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Bollywood Masala Orchestra » Spirit of India 20/9/2013 This orchestra brings together the best of Indian culture in a unique show. An incredible brass band and acoustic musicians, singers, dancers, a fakir and acrobats take you on a musical tour from Rajasthan to Mumbai. »

Handspring Puppet Theatre » Ouroboros 21/9/2013 The South African Handspring Puppet Theatre is one of the leading theatre companies in the world. They tell the love story of the poet André and a dancer called Nokobonisa. An absolute must! »

Villanella & Maria Clara Villa Lobos » Koppie Koppie 22/9/2013 Tumbling in an imaginative, playful world full of bubbling scenes, just fall back and be amazed at the timing of dance and image and enjoy colourful images, humour, and poetry. »

Ivo Dimchev » X-ON 25/9/2013 The work of the Bulgarian Dimchev is a violent and colorful mixture of performance art, dance, theatre and music. The important sculptor Franz West encased everyday objects in gauze and plaster so that the public could walk around with them.Their collaboration resulted in an impressive and radical performance. Some scenes are not suitable for sensitive spectators. »

Frommermann » De stilte aan stukken 6/10/2013 Close harmony based on the historical repertoire of the Comedian Harmonists. Jazzy renderings of popular American songs in German translation, traditional folk songs, and renderings of opera and operetta classics. »

Koen De Preter » Journey 8/10/2013 Koen is a 31-year old choreographer, Alphea a 87-year old dancer. Together they push back boundaries and bridge the gap between young and old. Both share the same dream: to go on dancing till the end of their days. »

Oana Catalina Chitu & Ensemble » Divine 11/10/2013 Oana Cătălina Chiţu presents an ode to the Rumanian singer Maria Tãnase (1913-1963). Ms Tãnase is still incredibly popularin Rumania and, as well as being a theatre and film actress, she was also an opera singer, a musical star, and a folk singer. »

Israel Galván » Lo Real 16/10/2013 Spanish choreographer and dancer Israel Galván blends flamenco with contemporary dance and music. In 'Lo Real' he tackles the Nazi persecution of the gypsies and those same Nazis’ contradictory fascination for gypsy music. »

Doghouse Sam & His Magnatones + Hideaway » i.k.v. Nothin' but the Blues 18/10/2013 An exceptionally edifying blues weekend, which unites the best in Belgian blues bands (Hideaway) and the most authentic blues singer from Chicago, accompanied by an ultimate all star-band. »

Mud Morganfield & Tail Dragger with the Rhythm Room All Stars + Fried Bourbon » i.k.v. Nothin' but the Blues 19/10/2013 Top blues legends Mud Morganfield and Tail Dragger are accompanied by Rick Kreher, rhythm guitarist with Muddy Waters, Bob Corritore, harmonica, and drummer Brian Fahey (The Paladins). The Belgian group Fried Bourbon provides the supporting programme. »

Larf! » Koer 20/10/2013 'Koer' is a mimed performance about the wondrous microcosm of the playground. What happens in the play area? What and how do children play with each other? What sort of relations, conspiracies, funny situations, and mini-human dramas are created there? »

Ladies of the Fifties » Concert 20/10/2013 These Ladies of The Fifties emulate stars of the 1950s such as Connie Francis, Doris Day, Judy Garland, and Peggy Lee for a programme full of 'Lollipop', 'Blue Moon' and 'Fever'. »

MandolinMan » plays Bossa Nova 23/10/2013 MandolinMan explores the world of the bossa nova. Apart from well known classics such as 'Agua de beber' and 'Meditaçao' by Antonio Carlos Jobim, they also perform some of their own compositions. »

Abattoir Fermé » Ghost 29/10/2013 'GHOST' is inspired by impressions and snapshots of a road trip through Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The result is a presentation without a script bathed in an atmosphere of melancholy and surprise. »

Nicolas Delfosse & Friends » Tearshell 30/10/2013 The Bruges musician Nicolas Delfosse joined forces with Jessica Lamote from AllThatJezz. The symbiosis of two separate musical worlds yields a fragile and tender result. »

Giant Giant Sand » support: The DeSoto Causus 3/11/2013 Howe Gelb portrays the lifechanging road trip of a man who sets off in search of adventure. This naive plan takes him to a new love, a Mexican prison, dusty paths, and blind alleys. »

Ugo Dehaes / Kwaad Bloed » Grafted 7/11/2013 This gripping presentation depicts the struggles of four couples with each other and with themselves in order to maintain their relationship. In real life, too, they are couples and are joined to each other like a branch which is grafted into a strange stem. »

