‘Hip-hop in BOZAR ?! Seriously ?!’

Thirty years after its birth, BOZAR is playing host to hip-hop. But hadn’t they pretended to ignore one another? Does this event signal the erosion of a historical dichotomy between the classical and the popular? And if one draws closer to the other, is the reverse also true? Can a counter culture which becomes established still be considered a “counter culture”?

Debate moderated by David Mennessier (project manager Belgium Underground)
With: Paul Dujardin (CEO – Artistic Director BOZAR), Dirk Verstockt (director and former programmer at Beursschouwburg), Defi J (co-founder Zulu Nation in Belgium), Rookie Roc (artistic director BX-XL), Rival Cnn (artistic director Le Syndicat Prohibé and rapper) and Alain Lapiower (director Lezarts Urbains)