisti
Le Singulier des Pluriels
Le Marni
Ixelles
Theatre
Le Singulier des Pluriels
[Social] Media Network: Drinks & speaker (TBA)
PRESS DRINKS
For journalists, editors & creators
Social | Tues 27th Oct | 7-9pm
Co-hosted by Brussels Media Women
Introductory Talk
Name to be announced soon
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Open to all journalists editors & creators | Booking required
Bar open
PRESS DRINKS
For journalists, editors & creators
Social | Tues 27th Oct | 7-9pm
Co-hosted by Brussels Media Women
Introductory Talk
Name to be announced soon
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Open to all journalists editors & creators | Booking required
Bar open
PRESS DRINKS
For journalists, editors & creators
Social | Tues 27th Oct | 7-9pm
Co-hosted by Brussels Media Women
Introductory Talk
Name to be announced soon
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Open to all journalists editors & creators | Booking required
Bar open
Full Circle
Ixelles
Various
[Social] Media Network: Drinks & speaker (TBA)
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
For the first time in Belgium!
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic They are unique. Every symphony orchestra has its cello section, of course, but nowhere else in the world have these deep-toned, magnificent string instruments come together as an independent ensemble—an orchestra within the orchestra—and achieved one success after another. This has happened only once, and nowhere else but here. That is why every music lover knows exactly who the Twelve Cellists are, even when the name of their orchestra is not mentioned. They are an institution.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
Lucy Lost
Lucy, a mysterious girl with visions no one else can see, meets her secret friend Milly. Together they set out on a magical quest to uncover the secret behind her mysterious powers.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Lucy Lost
ENKELÉ
Maria Carolina Delgado Serrano - Percussionist (Maracas) and backing vocalist
Angelica Ruiz Machuca - Percussionist (Tambor Alegre and multi-percussion instruments)
Mildreth Pasos Pabón - Backing vocalist and percussionist (Tambora)
Yira Miranda Montero - Lead vocalist (Singer) and backing vocalist
Camila Pedrozo Zambrano - Lead vocalist (Singer) and backing vocalist
Damar Guerrero Suarez - Lead vocalist (Singer) and backing vocalist
ENKELÉ IS A GROUP OF WOMEN CREATORS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC WHO, FROM THE SONIC TERRITORIES OF THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN AND THE BANKS OF THE MAGDALENA RIVER, MAKE THEIR VOICES AND DRUMS RESONATE WITH WORLD MUSIC, TRANSMITTING THE ENERGY AND POWER OF WOMEN WHO CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR EQUALITY AND EQUITY. THEIR PRODUCTIONS TELL A STORY THROUGH SONGS WRITTEN BY TEACHERS, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND ELDERS WHO HAVE WITNESSED OR PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED INEQUALITIES, AS WELL AS THE PROCESSES OF RESISTANCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. IN THIS CONCERT, YOU CAN ENJOY THE MUSICAL AND SONIC DIVERSITY OF CUMBIA, BULLERENGUE, TAMBORA, AND CHANDÉ—TRADITIONAL COLOMBIAN MUSIC THAT MAKES US VIBRATE TO THE RHYTHM OF THE DRUMS.
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
ENKELÉ
La Gradiva
A group of high school students sets off on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii. They are seized by a sense of vertigo. They allow themselves to be overwhelmed by desire and anger, until they surrender completely.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
La Gradiva
Gaspard Melville - Bruxelles Chaos
BXL, CADAVRE EXQUIS Dans une véritable déclaration d’amour à Bruxelles, Gaspard Melville révèle avec un humour décapant les secrets de fabrication de sa ville natale. Mi-historien, mi-stand-upper, il nous entraîne dans l’ADN de Bruxelles, un territoire surréaliste et réfractaire à toute forme de discipline.Coup de cœur du TTO, ce seul-en-scène investit la grande salle pour raconter l’épopée bruxelloise, depuis le voûtement de la Senne jusqu'à l’Expo 58, de l’humour de la STIB au bourgmestre à dos d’éléphant.Après avoir créé la page “Les Visites de mon voisin” sur les réseaux, Gaspard Melville condense dans ce spectacle ses meilleures anecdotes. Il nous emmène dans l’envers du décor pour tenter de capter l’âme insaisissable de cette ville en mille morceaux. Résultat : 80 minutes de natation désynchronisée dans le grand bain bruxellois. Et si Gaspard égratigne parfois la ville au passage, son spectacle lui rend tout de même hommage : une ville sans dogme, capable du pire comme du meilleur, où la beauté peut surgir du chaos. De et Avec Gaspard MelvilleCréation vidéos Julien MusMusique originale Julien Delcroix Production Vassilia van der HeydenCoproduction Théâtre de la Toison d’Or et Décadrages asbl
TTO - Théâtre de la Toison d'Or
Ixelles
Theatre
Gaspard Melville - Bruxelles Chaos
La PERCHE : Le Corset
Christophe, a 10-year-old boy with balance issues navigates life in an orthopedic brace while his struggling family farm faces modernization. Torn between independence and mending ties with his distant father, he weighs his future.
