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The Truth Commission, Brussels (2018) - © Kurt Van der Elst

13.12.2018 - In the picture: 'The Truth Commission' in the Belgian Senate

The Truth Commision in the Belgian Senate in Brussels (2018) - © Kurt Van der Elst

The Truth Commission - © Kurt Van der Elst

11.12.2018 - Senate votes on policy recommendations for decolonisation

Last weekend, more than 500 spectators in the Senate voted on five policy recommendations for the processing of the Belgian colonial past. A truth commission examined the exhibition of people from Belgian Congo at the 1897 and 1958 world exhibitions in Brussels and formulated policy recommendations addressed to the authorities of our country

Children of the Colony - © Canvas

26.11.2018 - Children of the Colony

"I see decolonisation as stepping out of your cage or taking people out of a cage. You can only see yourself as a victim - then you put yourself in a cage - or you can put other people in a cage, for example by saying: they are Muslims and they are dangerous. I consider decolonisation to be a day-to-day practice in which you become aware of how

AMNE(I)S(T)IA: Say Sorry - © Kurt Van der Elst

16.11.2018 - Catalan sister of 'Amnesty/Amnesia' premiered in Barcelona

A first for Action Zoo Humain: on 8 and 9 November the performance Amnesty/Amnesia and its Catalan counterpart AMNE(I)S(T)IA: Say Sorry were on stage simultaneously; one in Ghent, the other in Barcelona. Together with choreographer Laura Neyskens, artistic director (AZH) and researcher (KASK/School of Arts/HoGent) Chokri Ben Chikha and alumni of

Vive!Aldi

Inspired by their experiences in the Aldi supermarket, a group of young actors and dancers put their personal version of supermarkets on the map – including dirt cheap goods and ditto staff.

Onze Lieve Vrouw Van Vlaanderen / Our Lady of Flanders

This mini constellation is a melting pot, and at times even a pressure cooker. Patience and horny skills, understanding, nervousness and all the inserted cultural influences balance each other out.

Marie Madeleine (Maria Magdalena)

'What binds me has been slain, and what turns me about has been overcome […] and from the fetter of oblivion which is transient.' Gospel according to Mary Magdalene

L'Afrique c'est Chic

Not pretentious. The weaknesses of the actors becomes their strength. It'll take you from the beginning to the end because of the diversity and emotions ... No boredom ... Touching!

Join the Revolution

Crowdfunding for art: ‘How can we as artists today support the fledgling democracy in Tunisia?’

Hotel Ah!Med

In Hotel Ah!Med the youngsters of socio-artistic association Union Suspecte give their hilarious view of large holiday resorts. Or about how overripe machos and superficial blondes are thoroughly made fun of.

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