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WOMAN AT POINT ZERO Comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2023
WOMAN AT POINT ZERO comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen this month. Performances run 21-28 April. 
WOMAN AT POINT ZERO Comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen This Month
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2023
Composer Bushra El-Turk, director Laila Soliman, writer Stacy Hardy and filmmaker Aida Elkashef turn this universal story of exploitation, sacrifice and an unending quest for freedom into a gripping multimedia production.
CRUSADE Comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in April
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2023
Worldwide, children are trapped in factories full of well-known brands. Sewing, stitching, toiling. For the powerful and the multinational. Worldwide, children descend daily into mines full of easy money.
Renowned Theater CollectIve Ontroerend Goed Finds New Home At NTGent
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2023
Two of the main players in the Belgian theatre scene are joining  forces. The renowned theatre company Ontroerend Goed, that moves the world from Ghent, has been appointed artist in  residence at theatre house NTGent in their hometown for the  coming five years.
THE INDIAN QUEEN Comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2023
The Indian Queen comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen this week. Performances run 18-25 March 2023.
Skyfall's Ola Rapace Delights Fans At Bond In Motion Expo In Brussels
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2023
Skyfall's Ola Rapace was special guest at Bond in Motion exhibition in Brussels. The Swedish actor spent the day with fans and took the time to pose in front of the camera with them.
A New Immersive TRISTAN UND ISOLD Comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
A new production of Tristan und Isolde will be an experience that even seasoned Wagnerians may have rarely encountered. French filmmaker Philippe Grandrieux makes his opera directorial debut, drawing the audience into an intoxicating trance in which voices, bodies, images and light depict Richard Wagner's musical fever dream. 
SATYAGRAHA is Now Playing at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2023
The American composer Philip Glass created with Satyagraha – the power of truth – a portrait opera about Mahatma Gandhi. The focus is on his early years in South Africa, where he developed his ideas about non-violent civil disobedience. 
CREATURE is Now Playing at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2023
After their triumphant Giselle, choreographer Akram Khan and his dream team return to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen for a large-scale ballet. Creature takes place in a dilapidated research centre on the North Pole. There, a military brigade subjects a mysterious being to a daring study.
FAUST is Now Playing at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2023
Faust is a disenchanted scholar, fruitlessly seeking the deepest truth. In exchange for his soul, the devil promises him a life of pleasure, culminating in one perfectly happy moment. Performances run 28 October - 14 May 2023.
MAHLER 4 Comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in May
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2023
Mahlers Vierde Symfonie voert ons van prille levenservaring helemaal terug naar de oorspronkelijke, kinderlijke onschuld. 'Rendering' is, in de eigen woorden van Berio, een ‘recompositie’ van schetsen en ontwerpen voor het werk dat Franz Schubert bij zijn dood als torso naliet.
ERNANI Closes This Weekend at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2023
The rarely performed Ernani is often referred to as Giuseppe Verdi's first masterpiece. The grand master of Italian Romanticism no longer opted for a predominantly political approach, but brought the individual to the fore. Verdi found the ideal raw material in Victor Hugo's play Hernani, ou l'Honneur Castillan, one of the key works of French Romanticism in which the emphasis came to lie on raw and realistic emotions.
FAUST is Now Playing at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2023
Faust is a disenchanted scholar, fruitlessly seeking the deepest truth. In exchange for his soul, the devil promises him a life of pleasure, culminating in one perfectly happy moment. This unlikely duo is driven by recognizable desires with a dark shadow: from tragic love to blind progress. Finally, redemption awaits, but the road there is a rollercoaster of striving, falling, and getting back up again and again. Faust, that's us.
ERNANI is Now Playing at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
The rarely performed Ernani is often referred to as Giuseppe Verdi's first masterpiece. The grand master of Italian Romanticism no longer opted for a predominantly political approach, but brought the individual to the fore. Performances run through 22 January.
