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Brett Scott

Hacking the Financial System - Towards a new economy

conversation debate

Hacking the Financial System - Towards a new economy
Hacking the Financial System - Towards a new economy
Mon 18.05.15

Financial activist Brett Scott calls on people to explore the financial system, jam it and build alternatives so we have an answer ready when the next financial crisis hits. This is a lecture in the Bank2Basics series powered by FairFin.

Jan Lauwers

The folds of history

debate

The folds of history
The folds of history
Wed 13.05.15

On the occasion of his creation of The Blind Poet, director Jan Lauwers and former VRT journalist Jef Lambrecht conduct a public conversation about the hysteria of history.

UCL

Nightshop #3 - After the conflict

conversation debate

Nightshop #3 - After the conflict
Nightshop #3 - After the conflict
Tue 05.05.15

The last of three NightShops organised by the UCL. The moderator is once again Béatrice Delvaux, the editor of Le Soir. This edition's guests are film director Thierry Michel, journalist Colette Braeckman, researcher Valérie Rosoux (UCL) and photographer Mélanie Wenger.

Oikos, Etopia & Kaaitheater present

Ecopolis 2015

debate spoken word book presentation

Ecopolis 2015
Ecopolis 2015
Sun 26.04.15

ECOPOLIS is the perfect meeting place for anyone concerned with the transition to a socio-ecological society. The main focus is on inspired and inspiring books and documentaries, and dialogues on ecology, economics and society between writers, scientists and thinkers from civil society.

Hans Ulrich Obrist & Donatien Grau

On art and literature

conversation debate

On art and literature
On art and literature
Sun 29.03.15

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 Closing Salon

Hans Ulrich Obrist on live art exhibitions

conversation debate

Hans Ulrich Obrist on live art exhibitions
Hans Ulrich Obrist on live art exhibitions
Sat 28.03.15

PERFORMATIK 2015 - Hans Ulrich Obrist, co-director of Serpentine Galleries London and internationally renowned curator, will talk to arts critic Piter T'Jonck about his experience with curating live art.

Xavier Le Roy, Benoît Félix & Miki Yui

Changing the rules of the game

conversation debate

Changing the rules of the game
Changing the rules of the game
Tue 24.03.15

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

Up in Arms / NightShop

NightShop #02 - During the War

conversation debate

NightShop #02 - During the War
NightShop #02 - During the War
Tue 24.02.15

This season the UCL is setting up three NightShops at the Kaaitheater: these are debates on the topic of conflict. The second episode is about human behaviour in conflict situations: from resistance and human solidarity to extreme violence and barbarism.

Chantal Mouffe, Jan Vranken & Philippe Van Parijs

A debate (previously announced as Mind The Gap!*)

conversation debate

A debate (previously announced as Mind The Gap!*)
A debate (previously announced as Mind The Gap!*)
Fri 13.02.15

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).

Brussels Studies Institute

Night of Knowledge on Brussels

conversation debate

Night of Knowledge on Brussels
Night of Knowledge on Brussels
Fri 21.11.14

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.

In the company of Wajdi Mouawad

UCL NightShop #1 - Before the War

conversation debate

UCL NightShop #1 - Before the War
UCL NightShop #1 - Before the War
Mon 06.10.14

Theatre maker Wajdi Mouawad engages in an open dialogue with the mayor of Brussels, Yvan Mayeur and Lukas Pairon (Music Fund). Béatrice Delvaux (Le Soir) will eavesdrop on this unprecedented encounter, a first in a series of three Night Shops organised by UCL.