A venue for a young audience and a hub for young talent.

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De Studio is a creative hub based at the Mechelseplein in the heart of Antwerp. At De Studio, children and young adults are spectators as well as artists/creators.

In 2011, the Province of Antwerp bought the building that used to house the famous drama and acting school Studio Herman Teirlinck. The arts organization Villanella acquired the long lease of the building. It was renamed De Studio and in addition to that new name, Villanella also gave it a new focus: theatre, cinema, music, literature, dance, parties, debates,… De Studio is a unique venue where every lover of performing arts feels at home.

Today, De Studio provides space and support to, among others, Theater FroeFroe, Laika, De Spiegel, fABULEUS, ZEBARBAR, Compagnie Barbarie and Theater Artemis. Artists turn their dreams into reality at De Studio, in order to blow the audience’s mind. 24/7.

One can never know what tomorrow brings, but as long as it innovates and surprises, what tomorrow brings deserves its place at De Studio.

We hope to see you soon at a theatre matinée by day or at a funky party in the middle of the night!

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Hoofdinhoud
november

23u00     zo 10 nov
Hosted by Love On Top Club
music

Antwerp nightlife, music and culture unite during Full Circle!
The concept? 200 Belgian artists, 3 days, 45 venues, 1 ticket!

Love On Top Club is hosting Full Circle at De Studio. Line-up tba!

12u00     do 21 nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

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? 

20u00     do 21 nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

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? 

12u00     vr 22 nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

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? 

20u00     vr 22 nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

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? 

12u00     za 23 nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

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? 

12u00     zo 24 nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

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? 

20u30     di 26 nov
music

Roos Rebergen and SunSunSun Orchestra will release their first full-length album this autumn.

23u00     za 30 nov
w/ Joe Delon & Mia Cecille and more
music

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.

december

20u00     za 7 dec
nocturnal festival
music

20u30     zo 8 dec
Mike Reed & Hunter Diamond + Hanne De Backer & Signe Emmeluth
music

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.

20u30     do 12 dec
master acteren RITCS
theatre

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.

20u30     za 14 dec
Gerben Vaillant
theatre

Belgische première

20u00     vr 20 dec
Voetvolk
theatre, music

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!

januari

20u30     zo 12 jan
Mariam Rezaei, Mette Rasmussen, Gabriele Mitelli & Lukas Koenig
music

Dit licht ontvlambaar nieuwe freejazzkwartet met Mariam Rezaei, Mette Rasmussen, Gabriele Mitelli en Lukas Koenig This new free jazz quartet featuring Mariam Rezaei, Mette Rasmussen, Gabriele Mitelli and Lukas Koenig combines elements of jazz, noise, hip-hop and techno to create an exhilarating sonic maelstrom that transcends all categories and conventions.

20u00     wo 22 jan
Maxime Dreesen & De Studio
theatre

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!

première

20u00     do 23 jan
Maxime Dreesen & De Studio
theatre

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!

maart

20u00     ma 24 mrt
visual art

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.

 

mei

20u30     do 15 mei
music

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.