Award Winning Akram Khan Returns to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen With New Production CREATURE
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2022
Following the success of Kaash and Giselle, award winning choreographer Akram Khan is returning to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen with a new full-length production, Creature. Once again he is working with composer Vincenzo Lamagna and set designer Tim Yip, the team behind Giselle. In this new ballet, Khan holds up a mirror to us about the hubris of humanity.
Belgian Composer Wim Henderickx Dies at 60 Years Old
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2022
In the afternoon of Sunday, 18 December 2022, Belgian composer Wim Henderickx died unexpectedly at his home. He was 60 years old.
ERNANI Comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen This Week
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2022
The rarely performed Ernani is often referred to as Giuseppe Verdi's first masterpiece. The grand master of Italian Romanticism no longer opted for a predominantly political approach, but brought the individual to the fore. Verdi found the ideal raw material in Victor Hugo's play Hernani, ou l'Honneur Castillan, one of the key works of French Romanticism in which the emphasis came to lie on raw and realistic emotions.
FAUST is Now Playing at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2022
Faust is a disenchanted scholar, fruitlessly seeking the deepest truth. In exchange for his soul, the devil promises him a life of pleasure, culminating in one perfectly happy moment. This unlikely duo is driven by recognizable desires with a dark shadow: from tragic love to blind progress. Finally, redemption awaits, but the road there is a rollercoaster of striving, falling, and getting back up again and again. Faust, that's us. 
HET LIJFLIED is Now Playing at Nationale Opera and Ballet
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2022
In Het lijflied (The Body’s Song) you’re taken on an adventure with Ina as she journeys through her own body. Performances run through January 2023.
TEMPUS FUGIT / FUTUR PROCHE is Now Playing at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2022
Performances run through 26 November. De Belgische topchoreograaf Jan Martens is de komende seizoenen associate artist van Opera Ballet Vlaanderen. In FUTUR PROCHE bouwt hij met vijftien van onze dansers, twee kinderen en klaveciniste Goska Isphording aan een voorstelling over de nakende toekomst.
HET LIJFLIED is Now Playing at Nationale Opera and Ballet
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2022
In Het lijflied (The Body’s Song) you’re taken on an adventure with Ina as she journeys through her own body. You’ll see her tuning into the chatter of the almighty mind, being swept away by the deafening beat of her heart, watching as a large poo is made in her bowls, and teaming up with her white blood cells to fight off a virus. When she returns to the outside world after her exciting adventure, she understands that her body is an ally she can count on. 
FAUST Comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen This Week
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2022
Faust is a disenchanted scholar, fruitlessly seeking the deepest truth. In exchange for his soul, the devil promises him a life of pleasure, culminating in one perfectly happy moment. This unlikely duo is driven by recognizable desires with a dark shadow: from tragic love to blind progress. Finally, redemption awaits, but the road there is a rollercoaster of striving, falling, and getting back up again and again. Faust, that's us. 
TEMPUS FUGIT / FUTUR PROCHE is Now Playing at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2022
De Belgische topchoreograaf Jan Martens is de komende seizoenen associate artist van Opera Ballet Vlaanderen. In FUTUR PROCHE bouwt hij met vijftien van onze dansers, twee kinderen en klaveciniste Goska Isphording aan een voorstelling over de nakende toekomst.
TEMPUS FUGIT / FUTUR PROCHE Comes to Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2022
De Belgische topchoreograaf Jan Martens is de komende seizoenen associate artist van Opera Ballet Vlaanderen. In FUTUR PROCHE bouwt hij met vijftien van onze dansers, twee kinderen en klaveciniste Goska Isphording aan een voorstelling over de nakende toekomst.
HET LIJFLIED is Now Playing at Nationale Opera and Ballet
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2022
In Het lijflied (The Body’s Song) you’re taken on an adventure with Ina as she journeys through her own body. You’ll see her tuning into the chatter of the almighty mind, being swept away by the deafening beat of her heart, watching as a large poo is made in her bowls, and teaming up with her white blood cells to fight off a virus. When she returns to the outside world after her exciting adventure, she understands that her body is an ally she can count on. 

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