Talks & Debates

Bozar brings a number of exceptional voices from the 21st century to its Talks & Debates stage. A richly filled series of talks and debates that take you into in-depth discussions on the cutting edge of art and society. The most important writers and thinkers of tomorrow elaborate on the big themes of today. From democracy to diversity to beauty and consolation.

 To close the '24-'25 season, Live Magazine transforms our main hall into a living newspaper, whilde the Writers’ Parliament brings together Belgian authors and thinkers to reflect on the values and future vision of our country. Celine Daemen, winner of the Venice Immersive Grand Prize, presents her VR opera Songs for a Passerby and offers a glimpse into upcoming projects. Finally, we welcome Jacinda Ardern for a conversation on the power of empathetic leadership in a changing world.

For the '25-'26 season, Bozar invites you on a journey where language moves and movement speaks—a dialogue between word and gesture that runs through our programme. Transdisciplinary encounters bring fresh insight into the resonance between image and idea, as when poet Dirk van Bastelaere pays tribute to conceptual artist John Baldessari in a moving homage. Elsewhere, powerful conversations bring together engaged voices such as Alain Damasio, Baptiste Morizot, and Vinciane Despret but also Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie or Anne Carson, among others —moments where disciplines cross paths and our horizons expand.