Adaptations available: SME SBT (in French), AD (in French), PRM seating, PRM toilets, Magnetic induction loop, Reception, Adaptation of sound volume, Low lighting
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
La PERCHE : Le Corset
Res Nullius
Res Nullius explores the coexistence of humans and wildlife in the heart of Brussels and examines the way we live in the city. By following the trail of a wild boar spotted in a park, the film reveals an often-overlooked reality: the city is a living ecosystem, at the crossroads of issues relating to biodiversity, urban planning and social justice. Through the perspectives of those working on the ground, it offers a committed and political reflection on urban development and its impact on living organisms.
23.09 | screening in the framework of the celebration of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Festival | the last few tickets for this film will be available on the evening of the screening, one hour before it begins
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Res Nullius
Okonski
Okonski is the jazz trio led by American pianist Steve Okonski, with Michael Isvara Montgomery on double bass and Aaron Frazer on drums. As members of Durand Jones & The Indications, the three musicians have developed a deep musical connection, allowing them to move effortlessly between carefully crafted compositions and spontaneous improvisation. Out of this interplay emerges a meditative, introspective sound, with Okonski’s lyrical piano lines taking centre stage. Let yourself be carried away by music that takes its time to unfold, quiet and captivating all at once.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Okonski
L'Antidote
Can beauty save the world? It may sound like a bold idea, but for L’Antidote it lies at the very heart of their musical vision. With Lebanese pianist Rami Khalifé, Albanian cellist Redi Hasa, and Iranian percussionist Bijan Chemirani, the trio brings together three musicians, each carrying their own tradition and distinct voice. By listening closely to one another, they create poetic, meditative soundscapes in which silence and space are as important as melody and rhythm. Together, they reach out to one another in search of a universal sound that does not erase their differences, but allows them to merge into a rich and hopeful whole. Between stillness and dancing trance, L’Antidote finds healing sounds as an antidote in an unsettled world.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
L'Antidote
MONK - TRIBUTE NIGHT
TBC
A tribute to Thelonious Monk, one of the most singular voices in jazz history. His unmistakable compositions, rhythms and harmonies are brought back to life on the Sounds stage. A night celebrating the music and legacy of a true jazz icon.
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
MONK - TRIBUTE NIGHT
Close Encounter
Open rehearsals: experience the orchestra up close and feel the power of our collective. In the historic Studio 4, you’ll find yourself right in the heart of the music—and in the world of the conductor, the soloist, or one of our musicians.
What will be rehearsed? We can’t say just yet—the rehearsal process follows its own path. But one thing is certain: you’ll be stepping straight into the core of our symphonic universe.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Close Encounter
Roel Dieltiens, Bart Naessens & Ageet Zweistra / When the Cello Began to Sing
Long before the cello became one of classical music’s most beloved solo instruments, a handful of pioneering musicians were discovering just how much it could do. At the heart of this programme is Domenico Gabrielli—one of the first great cello virtuosos and among the earliest composers to give the instrument a true solo voice—alongside music by Bononcini, Geminiani, Vivaldi and the Dutch-born Willem de Fesch.
