Festival

Trouble #14

© Kubra Khademi, Like a wave on this slope, 2026.
© Kubra Khademi, Like a wave on this slope, 2026.

Founded in 2005 by curator Antoine Pickels, Trouble is one of Europe's leading performance art festivals. For over 20 years, it has been bringing together artists who challenge conventions and explore the political, social and poetic potential of live art.

Type
Festival
Noise level
Level 3 ≤ 100 db
Tickets
Ticket sale starts March 2027
Dates
27.04.2027 - 01.05.2027
Kanal-Centre Pompidou and Trouble share a commitment to artistic experimentation and transdisciplinary practices and have collaborated on several occasions in recent years. In 2027, this collaboration gets a new impulse: throughout the museum, an extensive programme of performances, installations and new works will unfold, while the festival will alternate between Kanal and Studio Thor in Saint-Josse-ten-Node. 

This edition is shaped by wars, state violence and the resurgence of toxic masculinity. At the same time, it is informed by the experiences and perspectives of artists from West and Central Asia. Through these diverse voices, Trouble reaffirms performance as a space for resistance, reflection and imagination.

Artists: Wathiq Al-Ameri*, Tania El Khoury, Habitant·es des Images*, Parsa Kamehkhosh*, Kubra Khademi, Xiao Lu*, Christophe Meierhans, Mélanie Peduzzi*, Robin Pourbaix, radical_hope, Gwendoline Robin* and Raeda Saadeh*.
*New works.

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