Beursssssschouwburgers, What does it mean to really listen in a world full of noise, one in which voices are often lost? How can we become better listeners, instead of simply waiting for our turn to speak? That's what we'll be reaching for in 2025, whether during a silent club night, watching a film poem, in front of a purple soundsystem or in the breathing space of a good conversation. Oh and listen, we know who's going to renovate beursschouwburg! A very big merci to 2024 <3 Hear you soon, B. x

The renovation plans for Beursschouwburg will focus on radical empathy.

In a desolate landscape, ravaged by war, a half-human dancer tries to listen to the voices of the stones, the plants, the animals.

Two films deal with ghostly presences in (the violent history of) the Southern USA, selected by one our new associated artists.

Filmmaking in exile: a screening, a conversation and a (sort of) masterclass.

Through the un-whitewashing of salsa (and a surround sound installation) this intimate solo explores the history of black Colombians.