From 9 to 31 May, the 30th edition of Kunstenfestivaldesarts will celebrate contemporary artistic creation through theatre, dance, performance, and visual arts from around the world and Belgium.
The full programme was presented to the public on 1 April during a programme launch at the Beursschouwburg.
Kunstenfestivaldesarts 2025 brings 34 artistic projects – including 16 world premieres – created by artists from 26 different countries to Brussels.
Alongside returning artists such as Nadia Beugré, Carolina Bianchi, Radouan Mriziga, Alex Baczyński-Jenkins, Trajal Harrell, Adeline Rosenstein, Jaha Koo, Cherish Menzo, Lia Rodrigues, and William Kentridge, the festival welcomes new names including Alberto Cortés, Justice Kasongo Dibwe, Romina Paula, Anacarsis Ramos, Mette Ingvartsen, Mang Tri Ray Dewantara, Rébecca Chaillon, Try Anggara, Nicolas Mouzet Tagawa, and many others.
Poetry and ecstasy, the invisible, the inaudible, and the intangible run as a thread through this anniversary’s edition.
Our Free School – The School of Fireflies focuses on all that risks being lost, and how we can resist its disappearance.
In addition to the many Brussels theatres the festival has collaborated with over the years, the programme also takes audiences to new, special, and perhaps still unfamiliar locations.
In this edition, Beursschouwburg becomes the “beating heart” of the festival, featuring an open-air cinema and a free nightlife programme.
For three weeks, Kunstenfestivaldesarts 2025 aims to fill Brussels with adventurous artistic work rooted in today’s world – across some thirty venues.
The programme can be found at: www.kfda.be as of 5pm. Start ticket sales Ticket sales will start on Wednesday 9 April at 11am.