The Michael Nyman Band » Concert 10/11/2013 With his daring musical choices, Nyman has put together a versatile oeuvre. The unforgettable soundtrack with 'The Piano', the masterpiece of Jane Campion, is one of his most well known works. »

Kris Verdonck / A Two Dogs Company » H, an incident 13/11/2013 The first music theatre performance (with Icelandic women’s choir) of the work by Belgian artist Kris Verdonck. Based on the absurd, humorous, and yet forcible texts by Russian author Daniil Harms. »

Patricia Routledge & Piers Lane » Admission: One Shilling 15/11/2013 Patricia Routledge, accompanied by pianist Piers Lane, tells the story of pianist Myra Hess, who organised risky, but nonetheless well attended concerts during World War II. »

Isolde et les Bens » Foyerconcert 19/11/2013 Belgian female drummer Isolde Lasoen brings a congenial set of French ‘sixties tubes’, but also some pop gems in English. »

Compagnie Marie Chouinard » Gymnopédies & Henri Michaux: Mouvements 23/11/2013 Marie Chouinard came upon the book 'Mouvements' (1952) by the Belgian surrealist Henri Michaux. Ten dancers create in a sublime way the visual echo of Michaux’s kaleidoscopic lines and dots. 'Gymnopédies' is based on the similar musical composition of Erik Satie. By means of sensual duo’s, she enters into the heart of Satie’s masterpiece. »

Belgian Swingjazz Orchestra » Concert 24/11/2013 Belgian jazz from between the two world wars, with the occasional drift into the 1960s. We encounter great masters such as Peter Packay, Frank Engelen, Stan Brenders, Gus Viseur, Jean Omer, Django Reinhardt, and Jean Delahaut. »

Thierry 'Titi' Robin » Les Rives / The Banks 1/12/2013 Titi Robin went in search of the riverbanks of India, Turkey, and Morocco and drew inspiration for a new repertoire with local musicians. »

Wim Vandekeybus / Ultima Vez & Ictus » What The Body Does Not Remember 4/12/2013 'What The Body' is Vandekeybus fascinating debut performance from 1987. Now 25 years later, and especially for DD, this groundbreaking show is being performed for the first time with live music by the Brussels new music ensemble Ictus. »

Anton Lachky Company » Mind a gap 5/12/2013 For his first own production Lachky invited five of the Belgian dance scene’s most promising male dancers. Each dancer creates his own cartoonish character in imaginary ‘Tonoland’. This performance emphases the beauty and power of a body in motion. »

Frédérick Gravel » Gravel works 6/12/2013 Gravel promises us an exciting journey from the head to the heart to the genitals. 'Gravel Works' is a rock ‘n roll choreography, with seven dancers and musicians, who guides us behind the scenes of show business with the necessary humour. »

Lemi Ponifasio / MAU » Stone in her mouth 7/12/2013 This moving ritual that hovers between dance, music theatre and visual art. New Zealand choreographer Ponifasio tells the stories of eight Maori women, who play out the turmoil and oppression they suffered at the hands of the Europeans. »

Wim Vandekeybus / Ultima Vez » Monkey Sandwich 8/12/2013 The film 'Monkey Sandwich' was originally part of the theatrical performance of the same name. Especially for DD 13, Monkey Sandwich will be accompanied live by musicians Elko Blijweert, Joris Caluwaerts, Frans Van Isacker and Simon Lenski. »

Claire Croizé / Action Scénique » Chant éloigné 10/12/2013 Choreographer Claire Croizé and four other dancers travel back to the beginning of the 20th century: a period of dramatic change and great uncertainty. The music and visual language fit in perfectly with that atmosphere of imminent change. »

Jan Fabre & Vlaamse Opera » Tragedy of a Friendship 11/12/2013 In collaboration with writer and Nietzsche expert Stefan Hertmans and young German composer Moritz Eggert, Fabre drew inspiration from Wagner’s thirteen operas and created an exciting new work of musical theatre. »

Vincent Glowinski (Bonom) & Jean-Francois Roversi » Meduses 12/12/2013 Since 2008 graffiti artist Vincent Glowinski (aka Bonom) has collaborated with media artist Jean-Francois Roversi on a stage counterpart to his street activities. In 'Meduses' dance and drawing enter into a dialogue. »

Maud le Pladec » Professor 13/12/2013 French choreographer le Pladec drew her inspiration from composer Fausto Romitelli’s 'Professor Bad Trip'. Belgian guitarist Tom Pauwels of the Ictus ensemble launches himself, together with two dancers, into the acoustic universe of Romitelli. »