Internationally renowned cellist and early-music pioneer Roel Dieltiens is joined by Bart Naessens and Ageet Zweistra on period instruments, bringing audiences remarkably close to the sound world in which the cello first stepped into the spotlight. Noble and intimate one moment, dazzlingly virtuosic the next, these works reveal a familiar instrument at the exhilarating beginning of its story. A fitting Prelude to the Brussels Cello Festival: come hear when the cello began to sing.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Roel Dieltiens, Bart Naessens & Ageet Zweistra / When the Cello Began to Sing
Brussels Philharmonic, Victor-Julien Laferrière & Sascha Goetzel
Schumann wrote the first true cello concerto, though he never heard it performed during his lifetime. Its enduring popularity lies in its emotional depth, as Victor Julien-Laferrière notes: “I hope Schumann’s concerto offers the audience a deeply romantic moment, evoking someone alone with their thoughts, in an intimate dialogue with nature.”
Richard Strauss, a master of musical storytelling, reached new heights with Don Quixote. ‘Fantastic variations on a theme of knightly character,’ he subtitled this symphonic poem, based on Cervantes’ book about the knight-errant. And fantastic it is: a masterfully composed tale that sweeps listeners along—at times delicately, at others with irony and flamboyance—into the battle against injustice.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Brussels Philharmonic, Victor-Julien Laferrière & Sascha Goetzel
MF DOOM JAZZ SUITE BY NEW JAZZ UNDERGROUND
Abdias Armenteros - saxophone / Sebastian Rios - basse / TJ Reddick - batterie
MF DOOM JAZZ SUITE
BY NEW JAZZ UNDERGROUND
New Jazz Underground represents a new generation of American jazz: free, bold and deeply rooted in the tradition.
For their first show at SOUNDS, the New York trio will present music from their own album and original repertoire, alongside a special MF DOOM Jazz Suite, reinterpreting the universe of one of hip hop’s most singular figures through their own jazz language.
Rapper, producer and storyteller, MF DOOM built a unique world from jazz and soul samples, dusty drums, comic book mythology and intricate rhymes. From Operation: Doomsday to MM..FOOD, from KMD to Madvillain, his influence reaches far beyond hip hop.
On the eve of October 31, the date MF DOOM passed away in 2020, the night brings together New Jazz Underground’s own music, live DOOM reinterpretations, beats and DJ sets.
20:00 - DBR SKUNK
SP-404 live beat set
21:00 - NEW JAZZ UNDERGROUND
Original repertoire + MF DOOM Jazz Suite
Abdias Armenteros - Saxophonist and vocalist
Sebastian Rios - Double Bass
TJ Reddick - Drum
23:00 - NELASSASSIN
Hip-hop DJ set
ALL CAPS. REMEMBER THE NAME.
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
MF DOOM JAZZ SUITE BY NEW JAZZ UNDERGROUND
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a cross-dressing scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky'.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Casper
An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Casper
The Others
In 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
The Others
Monster Mia
All her life, Mia has felt like an outsider in her town and amongst her family. She is the only one who believes in the existence of monsters. When she is sent to a new school, Mia discovers that her new classmates are not children but real monsters. Mia is over the moon, but she soon realises that nobody at her school must know she’s actually human, otherwise she’ll be in big trouble. Her only option: to convince everyone that she’s a monster too.
make-up stand for children before the screening
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Monster Mia
Recital by Laureates – Buchet International Cello Competition 2026
Who will be the next great voice of the cello? Be among the first to discover the three young musicians who emerge at the top of the 2026 Buchet International Cello Competition, selected from more than 100 applicants from around the world. Just days after the results are announced, the three laureates take the Flagey Studio 1 stage for a recital that offers something increasingly rare: the chance to hear exceptional young artists at the very beginning of what could become remarkable international careers.
Before reaching Flagey, sixteen candidates will compete on 26 and 27 October at the Royal Conservatory of Mons (ARTS²) before an international jury comprising Han Bin Yoon (Chairperson), Roel Dieltiens, Anne Gastinel, Marie Hallynck, Frans Helmerson and Victor Julien-Laferrière, joined for the Final Round by Judith Van Eeckhout (Brussels Philharmonic), Ulrich Hauschild (Flagey) and Veerle Simoens (Flemish Ministry of Culture).
The three laureates—and the programme they choose to reveal themselves to Brussels—will be announced here on the evening of 27 October. Reserve your seat now and come discover tomorrow’s leading cellists before you know their names.
