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England: The Land Without Music?

England has long been saddled with the cliché that it has no musical history. It is indeed true that after the great baroque composer Purcell, it was not until the end of the 19th century that significant composers began to emerge. This ‘English Musical Renaissance’ was made possible by composers like Ralph Vaughan Williams, Edward Elgar and Gustav Holst. However, major names like Benjamin Britten and Michael Nyman also came along later. 

BOZAR celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Congo’s independence

The Democratic Republic of the Congo celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence. On this occasion, BOZAR presents a series of online artistic activities, created in cooperation with Congolese cultural artists and the country’s diaspora.

Concert and book release

VAVA DUDU

BOZAR is thrilled to present the first anthology of poetry by fashion designer, musician, painter, and Paris icon Vava Dudu. Vava’s poems are culled from language she prints and publishes on garments, as well as song lyrics from her electro-punk band La Chatte. In this book her texts are translated from French to English by New York artist, musician and educator Geo Wyeth, and edited by Castilian writer and curator Alberto García del Castillo.

Writers and Thinkers for Another World

Repairing the Future

Throughout the summer of 2020 BOZAR takes a look into our future through conversations with leading authors, scientists and philosophers. Every Wednesday night via videolink in an empty Henry Leboeuf Hall - corona and all that. But we will look unflinchingly beyond, to imagine what our world afterwards could look like. Discover the complete line-up below.

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Klara on Tour at BOZAR

BOZAR and Klara start off the summer with Trio Aries and musicians from La Monnaie. This fantastic initiative is part of the Klara on Tour project: a concert marathon on 21 June with Klara’s most important partners, including BOZAR.

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The Belgian National Orchestra is back in the Great Hall

Through the BOZAR at Home platform, the musicians of the Belgian National Orchestra present a series of concerts broadcast live from the Henry Le Boeuf Great Hall.

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4 creative activities around Keith Haring (for young and old)

Keith Haring's cartoon characters are not only nice to look at, they are also a source of inspiration. Dive into the eighties with some challenging and fun activities for young and old. Philosophizing, creative tinkering or just losing all your energy in dancing? There’s something for everyone!

Five facts

Who is Jacqueline Mesmaeker?

After 9 weeks, the exhibition halls of the Centre for Fine Arts will open their doors again on 19 May. Until 21 July you have the opportunity to discover four exhibitions at BOZAR, including a brand new one: Ah, Quelle Aventure! Jacqueline Mesmaeker. Who is this 90-year-old quirky artist from Brussels? Get to know her in five facts.  

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Live music just for you

Because culture cannot be confined, we have decided to offer you online concerts played by artists from their home. BOZAR wants to continue to support them in these difficult times. 

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FACING THE VIRUS: OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL CULTURAL INITIATIVES

While cultural institutions across the globe begin to reopen their doors after an unprecedented 3-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 crisis, BOZAR glances back at the wealth of responses generated across a cultural sector in distress, from Asia to Latin America, and from the Arab World to Russia. On July 1 BOZAR has launched the series ‘Repairing The Future’, inviting our audiences to meditate on the possibilities for our world beyond the COVID-19 crisis.

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Reflecting on the future of Syria

From the 22nd until the 30th of June, the EU and the UN co-chair the fourth Brussels conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”. With the devastating conflict entering its tenth year, a continued spiral of violence and instability and the subsequent suffering and displacement of millions of people, the Syrian crisis remains the worst humanitarian crisis in modern history.

Aleksi - Barbara Vekarić

Best of Croatian Cinema

Croatian cinema has witnessed the rise of a new generation of filmmakers who are not afraid to wander off the beaten paths and go beyond the picturesque tourist vistas and Game of Thrones locations. Although they were all born in the 1980s, these filmmakers vary wildly when it comes to style and sensibility – from confrontational to audience friendly; from non-fiction through fantasy. They each engage with local cinematic genres (e.g. Mediterranean comedies, coming of age stories) which they update from fresh, contemporary perspectives, proving that Croatia is not only “a small country for a great holiday”, but also a small country with great cinema.