Anniversary Festival 150+20 : Habité·e·x·s
On 24, 25 and 26 May 2024, the Ateliers Mommen artists' housing estate will be opening its doors to celebrate 150 years of housing and 20 years of the ASBL.
Living. Living yourself, living in a collective, living in a place that's over a hundred years old. Being inhabited. By creation, ideas, desire. By a utopia; all within a neighbourhood and a city undergoing constant change.
To mark this exceptional anniversary, we're celebrating 150 years of the estate and 20 years of its non-profit association. It's a joyous excuse to get together and celebrate this rare heritage and the people who have lived here since 1874. As the privileged beneficiaries of rare creative and living conditions, we - today's resident artists - want to pay attention to the collective forces and solidarity that have lived and continue to live in these places.
Habité-e-x-s is the name we have collectively chosen for this celebration, referring both to the history of the Ateliers Mommen housing estate as a home for a community of artists in perpetual movement and to its collective spirit of making and living together.
The question ‘What does it mean to live collectively?’ brings us together for a weekend with other artists and local players who are experimenting with possible and sometimes alternative ways of working as a collective. It's also an opportunity to share and pool our tools for collective creation and management, so that we can continue to nurture and forge links.
A wide-ranging programme of activities will punctuate the anniversary festival over the three days:
● Open doors to the Mommen estate: the Salon and its group exhibition, the artists' studio flats and the garden.
● Three-day programme of performances, exhibitions, installations, concerts, participatory workshops, talks & meetings.
● Opening of the collective exhibition at the Salon des Ateliers Mommen: rendez-vous on Friday 24 at 18:00.
● Guided tours of the city in collaboration with the Musée Charlier.
● Launch of the retrospective brochure including a history of the Cité illustrated by archive reproductions.
● Rue de la Charité is closed to traffic: let's take to the streets!
Concerts; Performances; Exhibitions; Installations; Studio visits; Guided tours; Workshops; with over 50 artists!
Ateliers Mommen
Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode
Various
Anniversary Festival 150+20 : Habité·e·x·s
Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend
Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend, the free city festival that attracts some 300,000 music lovers to Belgium’s capital every year, will take place again this year. This year Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend is once again able to treat the municipalities of the Brussels Capital Region to FREE open-air concerts.
Jazz will rule over Brussels for the sixth time at the end of May
During the last weekend of May, Brussels will once again be dominated by jazz. From 24 to 26 May, three iconic squares will host a varied outdoor programme. In parallel, no fewer than 30 indoor concerts will take place and brass bands from all over Europe will parade through the city centre. And all of this for free.
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PROGRAM WILL COME SOON !!!!
STAY TUNED.
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend
Festival CubaLandz - Contemporary Cuban Arts
Festival CubaLandz - Contemporary Cuban Artscelebrates its 7th anniversary!
The 7th edition of the CubaLandz festival, which highlights contemporary Cuban art, celebrates the movement négritude and its impact on modern Cuban culture. Inspired by the work of Cuban poet and essayist Nicolás Guillén, this theme emphasises the importance of integrating Afro-Cubans into a diverse society while fighting against imperialism and neocolonialism. This year, the festival takes place over three days in two Brussels venues: Bozar (25/05) and BRASS (01/06 & 02/06). The programme includes concerts, a conference, video mapping, a performance, theatre for young audiences and a dance workshop. During the three days, you can also tune in to What is Hip! Radio and experience the festival live, wherever you are!
Co-production Camarote, Bozar and Brass.
With the support of Région Bruxelles-Capitale and COCOF
Bozar & BRASS
Brussels
Festival
Festival CubaLandz - Contemporary Cuban Arts
20 km de Bruxelles
A l'entrée du musée du Cinquantenaire
Brussels
Sport
20 km de Bruxelles
europalia art2gether
Europalia presents art2gether, a vibrant celebration of the core principles outlined by Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union – including pluralism, non-discrimination, solidarity and equality. At the intersection of art, culture and the values that unite us - now more than ever - europalia has curated a series of free performances, film screenings and talks across various locations, set to the ever-dynamic backdrop of the European capital.
