18:00 (doors & drinks)
19:00 James Massiah, dj-set
19:45 poetry readings
21:00 Yazal, concert
00:00 (end)

Adult Entertainment began as a monthly event with a focus on short readings from a mix of writers and artists who each tended to be fixtures on the party scene as much as the poetry scene. This saw a focus on themes such as late nights, city life, dating and dancing, all while connecting the dots between performance, publishing, process and practice.

Tonight's edition of Adult Entertainment brings together seven Brussels poets, followed by a rhythmic poetry dub concert by Yazal.

Alex Deforce
His monthly Kiosk radio show Nonchalance Calculée focusses on poetry, bar culture and the Brussels' dialect.
https://www.instagram.com/alexdeforce/

Neneh Noï
Writing beyond the binary, as much a poet as a (self-proclaimed) fool.
https://www.instagram.com/nenehnoi/

Daisy Ray
Can you imagine an evening of listening differently to poetry-beyond-language without Daisy Ray? Exactly...
https://www.instagram.com/daisy.ray.4u/

Vieze Meisje
Every time you start to wonder why life feels like a vieze cirkel, Maya barges back onto the stage and into your heart with some new razor sharp (self-)insights.
https://www.instagram.com/vieze_meisje/

Loucka Fiagan
Multidisciplinary poet, former associated artist and freshly rested after his performance premiere last week <3
https://www.instagram.com/loucsvdu/

Rachel Hansoul
From the stage over graphic design to activism and back again, Rachel seeks out places where tenderness and rage can (or must?) coexist.
https://www.instagram.com/rachelhansoul/

Dounia Mahammed
A playful specialist in the (de)construction of different types of language as a medium for philosophising, dreaming, drawing, rambling, questioning, shuffling, hesitating and marvelling.
https://www.instagram.com/douniamahammed/

Yazal is a musical project, created by sonic architect Michiel Van Cleuvenbergen (Condor Gruppe). Together with drummer-percussionist Frederik Meulyzer (Stray Dogs, Hamster Axis of the One-Click Panther), singer-vocalist Prisca-Agnes Nishimwe, and saxophone player Matti Willems, the audiovisual fourpiece blends elements of ambient, dub, jazz and electronics. The video artwork by Michiel on the title track, Time Travels, extends the atmosphere into a visual dimension, unfolding motions that drift between retro- and neo-soul. Think of Massive Attack in the mix with Burial and Makaya Mccraven, with analogue effects somewhere in ‘90s Bristol – rhythms, melodies, lyrics and textures come together in a poetic soundscape, piercing through the boundaries of language, technology and even instruments. A collective invitation to keep on listening differently.
https://www.instagram.com/yazal.collective/
https://yazal.bandcamp.com/

James Massiah is a dub poet from South London, UK whose work explores ideas about sexuality, mortality & hedonism through performance, writing, visual media & music. His ongoing series of New Poems details his day-to-day experiences of life, love and labour in the big city. A much valued creative in the underground, he has gone on to collaborate with some of electronic music’s most exciting and influential names, such as Dean Blunt, Massive Attack and Neneh Cherry (who James supported at Glastonbury Festival) – amongst many others. His work has been featured by the BBC, the Guardian, Dior, Nike, Vogue, Dazed, i-D, Tate Modern and even the UK's Houses of Parliament. James also runs the poetry night Adult Entertainment, the writing salon Adult Education, and hosts a monthly show on NTS Radio. True Romance, his latest EP, was released in May 2024 by LEVELS. In his live performances James combines his poetry with alternative electronics and touches of house music, all while exuding a dubby dancehall spirit.
https://www.instagram.com/adultsentertained/
https://www.instagram.com/jamesmassiah/
https://www.jamesmassiah.com/