printed on 19-06-2018
RADAR
A magazine on the art, stories and people at BOZAR, taking you backstage and into the archives
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Drawing inspiration from may ‘68, with the benefit of hindsight
According to Geert Buelens we shouldn’t commemorate May ‘68, but rather learn from our mistakes and act accordingly. The issue today, isn’t the past, but the future.
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“You've got the box but we've got the matches”
Anectode from the C4 collective
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“There are no human rights without social justice”
“Trump isn’t a threat to our democracy. Hysteria is.” This is the title of the opinion piece published by Samuel Moyn in The New York Times, one year after the investiture of the new American president. But don’t be taken in, Moyn is not a fan of Donald.
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Cooking with the heart
Twice a week Collectactif organises tables d’hôtes that are open to everyone. The price of the meal is up to you: people pay what they want or what they feel able to.
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“Men can get involved, as long as the women call the shots”
In May 1968, progressive young people revolted. They wanted to fight the status quo and have more of a say. “In Flanders, the protests broke out early on. We were ahead of the rest of the world”, explains Chantal De Smet, former “Dolle Mina”.
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Cultural workers of the world, unite!
May ‘68 made it as far as the Centre for Fine Arts. On the evening of 28 May 1968, artists and writers gathered in a Brussels café. They all wanted to mark the event with an immediate collective action... And what an action it was!
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Interview
Jean-Guihen Queyras, an open-minded cellist
Concerto or recital, classical or contemporary: the French cellist tries his hand at them all, with success. He proves to us that versatility and quality are in no way incompatible.
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NEXT GENERATION, PLEASE!
A new edition of Next Generation, please! hits BOZAR in 2018, but twelve schools and youth organisations are already debating and creating - on the crossroads between art and politics.
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The sound of CharleWorld
This vinyl record is the key to the mesmerising, chaotic and radical universe of Charlemagne Palestine.
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This was Next Generation, Please!
“THANK YOU!” to all the youngsters, artists, teachers, cultural workers, organisations, partners and politicians and teams of BOZAR that turned this second edition of ‘Next Generation, Please!’ into a success story.
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Art under the magnifying glass
Last week, the world’s leading art experts gathered in Maastricht for the vetting days of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF).
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Follow live four events from the Afropolitan Festival dedicated to Afropolitan art, creativity and thought, on the theme "Black Artlantic".
From Brussels to Los Angeles, by way of Abidjan, Kinshasa, and Addis, the festival becomes a crossroads of creations, meetings, exchanges and proposes some fifteen multidisciplinary events. If you can’t get to BOZAR, don’t miss the chance to make the most of the presence of artists amongst us via four events in livestreaming.
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When the birds leave…
Robin Verheyen, the “wunderkind of Belgian jazz", will be coming to BOZAR on 23rd February accompanied by three big names from the New York jazz scene: Marc Copland, Gary Peacock and Joey Baron.
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Kora and its myths
Symbolically speaking, the kora has the power to facilitate communication between cultures. This open-minded outlook is apparent in the Kora Dialogues concert series.
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And thank you for a Colourful 2017!
It’s been a wild and often wonderful year. And a busy one at the Centre for Fine Arts. This was 2017… as seen by you!
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5 questions for Ray Chen
This season audience favourite Ray Chen is in residence at the Centre for Fine Arts, the place where his career took off.
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