On Wednesday 29, Thursday 30 and Friday 31 May 2024, art2gether will toast to the ideals upheld by both europalia and Article 2, echoing their shared commitment to a better future. Featuring P.A.R.T.S., Laure Prouvost, Mohamed Toukabri, Benjamin Vandewalle and many more.
Discover the complete programme soon.
In the framework of EU2024BE, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Place de la Bourse
Brussels
Festival
europalia art2gether
Zinneke Parade
Zinneke asbl
Brussels
Festival
Zinneke Parade
Brussels Renaissance Festival
The Brussels Renaissance Festival offers a series of events that showcase European heritage and history during the Renaissance.
The festival highlights the important role of Brussels during this period. Charles V, the most powerful sovereign of the 16th century, had Brussels as his main residence. This city, where he received his first inheritance in 1515, has since become the capital of 500 million Europeans.
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
Brussels Renaissance Festival
TB² Festival
For the third time, the Brigittines and the Théâtre Les Tanneurs are joining forces to close the season together with combined evening performances at both arts centres (a first show at 7pm at The Brigittines followed by a second one at 9pm at Les Tanneurs (and vice versa).
Les Brigittines
Brussels
Festival
TB² Festival
Fashion Moves
Things are moving this summer at MAD Brussels. With Fashion Moves, the Centre for Fashion and Design presents a fascinating exhibition on the multifaceted relationship between fashion and dance.
What does movement do to a piece of clothing? How does the fashion designer adapt to the demands of dance costume? To what extent do fashion and dance inspire each other? Dance and movement have always influenced fashion. For the exhibition Fashion Moves, MAD Brussels explores the interaction between the two worlds. From breathtaking creations dedicated to the stage to the latest trends emerging through social media, especially the influence of ballet and techno, or creations inspired by clubs and nightlife. Numerous creations and trends are reviewed in four different chapters.
The exhibition features the work of many renowned names such as Raf Simons, Glenn Martens, Marine Serre and Walter Van Beirendonck as well as emerging talents like Igor Dieryck, Marie Vandewiele, Stefan Kartchev, Jordy Arthur and many more.
MAD Brussels
Brussels
Exhibition
Fashion Moves
Jazz & Comics
Jazz and comic books have a special connection. Several comic books took inspiration from the music in terms of atmosphere, history and iconic artists. This summer, the Comic Art Museum collaborates with the Maison du Jazz in Liege and together we present an exhibition celebrating jazz and comic art.
The exhibition puts forward the Belgian creative output and the variety of styles, showing the strength and dynamism of the theme. Over the years, comic artists have written powerful stories and graphic scores in which the power of line or colour determines the rhythm and tempo.
The works on display, including one by Louis Joos - renowned master of black and white - are an opportunity to rediscover these two worlds and enjoy their most beautiful melodies!
Comic Strip Museum (Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée)
Brussels
Exhibition
Jazz & Comics
Midsummer Mozartiade
The Midsummer Mozartiade festival invites you to its 8th edition, from 17 to 23 June, right in the heart of Brussels. Our main stage performances will again take place at the Théâtre Royal des Galeries, located in the elegant and historic Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, just a stone's throw from the Grand-Place.
A festival that gets a theatre singing (again)!
Following the resounding success of Die Zauberflöte last summer, we are proud to present the opera Mitridate, re di Ponto at the Théâtre des Galeries this summer. This is a rare production of Mozart's very first opera seria (written at the age of 14!), a veritable triumph when it premiered in 1770. This masterpiece sings a powerful story of geopolitical confrontation (in a region known today as Crimea), fratricidal conflict and thwarted love (what could be more topical?). For all those who love vocal fireworks, this is no doubt the very modern-day production in which the roles of the rival brothers (originally written for castrati) will both be sung by men (in this case a sopranist and a countertenor).
