MolenFest
A taste of Molenbeek for Brussels 2030
Dance, circus acts, music, theatre, debate, film and plenty of festivities: between 12 and 22 September, every park, square and stage will positively breathe MolenFest.
From Cinemaximiliaan to the Kaaitheater, from Recyclart and the Ecole de Cirque de Bruxelles to Charleroi Danse, from the Vaartkapoen and Decoratelier to UP – Circus & Performing Arts and Ultima Vez: they will all be there (with bells on), rubbing shoulders with the many well- and lesser-known artists and organisations from Molenbeek.
Flying our flag of super-diversity and solidarity, a host of artists, cultural houses, local organisations, youngsters, scenesters and residents will demonstrate why we deserve to be Europe’s Cultural Capital in 2030. From Municipal Square to Rue de Manchester, through the Porte de Ninove parc, all along the canal, and well into the Quartier Maritime.
MolenFest will serve a sneak peek of what that other, up-and-coming and decidledly creative side of the canal has to offer to Europe and its capital.
Molenbeek for Brussels 2030: here we are. And Europe: here we come.
On the programme
Seppe Baeyens & Leon Collective, Banda Quetzal, Bert Berg, Cie La Drache, Cie Demestri-Lefeuvre, Cie des Chaussons Rouges, Serge-Aimé Coulibaly, Maria-Lucia Cruz Correia & Natural Contract Lab, Sofia Douieb, Sara Dziri, Lucas Engels, Equinox, Fatoum, Fieldworks, Andrew Graham & laGeste, Marah Haj, Ictus, Kadania, La Chorale au Sucre (Gaël Santisteva), LOG (Ulla & Perila) & Ant Hampton, Lisette Ma Neza, Lisa Matthys, MetX, Milan Emmanuel, Mille Lundt & Ake Fievez, Laure Prouvost, Palestinian Circus School, Patrimoine à Roulettes, Ras El Hanout, Remork & Karkaba, Anna Rispoli & Territorio Domestico & Ligue des Travailleuses Domestiques sans Papiers, Singing Molenbeek, Danae Theodoridou, La Tournoyante, Einat Tuchman & Espace Tous, Underclouds, Alexander Vantournhout, Wim Vandekeybus & Ultima Vez, Kris Verdonck & A Two Dogs Company, Les Voyageurs sans Bagages, Jozef Wouters, YouYou Group…
MolenFest is an organization of Molenbeek for Brussels 2030, la Maison des Cultures et de la Cohésion Sociale, and KANAL, altogetherong with dozens of other partners from Molenbeek and Brussels.