Under the title Hyperpresent, five contemporary thinkers will give a talk on a new idea that they introduced themselves. Afterwards, they will engage in a conversation with philosopher Laurent De Sutter – who curated this series. Graham Harman is professor of philosophy at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles. His work on the metaphysics of object led to the development of Object-Oriented Ontology. He is a central figure in the Speculative Realism movement in contemporary philosophy.

Under the title Hyperpresent, five contemporary thinkers will give a talk on a new idea that they introduced themselves. Afterwards, they will engage in a conversation with philosopher Laurent De Sutter – who curated this series. Rosi Braidotti is a philosopher and feminist theorist. Her work explores the transformation of the subjective induced by the technical and political shifts of the present.

Following Radouan Mriziga's dance performance 8.2 – in which he and 7 youngsters explore rap music in all its shapes – we invite you to conquer the dance floor yourself. We provide the rhythm, beats & flow. You do the rest.

On the final performance day of the 2018-2019 season, we fire up the barbecue, invite Sinister Sister for a contemporary rendition of Béla Bartók's music, and finally give DJ Bob van Langendonck carte blanche at the decks. What's not to love?

For the seventh edition of the Night of Knowledge on Brussels, researchers and experts from Brussels are joining forces to draw up a polyphonic overview of the major challenges facing Brussels today and to question both citizens and politicians about possible solutions and alternatives. This rich encounter alternates between varied scientific syntheses, debates, quizzes and musical interludes.

After 11 days of attending performances, it's high time we perform ourselves. Who doesn't love a firm encounter with the dance floor – in the here & now? Beats & grooves provided by Mieko Suziki, Stav Yeini and Ula Sickle.

A discussion on death, mourning, rituals and performativity, with Lotte van den Berg, Barbara Raes, Pieter van Bogaert, Michel Yang (Oracle). 

How do artists let the story they want to tell determine if their work will become a film, a sculpture, a painting, an installation, a choreography or performance? What negotiations take place when they appropriate different disciplinary specialisms? How do they play with their spatial and temporal parameters? What is the politics of indisciplinary practices?

To open Performatik19, Tate Modern performance curator Catherine Wood discusses her recently published book Performance in Contemporary Art with artist Jimmy Robert. Curator Daniel Blanga-Gubbay will moderate the conversation.

This afternoon focuses on Syrian theatre and on the work of a young generation of contemporary playwrights.