And echoing the ‘intimate and grandiose’ Requiem performed last summer by the prestigious phalanges of the CAV&MA de Namur, Missa Brevis will take the stage of the Théâtre des Galeries this summer. This ground-breaking concert, conceived by the excellent emerging conductor Gabriel Hollander, promises to delight all fans of sacred music (out of the box), chamber music (of a spiritual kind) or contemporary music (in its choral form). Featured on the programme are liturgical miniatures by Mozart, Haydn… and Belgian composer Fabian Fiorini.
A festival that shows you round the centre of Brussels!
Besides these exciting main stage productions, you will find a variety of free events at landmark venues throughout the city centre. In the Galerie du Roi, right outside the theatre, talented young performers (a wind quintet, a voice-cello duo and a string quartet) will serenade passers-by to kick off our festival week in style. A short stroll to Place des Martyrs will bring you to Maison CFC, at number 14, and two fascinating lectures on the journeys to Italy of aspiring composers and the evolution of opera seria across the ages. Turn left into Rue aux Choux, and straight ahead you will see the beautiful Mozart-era church Notre-Dame du Finistère. This peaceful haven in the bustling Rue Neuve will be the stage for a fabulous all-Handel concert, featuring two outstanding sopranos and a four-piece Baroque band.
A festival that takes opera on the road!
In July, we will once again be touring our opera production to the Théâtre Royal in Mons as part of the Festival au Carré, and then to the Grand-Manège in Namur as part of the Festival musical de Namur, courtesy of the ORCW and the CAV&MA, major partners of our Brussels festival. Our shared mission is to make opera (originally a popular form of entertainment) more accessible for a broader, more diverse audience. So make a date with Mozart this June! We look forward to seeing you there.
Stefan Sbonnik (tenor); Gianna Cañete Gallo (soprano); Dennis Orellana (sopranist); Pieter De Praetere (countertenor); Sonia Sheridan Jacquelin (mezzo-soprano); Mathis Van Cleynenbreugel (tenor); Eric Gobin (director); Thibaut Lenaerts (conductor); Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie (ensemble); Gabriel Hollander (conductor); Clara Inglese (soprano); Julie Bailly (mezzo-soprano);
Théâtre Royal des Galeries
Brussels
Festival
Midsummer Mozartiade
Fête de la Musique
Various places in Brussels
Brussels
Festival
Fête de la Musique
Brussels International Film Festival - BRIFF
The 7th edition of the Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF), will take place from June 25th to July 3rd 2024 in the heart of Brussels! This year again, the BRIFF promises you a concentrate of strong images and emotions on the big screen. Brussels will be brimming with a bouquet of emotions as the BRIFF takes place at Cinéma UGC, Cinéma Galeries and Palace as well as evening open-air screenings, thus offering an urban and cinematographic experience to the festival goers. Keep your eyes open, more details are coming soon...
Brussels International Film Festival - BRIFF
Ixelles
Festival
Brussels International Film Festival - BRIFF
Brussels Urban Sessions
THE BIGGEST ACTION SPORTS FESTIVAL IN BELGIUM
Josaphat Park
Schaerbeek
Sport
Brussels Urban Sessions
Festival Musiq3
Rise brings together emerging and established artists from the Belgian and international classical, jazz and electro scenes.
Rise brings together emerging and established artists from the Belgian and international classical, jazz and electro scenes. Eighteen concerts for young and old, encounters, an evening of podcasts about music and human nature, a showcase for the Propulse Classique competition, new works by sound and plant sculptor Bob Verschueren and dj sets on the square! Experience classical music in a different way and get ready for the summer! And for the first time this year, the festival will open on Thursday with an exceptional evening. Head to Flagey and the surrounding area for four days of musical and artistic excellence at the Festival Musiq3.
With, among others : Vox Luminis, Thomas Dunford, the Brussels Philharmonic, Antoine Pierre, Marc-André Hamelin, Adèle Molle, Elise Caluwaerts, Jos van Immerseel, Glass Marcano... and many more!
Théâtre Marni & Flagey
Brussels
Festival
Festival Musiq3
Couleur Café
The Couleur Café festival, located in the verdant Osseghem park next to the Atomium, is a vibrant melting-pot of musical genres, spanning from hip-hop, reggae, and afro to RnB, funk, and dub. For 34 years, the festival has welcome thousands of beautiful people, featuring dozens of both established and emerging artists, as well as remarkable DJs.
