PERFORMATIK 2015 - Art and literature were frequently partners in crime, especially in the avant-garde movements, but they now seem to have gone their separate ways. Is there still some common ground? Gilles Collard (Pylône) discusses this with curator Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Galleries Londen and author of The Interview Project) and Donatien Grau (Oxford University and author of The Age of Creation).

PERFORMATIK 2015 - Conversation with Xavier Le Roy, Benoît Félix & Miki Yui. Moderator: tbc

Poet and professor Geert Buelens, is the author of Europa Europa!, a magnum opus on the First World War and European cultural history. On this occasion, he speaks to the highly renowned German historian Philipp Blom (The Vertigo Years and A Wicked Company). Actress Femke Stallaert recites war poems, pianist Thomas Dieltjens and cellist Martijn Vink perform compositions by Frank Bridge.

There are quite a few yawning gaps these days: that between those with wealth and those without, between those who are on board and those who are excluded, between the salary of the CEO and that of the worker, etc. A debate on a pressing issue, involving several specialists and taking as its motto ‘Change the world, it needs it’ (Bertolt Brecht).

For the third Night of Brussels Knowledge, the Brussels Studies Institute will once again bring together dozens of researchers and philosophers to share their knowledge of Brussels with you. The central theme this time is: sustainable urban development. There will be witty presentations and lively discussions interspersed with short performances by Brussels artists.