Cultural Compass: Post-internet performance, return of RAIN and international ceramics
Exhibitions, music, architecture, books, festivals… this is Belga English's pick of cultural activities in Flanders and Brussels, published every Sunday.
French dance collective (LA)HORDE brings a dynamic fusion of internet culture and movement to the stage with Age of Content. This innovative performance, running from 24-26 January at DeSingel, examines the impact of the virtual world on bodies and emotions.
Drawing inspiration from digital aesthetics like video game avatars, OnlyFans and viral TikTok dances, the show merges these elements with postmodern dance, jazz and Hollywood musical flair.
Known for engaging with marginalised communities, (LA)HORDE champions equality and collaboration. Their past projects have featured septuagenarians, blind performers and more, reflecting their commitment to inclusivity and practical solidarity.
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After a triumphant series of performances in Ghent and Brugge, the dancers from Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s RAIN will finish their tour in Antwerp. In the Stadsschouwburg, the dancers of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen once again breathe new life into an iconic ensemble performance.
For RAIN, the celebrated choreographer returned to two great loves: pure dance and the minimalist music of American composer Steve Reich. To the mesmerising, pulsating tones of Reich’s cult composition Music for 18 Musicians (1976), 10 dancers inhabit the stage while performing a sequence of virtuoso dance phrases with De Keersmaeker’s powerful choreography. From 22-26 January.
From 22-26 January, Ceramic Brussels brings together more than 60 galleries, institutions and key players in the ceramics world at Tour and Taxis. This year’s edition broadens its scope to include modern ceramics and strengthens its international focus. A highlight is Norway, celebrated for its vibrant, innovative contributions to the field.
The fair challenges conventional notions of ceramics, presenting works that transcend traditional household wares or figurines.
Among the standout showcases is Galerie Zwart Huis, founded in Knokke, which features evocative works by Belgian artist Kris Campo. Her work Memorysticks, A State of Abstraction, captures the poetry of everyday life. Activities like sipping coffee, visiting a museum or grocery shopping are woven into her creations, where photographs merge seamlessly with clay.
Juan Agustin David Llosa invites visitors into a poetic world of text and sculpture at Centrale for Contemporary Art in Brussels. His installation, crafted from ceramic, plaster and steel, creates a dreamlike landscape where geometric precision meets organic fluidity. The interplay of forms suggests forgotten cities and the bodies that inhabit them, guiding the viewer’s gaze through shapes, shadows, words and silences.
At the heart of the exhibition lies the poem "My memories are stuck in the white part of your eyes", a meditation on lost objects and places suspended between memory and dreams, frozen in the blankness of time.
Originally from Argentina and now based in Brussels, Llosa draws invisible lines on an imagined page, inviting audiences to explore the delicate space between absence and presence. The exhibition runs from 23 January to 30 March.
The Fondation CAB Brussels hosts an exhibition by Belgian artist Kasper Bosmans until 15 March. Bosmans is celebrated for weaving intricate narratives that blur logic and invite the viewer into surreal realms. His work pairs unexpected elements, from medieval battle scenes and hibernating turtles to sperm whales sacrificed for candles, revealing hidden connections.
At CAB, Bosmans delves deeper into his signature storytelling, embedding tension and unease beneath visually striking compositions. The exhibition includes recent works alongside newly created marble pieces.
Additional cultural coverage from Belga this week: 'Extraordinary sensory experience': Museum hosts naturist tour of Delvaux exhibition, Ensor etching found among charity shop donations, Polish EU presidency presents cultural programme, Flow: Award-winning animated film premieres in Belgium, Artist Wim Delvoye celebrates 25 years of Cloaca with retrospective in Brussels,
Ongoing events
Dürer: Master of the Renaissance, Museum De Reede
Testerep, Venetian Galleries
Fireflies, Art and History Museum
Eternal Spring: Gardens and Tapestries in the Renaissance, Museum Hof van Busleyden
Whats the Story? KMSKA
Emile Claus: The Prince of Luminisim, Mudel Museum of Deinze
Alechinsky, Pinceau Voyageur
Cindy Sherman, ENSOR 2024, FOMU
Masquerade, Make-up and Ensor, MOMU
Alternative Narrative, MSKLucy McKenzie Super Palace, Z33
René Magritte X Emily Mae Smith, Magritte Museum
The Panamarenko House
Panamarenko’s Magic Carpet, S.M.A.K.
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