John Coltrane would have turned a hundred this year, his wife Alice turns that next year. That's why Ancienne Belgique, Bozar and Kaaitheater are joining forces for Coltrane & Coltrane: a season of concerts, dance, film and talks centred on the man who changed jazz forever, his wife, and their son Ravi.
With a sold-out debut already under its belt, the Water Lantern Festival takes its second step in Brussels. Whether the setting of the Bois de la Cambre can match the magic of the castle estate remains to be seen this time around. Anyone who loves atmospheric, slightly sentimental outdoor events already knows where to be on 19 or 20 September.
What starts with toddler gymnastics in Antwerp ends up on a stage for thousands of people in forty countries. Jorn De Laender is a tumbler at Cirque du Soleil and one of the 53 artists coming to the ING Arena in Brussels with OVO this autumn. How do you build a career at the largest circus company in the world? And more importantly: how do you keep it up? Jorn tells us from the inside.
Fifty animators, a dramaturge, an Egyptologist and a year and a half of craftsmanship – no AI in sight, apart from a photo booth. The story behind the making of Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition, told by the man who conceived it. CEO Jelle de Jong of Madrid Artes Digitales takes you behind the scenes of a production that ultimately even convinced the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Hunting zombies in VR, time-travelling through 25 escape rooms, or coming face to face with Tutankhamun: at Terminal 1 in Brussels Expo, gaming, esports and immersive art melt together into one world of experience. SCENIO couldn't resist the call and put it to the test. Read our verdict below.
