Photos, videos and messages flash by every day. We’re everywhere all at once. Does this whirlwind of communication and consumerism leave any space for the folklore, rites and rituals that invisibly connected our ancestors for so long? How does our collective memory evolve in an expanding society? Is the world our oyster, or do we increasingly live in a bubble? Where can we share intimacy these days, what is real, and what is virtual?
Sugar, spice, and everything nice, these were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect
party. Just like the perfect loaf of bread, Radio Hot Buns has been cooking and rising in size.
The recipe remains the same, whimsical pleasure reflected in the dancers' faces, paired
with undefinable, high-quality electronic music that keeps you moving, four by four.
Oorstof invites two international duos on the same stage: drummer Mike Reed & reed player Hunter Diamond and baritone saxophonist and bass clarinettist Hanne De Backer & alto and tenor saxophonist Signe Emmeluth.
NPC (non-player characters) is a confrontational exploration of how negative influences, boredom and nihilism among a group of young people escalates into destructive behaviour. The world of the characters has little regard for the rest of society… Until they are faced with the consequences of an act of malicious, non-sensical aggression.
Dance meets concert, that’s Into The Open’s pledge.
Seven performers embody the groove and share the energy of the music. They spur each other on with pimped krautrock from 2022, or Can’s repetitive theme crossed with The Chemical Brothers’ high voltage.
Voetvolk welcomes you for a wild, collective leap into limbo. Let’s trance!
Forged in the crucible of turntablist Mariam Rezaei’s November 2023 residency at London’s Café Oto, The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters is an incendiary new quartet. Their punk approach to free improvisation draws on elements of jazz, noise, hip-hop, techno and new music to create a thrilling sonic maelstrom that is beyond category or convention.
What would your life look like if you could re-examine your sexuality in the public space?
PEEKABOO shapes a playful vision of the world as a sex playground. A utopia that imagines new ways of contact through cruising, ultimately getting lost in a web of experimental relationships and unexpected encounters. There is no revolution without a sexual revolution! Out of the bedroom, into the street!
What would your life look like if you could re-examine your sexuality in the public space?
PEEKABOO shapes a playful vision of the world as a sex playground. A utopia that imagines new ways of contact through cruising, ultimately getting lost in a web of experimental relationships and unexpected encounters. There is no revolution without a sexual revolution! Out of the bedroom, into the street!
Get ready for Happy New Queer in Antwerp! Dena Vahdani, your favorite queer Iranian stand-up comedian and our radiant host, will lead you through an evening full of surprises. Gustavo Vieira blends reality and fiction in a powerful performance (concept by Marlla Araújo) and gets our hips moving with their fiery take on Brazilian funk. Margot Delaet, the photography talent behind A Night Called Quest, shares a heartfelt queer New Year’s letter. And don’t miss the charming, bold, and vulnerable “matcho” drag kings Dicklan and Raoul les mécanniques.
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this edition of EXTD. cannot take place.
But postponement is not a cancellation: The integral programme will be shifted to Monday 24 March 2025.
Thank you for your understanding.
The Colorist Orchestra plays new instrumental pop music. The orchestra reworks well-known instrumental hits into new compositions, often with only subtle references to the original. This 'recomposed music' is inspired by genres as diverse as disco, electronica, classical music and traditional folklore, with one goal in mind: to make you dance. The Colorist Orchestra aims to reevaluate lost music and breathe new life into it, by recoloring recognizable melodies and experimenting with new sound combinations.