The competition rounds on 26 and 27 October at the Royal Conservatory of Mons (ARTS²) are open to the public free of charge.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Recital by Laureates – Buchet International Cello Competition 2026
Gala Concert – Brussels Cello Festival 2026
From intimate chamber music to the thrilling sonority of twelve cellos filling the stage, this gala concert showcases the extraordinary breadth of the cello’s expressive world. The first half brings together two distinct artistic personalities in masterpieces of the Romantic repertoire: fresh from his First Prize triumph at the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition, Ettore Pagano opens with Schumann’s poetic Fantasiestücke, followed by the legendary Gary Hoffman in Mendelssohn’s radiant Second Sonata, one of the pinnacles of the cello literature. Both artists are joined by acclaimed pianist Chloe Jiyeong Mun, whose refined musicianship brings equal lyricism, colour and brilliance to these two masterpieces.
After the interval, the scale—and the excitement—grows. Festival artists join forces with the top three laureates of the 2026 Buchet International Cello Competition in ensembles of four and twelve cellos, offering the rare chance to experience internationally acclaimed soloists performing side by side with rising stars as one extraordinary ensemble. From Romantic virtuosity and Catalan folk tradition to the irresistible rhythms of Piazzolla, the evening builds towards a spectacular celebration of the emotions, energy and camaraderie that make the cello world unlike any other.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Gala Concert – Brussels Cello Festival 2026
Aleksey Shadrin & Camille Thomas / Grieg, Brahms & Glass
Two of today’s most compelling cellists meet in a recital built around the extraordinary emotional power of the Romantic cello. Aleksey Shadrin takes on Grieg’s only Cello Sonata, a sweeping work of Nordic lyricism, passion and dramatic energy, before Camille Thomas brings her distinctive voice to Brahms’ First Sonata—one of the great pillars of the cello repertoire, where profound intimacy meets the architectural grandeur of Bach.
After these two Romantic masterpieces, Thomas offers an unexpected epilogue with Philip Glass’ hauntingly beautiful Truman Sleeps. Its luminous simplicity leaves the music suspended between memory and dream—a contemporary echo of the same intimacy and longing heard in Grieg and Brahms more than a century earlier. Three works, two exceptional artists and one of the cello’s greatest strengths: its ability to make the most deeply felt emotions sound almost human.
Immediately following the concert, Camille Thomas will meet audiences for a signing of her latest album dedicated to the music of Philip Glass.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Aleksey Shadrin & Camille Thomas / Grieg, Brahms & Glass
Ettore Pagano, Marie Hallynck & Han Bin Yoon / Life after the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition
Fresh from his First Prize triumph at the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition, Ettore Pagano returns to Brussels for a rare encounter between the Competition’s newest winner and one of the distinguished artists who sat on its jury. The young Italian cellist opens with Mendelssohn’s elegant Variations concertantes and Debussy’s groundbreaking Sonata before unleashing the virtuoso fireworks of Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Figaro.
Internationally acclaimed Belgian cellist and 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition juror Marie Hallynck then takes the stage, joined by her long-standing chamber music partner Muhiddin Dürrüoğlu in Saint-Saëns’s passionate First Cello Sonata. Its fiery and dramatic outer movements frame a serene central Andante, revealing a work of striking intensity and lyricism.
For the finale, Hallynck and Pagano are joined by Brussels Cello Festival Artistic Director Han Bin Yoon in Popper’s deeply moving Requiem for three cellos and piano. This exceptional meeting brings the Competition’s newest winner, one of its jurors and the festival’s artistic director together on a single stage, celebrating the moment when the applause of a great competition gives way to the next chapter of an artist’s journey.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Ettore Pagano, Marie Hallynck & Han Bin Yoon / Life after the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition
Circa Diem
Le Senghor - Centre Culturel d’Etterbeek
Etterbeek
Concert
Circa Diem
SAXONEO
Yoan Diaz Voz Lider
Maria Alejandra (Male) Voz lider
Carlos Vietitia Sax Soprano
Edison Guzmán Sax Alto
Gauthier Lottin Sax Tenor
Piano Frank Wybou
Bass José Luis Montiel
Sebastián Fonseca Bateria
Alexis Valle Congas
SAXONEO IS A COLOMBIAN BAND WITH THE BELGIAN SAXOPHONE AS MAIN INSTRUMENT. THESE NEW SOUNDS TAKE YOU ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH COLOMBIA, LATIN AMERICA AND WORLD MUSIC. THIS ORIGINAL CONCEPT COMBINES SALSA, BACHATA, SON CUBANO, GUAJIRAS, MONTUNOS, PORRO, CUMBIA, VALLENATO, PUYA, CURRULAO, PASILLO AND BELGIAN CLASSICS AND TRANSFORMS IT INTO THEIR OWN STYLE, WITH 4 SAXOPHONES IN THE LEAD.