The greenest urban festival in the country is getting ready for its 33rd edition. On the 28th, 29th and 30th of June 2024, the breathtaking Osseghem Park by the Atomium will welcome a diverse mix of established and emerging hip-hop, soul, funk, reggae, dub, dance and afro artists, as well as dozens of DJ’s on 6 stages, countless experiences and culinary highlights, an enchanting decoration and thousands of beautiful people who perfectly represent the diversity of Belgium. Couleur Café is more than a festival, it is a journey around the globe that’ll keep you dreaming for the rest of the year. And it has been for 34 years. Discover more on couleurcafe.be.
Osseghem Park
Laeken
Festival
Couleur Café
Brosella festival
The Brosella Festival is a two-day jazz & urban etno festival held in the shadow of the Atomium.
The Brosella Festival is a two-day music event held in the shadow of the Atomium. Taking place on July 6th and 7th at the beautiful Theatre in the Ossegem Park, the festival attracts jazz and urban ethno artists from around the world. Featuring 20 live bands and a children's program, the festival offers a unique experience where you can enjoy outstanding music in an enchanting setting.
Urban etno: Halva - Musafir, Aishinka, Ão, Lisa O'Neill, Kara Jackson, Oumou Sangaré, Farfar
Jazz: John Ghost, TaxiWars, Flat Earth Society - Boggamasta, BXL x LDN Interplay ft. Stéphane Galland - Binker Golding - Bram De Looze, Johnathan Blake's Pentad, M.CHUZI, Naïssam Jalal
Children's Corner: Locas De Amor, Griboujazz, Ntoumos, Dalva, Drawing Basses
Osseghem Park
Laeken
Festival
Brosella festival
Bruxellons!
Festival Bruxellons! Au Château du Karreveld
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Festival
Bruxellons!
Walden Festival 2024
Walden Festival is an initiative from the founders of Klarafestival. The concept? Enjoying music in all its diversity on various stages in and around Brussels’ Leopold Park, the green heart of the European Quarter. Get ready for an adventurous summer festival for young and old alike!
The garden of the Museum of Natural Sciences, adjacent to Leopold Park, is the starting point for an exploration of classical, contemporary, non-Western music and jazz. It’s all about alternative concert formats and breaking down barriers between different genres. A string quartet, a jazz solo, Eastern music and mysterious soundscapes … encounter them all at Walden Festival.
Some concerts take place in the open air while others are held in stunning architectural jewels. Put together your own schedule and wander between concerts. Combine the festival with a visit to the Museum of Natural Sciences or enjoy our tasteful festival catering. Watch, listen, taste, feel... let all of your senses be stimulated!
Leopold Park
Etterbeek
Festival
Walden Festival 2024
Festival Théâtres Nomades 2024
Bois de la Cambre : Carrefour des Attelages
Brussels
Festival
Festival Théâtres Nomades 2024
Retrospective photo exposition about the Cinquantenaire
Immerse yourself in a retrospective of Brussels' Parc du Cinquantenaire, the scene of memorable events and fascinating transformations. From its inauguration in 1880 to its current status as a cultural landmark, this exhibition traces the key moments in its evolution.
Cinquantenaire Park
Brussels
Exhibition
Retrospective photo exposition about the Cinquantenaire
Museum Night Fever 2024
See you on 19 October 2024 for another great night in the museums of Brussels.
Museum Night Fever is the Brussels' museums night. During one evening, about 30 museums open their doors between 7pm and 1am, offering an ultra-diverse, effervescent and offbeat programme in collaboration with emerging artists. The party goes on until the early hours in the afterparties.
More info : www.museumnightfever.be
Brussels Museums
Brussels
Exhibition
Museum Night Fever 2024
La Demence: 35th Anniversary: Closing Party
La Demence
Brussels
Clubbing
La Demence: 35th Anniversary: Closing Party