Antwerp

A casting becomes a mirror of a larger political narrative, in which Palestine also seems to be auditioning for the right to exist. Rubin interweaves excerpts from Jasser by Abdelkader Benali with his own texts and performs a solo about identity, representation and the gaze of the other. In a play with audience and characters, […]

Is het nog ver? is a monologue about time, distance and the pursuing of dreams. Those dreams may change, shift or disappear all together, when the ground beneath your feet starts to crumble. But dance and laughter can also be had on broken ground. In November 2022, three young creators of theater collective BLEEZZ presented […]

We often speak of intergenerational trauma—but is there more? Why confine intergenerationality solely to trauma? If memories of pain are etched into our bodies across generations, could there also be intergenerational solace that is passed down? Can we tell stories of resilience and healing? Is one lifetime enough to become whole again? The answer is […]

reste(s) is an intimate tribute to my uncle, Alphonse Kanimba, who was killed during the Tutsi genocide in April 1994.In this solo, I explore what we carry with us from previous generations — the stories and traumas passed down to us, whether we want them or not. reste(s) is about heritage, family ties, and the […]

How far do the echoes of a history you never lived reach?When migration is not just a physical journey, but a burden that reverberates through generations.How do you carry someone else’s pain—especially when that pain also wounds you? A monologue about loss, resilience and survival blending spoken word, theater and storytelling. A daughter lives with […]

By looking at the aesthetic features one has, their other qualities seem to lose meaning. In this dance solo, Zoë Chungong takes you from the glamour of the roaring twenties to the energy of contemporary hip-hop culture, and beyond – to a future where beauty may only exist virtually. How we look helps determine how […]

WIPCOOP, the Work In Progress Cooperative of MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM, returns to Arenberg! During WIPCOOP, Gwendalyne van Erp & Deniz Polatoğlu, Yvette Poumpalova, Kaspy Ndia and Zilan Nergiz Arsu & Bora Nura & Eden Anastasia Emlek will show thirty minutes from their WORK In PROGRESS. Verwacht een rijk palet aan thema’s, stemmen en media: van […]

KIDNAPPED – A Training Ground for the Brutality that is Coming is een indringende en verrassende theatervoorstelling die onze tijd onder de loep neemt. What if the world we live in is actually a shared political hallucination – shaped by neoliberal ideas, colonial legacies, and a system that makes us believe there is “no alternative”? […]

OUT LOUD is a creative crew made up of multidisciplinary artists. Drawing on rhythm and improvisation, they explore the fluidity between different art forms. They bring together experimental music, performance, visual arts, video, and dance in the MELTING POT of the theater.