Sounds Jazz Club
Ixelles
Concert
SAXONEO
Petite Casbah
Algeria, June 1955. Khadidja leaves Kabylie to join her older brother Malek in Algiers. Following an altercation at the market, he is arrested by the police and Khadidja finds herself alone. Fortunately, Lyes, Ahmed and Philippe will do everything in their power to help her find Malek. From the rooftops of the Casbah, the four children set about investigating. Through the adventures of four young friends from different communities in Algiers, *Petite Casbah* tells the story, from a child’s perspective, of Algeria at the dawn of the War of Independence.
Flagey
Ixelles
Cinema
Petite Casbah
Closing Concert: From Bach to Harry Potter – Brussels Cello Festival 2026
From the dramatic opening of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue to the magical world of Harry Potter, the Brussels Cello Festival goes out with a bang in a closing concert filled with music you know and love. Belgium’s acclaimed cello octet O-Celli takes the audience on a whirlwind journey through Bach and Verdi, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Bernstein’s West Side Story and the unforgettable film music of John Williams—including Hedwig’s Theme and the soaring Flying Theme from E.T.
After the interval, the stage fills with cellos as Festival artists and young talents come together in the Brussels Cello Festival Orchestra. Villa-Lobos, Morricone’s beloved Gabriel’s Oboe, Márquez’s irresistible Danzón No. 2 and Elgar’s moving Nimrod lead to Blaise Déjardin’s playful Aquarela do Violoncelo. And for those listening especially closely, one final musical surprise awaits… how many familiar tunes will you recognise? A joyful, spectacular finale for seasoned concertgoers, first-time audiences and families alike.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
Closing Concert: From Bach to Harry Potter – Brussels Cello Festival 2026
David Cohen, Aleksey Shadrin & Yibai Chen / Stravinsky, Bartók, Ravel, de Falla & Cassadó
Every great composer inherits a spark. Some preserve it; others transform it into something entirely their own. In Borrowed Fire, Aleksey Shadrin, Yibai Chen and David Cohen journey through music shaped by the unique sounds, rhythms and traditions of Italy, Hungary, Romania and Spain—reimagined by some of the twentieth century’s most distinctive musical voices.
Stravinsky transforms music attributed to Pergolesi with wit and brilliance; Bartók turns the raw energy of folk music into exhilarating concert works; and Ravel evokes Spain through the hypnotic sway of the Habanera. The journey then moves south with de Falla’s passionate Spanish songs before culminating in the dazzling virtuosity of Catalan cellist-composer Gaspar Cassadó’s Requiebros. From intimate melodies to irresistible dances and fiery virtuosity, this recital reveals how music can cross borders and generations, continually finding new life in the hands of the next artist.
Flagey
Ixelles
Concert
David Cohen, Aleksey Shadrin & Yibai Chen / Stravinsky, Bartók, Ravel, de Falla & Cassadó
Obsession
Le Senghor - Centre Culturel d’Etterbeek
Etterbeek
Cinema
Obsession
European Outdoor Film Tour 26/27 - EOFT
Experience outdoor and adventure films together: For 25 years, the European Outdoor Film Tour (EOFT) has been the kickoff for your outdoor season. An evening featuring the year’s best adventure documentaries and more films for everyone who loves being outdoors and wants to enjoy life unfiltered. Because everything you see at the EOFT is real: you don’t just watch it—you feel it. This is real.
Espace Lumen
Ixelles
Cinema
European Outdoor Film Tour 26/27 - EOFT