Wim Vandekeybus / Ultima Vez & special guests » Spiritual Unity 14/12/2013 Ultima Vez and musicians Mauro Pawlowski, Elko Blijweert, Roland Van Campenhout and Jeroen Stevens bring us a unique total spectacle, with choreographies and compositions from Vandekeybus performances. An atmospheric fusion of movement and music. »

Thomas Hauert / ZOO & Daan Vandewalle » Gevulde dans op verklede muziek 15/12/2013 A solo work created by choreographer Hauert for Mat Voorter, to the music of Cage’s 'Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano', performed here live by Daan Vandewalle. This family performance gives full rein to the flowering of imagination. »

Jef Neve » Sons of the New World 8/1/2014 For his new album Jef Neve wrote twelve new compositions based on current events: the revolution in the Middle East, the nuclear disaster in Japan, ... »

Bai Kamara Jr » Urban Gipsy 9/1/2014 Bai presents a melting pot of stirring musical influences, from soul and funk to blues and afro. In his songs he also proves to be a committed poet, who remembers his West African roots. »

Zimmermann & de Perrot » Hans was Heiri 10,11,12/1/2014 A breathtaking spectacle in a revolving house in which the occupants spend the day dancing, leaping, and climbing in a miraculous fashion. »

Sprookjes en zo » Sneeuw! 11/1/2014 'Sneeuw!' (snow) is fairytale-like, interactive, white winter performance for toddlers. »

Akram Khan Company » iTMOi (in the mind of igor) 18/1/2014 The acclaimed and admired dancer-choreographer Akram Kahn is one of the family in Bruges. In 2011, he was curator of December Dance Festival, a successful joint venture between the Bruges Concert Hall and Bruges Cultural Centre. Like so many other artists, Khan is fascinated by Stravinsky’s 'Le Sacre du Printemps'. With twelve dancers he presents his own individual version. »

Pasadena Roof Orchestra » Concert 19/1/2014 Pasadena Roof Orchestra is a big band from Great Britain and they bring swing classics such as 'Puttin on the Ritz', 'Sweet Georgia Brown', and 'The Lullaby of Broadway'. »

fABULEUS » Girls 24/1/2014 In 'GIRLS' you won’t find experienced ladies on the dance floor, but eight girls aged between 10 and 15. They move in perfectly timed, yet playful choreography, with no decor, with no light effects, and with only their own breath as soundtrack. »

Matt Bianco » Concert 24/1/2014 The hits 'Half a minute', 'Whose side are you on', and 'More than I can bear' are just as recognisable today as they were thirty years ago. Matt Bianco combines a pop sound with swing effects from jazz, soul, and bossa nova. »

Gordie MacKeeman & The Rhythm Boys » Concert 26/1/2014 Together with three knowledgeable roots diggers, MacKeeman specialises in stirring traditional dance tunes and converts this live into a high speed performance full of physical and rhythmic dynamics and explosive instrumental tours de force. »

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas & Boris Charmatz » Partita 2 30/1/2014 De Keersmaeker and Charmatz invite us to share in their intense passion for movement and reflection. Their duet is shaped by the vibrant architecture of Bach’s 'Partita no. 2', performed live by Amandine Beyer. »

HETPALEIS » Nog een danske 2/2/2014 'Nog een danske' is a splendid, wordless, ridiculously absurd, and recognisable optical performance for both infants and older ones. »

François Glorieux » Een middag met François Glorieux 2/2/2014 François Glorieux still likes to sit behind the wing and strums charming renderings of both his own work and classic and pop. »

Daan » Le Franc Belge 4/2/2014 For Le Franc Belge, the Belgian artist opts for the sounds of Paris, the French ‘chanson’ and ‘le cinéma’. Yet in equal measure there is the sound of rattling rock cellars, epic westerns, and rocky night clubs. Partly in French, partly in English. »

Gabriel Rios & Band » Concert 7/2/2014 The well known Belgian guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, and artist Gabriel Rios aims to go further from the beaten track. During his stay in New York, he returned to the core of the singer & songwriter existence. »

Cie Mossoux-Bonté » De ultieme gevoelens van Lucas Cranach De Oude 11/2/2014 In an atmosphere dominated by humour and eroticism, this is an exploration of blurred attitudes, inspired by the world of the German painter Lucas Cranach. »

Cie Mossoux-Bonté » Nunakt & Noli Me Tangere 13/2/2014 Somewhere, on the edge of the world, men and women tear themselves out of the shadows and away from the stone in which they were trapped. »

Cie Mossoux-Bonté » Les buveuses de café 14/2/2014 Two stylish ladies sip away at cups of coffee and start to behave differently. This opens up cracks in their superficial comfort. Gradually, a struggle between these two women develops. »

