To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, the Kaaitheater and the BRussells Tribunal are organising a discussion between the Iraqi writer Haifa Zangana and the lawyer Sabah Al Mukhtar. The host is Lieven De Cauter, the moderator is Werner Trio. A musical intermezzo by the qanun player Osama Abdulrasol will be followed by the presentation of the BRussells Awards for Resistance and Solidarity.

We know a lot about Brussels in Brussels. It's high time we share this
knowledge! Universities, documentation centers, observatories, and various networks
will present facts and ideas worth sharing. The "Night of Knowledge", a festival
and a forum, a celebration of thought...

While you get a bite to eat, Cis Bierinckx will talk with Jan Lauwers about his work and what inspires him. Over the last twenty years Jan Lauwers has become best known for his pioneering work for the stage with Needcompany.

It’s the latest trend: producing food in the middle of the city. The aim of Voorraad BRXL Réserve is to demonstrate that urban farming in Brussels is alive and has potential. Each day one of several existing initiatives will introduce itself and offer products to taste.

Our cities contain many unofficial leisure spaces. These bits of wasteland have become increasingly popular with social and cultural societies and action groups. They often work with local residents to create public parks, or allotments. In the morning, projects in the canal zone, Kuregem and Molenbeek will be visited by bike. In the afternoon, there will be a debate at the Kaaitheater.

Opening Night - Carolyn Steel follows the trail of our food, from countryside to city, via markets and supermarkets, kitchens and dining rooms, waste disposal and back. She asks herself how we can use food more effectively to better understand our cities, to improve their design, and to make them into more pleasant places to live. Carolyn Steel will present her work and join a conversation with Brigitte van der Sande, chief editor of the publication Food for the City. A Future for the Metropolis.

A documentary in which two stories cross: one about the birth of the atom bomb, the other about the German anthropologist Aby Warburg, who studied the Hopi Indians. The film is preceded by a lecture performance. Jerry Killick, one of the original Forced Entertainment actors, steps into Aby Warburg’s shoes and gives his lecture on the religious symbolism of the Hopi Indians.

As usual, the Kaaitheater will be introducing you to the world of several leading artists in a series of four lessons. Between the talk and the performance you will be served soup and bread. The talks are in Dutch.

We don’t hang around: every day there are about 209,000 more of us and
sometime in the next few weeks we shall be crossing the ‘7 billion
line’. Will there be peace on earth for all 7 billion people or will
things be slightly more difficult than that? Hania Zlotnik, the director
of the Population Division of the UN, and recognised internationally as
one of the greatest authorities on demographics, is coming to Belgium
for this lecture. Fred Pearce will talk to her.

As usual, the Kaaitheater will be introducing you to the world of several leading artists in a series of four lessons. Between the talk and the performance you will be served soup and bread. The talks are in Dutch.

A series of talks organised by the Flemish-Dutch Centre deBuren, intended for higher education students, but everyone is welcome. There will be two series which one can attend in full or in part.