Cie Mossoux-Bonté » Histoire de l'imposture 15/2/2014 What do we claim to be, even though we are not? This question is posed on the stage through a large display window with tailor’s dummies. »

The Antler King » Bits & Pieces 19/2/2014 The group produces sophisticated music from a surprising interaction of different musical backgrounds. The biggest trumps are the attractive arrangements and harmonies, powerful vocal parts, and a soft spot for multi-voice parts. »

Marcel, Rami & Bachar Khalifé » Concert 20/2/2014 Apart from songs based on the poems of the great Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, the extensive repertoire of Marcel Khalifé also includes arrangements of traditional Arabian tunes and music for ballet and film. »

Dalisa Pigram / Marrugeku » Gudirr Gudirr 5/2/2014 In a gripping solo Dalisa Pigram uses dance and video to explore her Asian-Aboriginal roots, the history of her people, and the many challenges confronting the Aboriginals in a rapidly changing and globalised world. »

Interactive Theatre Australia » Faulty Towers - The dining experience 7,8/3/2014 For a few evenings, the foyer of the City Theatre is given the allure of a faulty version of 'Fawlty Towers'. You are served by Sybil, Basil, and Manuel. During a ‘promising’ three-course meal, the three characters drag you into the hectic world of chaotic hotel and restaurant life. »

Carmen Linares » Remembranzas 21/3/2014 This primitive mother of flamenco song has the rare gift of being able to bundle joy, pain, and vitality into a single tone. »

Macarena Ramirez » Macarena Ramirez 22/3/2014 Macarena Ramirez is one of the most remarkable new talents from the world of contemporary flamenco. Recently, she has started performing outside Spain, so we’ve grasped this opportunity with both hands! »

Brussels Jazz Orchestra » Graphicology 11/3/2014 The BJO grabbed strip cartoonist Philip Paquet by the scruff of the neck to supply a few short jazz picture stories in which six composers have written a soundtrack. The stories are projected onto a big screen, equipped with the accompanying music score. »

Pip Utton » Churchill 12/3/2014 In 'Churchill' Pip Utton puts a legendary statesman under the spotlight, illuminates him from all angles, and intersperses the whole with unique statements which typified Churchill. »

Germaine Acogny / Company Jant-Bi Jigeen » Afro-Dites 15/3/2014 Nine young female Senegalese dancers with a sharp and humorous look at their life and Senegalese society. Female dancers and choreographers are a rarity in African dance. This new generation needs to be encouraged and supported. »

Mario Kombou » The Elvis Years 1954-1977 16/3/2014 For two hours, this British entertainer puts himself in the eccentric shoes of Elvis Presley. And so, at least temporarily, the City Theatre becomes a 'Heartbreak Hotel'. »

Renée (support: Eefje De Visser) » Marching 20/3/2014 Renée disappears into the darker recesses of her thoughts where naked bones beat the drums and a drawling voice opens up old wounds. She drags her Dutch colleague Eefje along with her own pithy Dutch language repertoire. »

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Eastman » 4D 25/3/2014 Cherkaoui is one of the most celebrated names on the international dance scene. For '4D' he has worked his four strongest duets into a magnificent presentation. A good illustration of the versatility and innovative character of his work. »

Theatre Ad Infinitum » Translunar Paradise 2/4/2014 In a tender and muted microcosm the British company Theatre Ad Infinitum causes time to stand still briefly and take you on an imaginary dream trip through life, death, and eternal love. This gem grips you gently by the throat. »

Compañia Sharon Fridman » Al menos dos caras 3/4/2014 'Al menos dos caras' is a thrilling presentation in which two young, strong, and attractive dancers sound out each other’s physical limits in an intense manner. Fridman stands for tough and direct dancing with no frills. »

Neander Theater » Blam! 11/4/2014 ‘Die Hard meets The Office’ – that’s the name of this crazy Danish theatre production. 'Blam!' is a crazy mix of physical theatre, circus, acrobatics, and daredevilry. »

Percy Sledge » The golden voice of soul 23/4/2014 Percy Sledge made his big breakthrough when he started as a solo artist and successfully recorded numbers such as 'Love me tender' and 'My special prayer', moving on from the golden voice from Alabama to the golden voice of soul. »

Akaash Odedra Company » Rising 25/4/2014 The promising Akaash Odedra dances four solos choreographed by himself, Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant, and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. With his contribution of virtuoso classic Indian dance techniques, he gives modern western dance a new dimension. »

The Broken Circle Bluegrass Band » Concert 3/5/2014 You could say that Johan Heldenbergh is the Flemish missionary of country and bluegrass. His banjo, the celestial voice of Veerle Baetens and an outstanding band led by Bjorn Eriksson will be more than enough to win you over. »

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