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Queen Elisabeth singing competition winners - ulia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh, Taehan Kim and Jasmin White

Korean baritone Taehan Kim wins coveted Queen Elisabeth voice competition

The 22-year-old baritone Taehan Kim won the prestigious 2023 Queen Elisabeth Competition at Bozar on Saturday evening. Following the month-long arduous contest, devoted this year to the voice, the rankings of the six winners were proclaimed at midnight by jury president Bernard Foccroulle. The...

The Poetics of Politics – The Bucharest School of Photography

Submitted by Harlan Levey Pr... on Sat, 06/03/2023 - 16:35

The exhibition The Poetics of Politics – The Bucharest School of Photography, curated by the Belgian art critic/ curator Sam Steverlynck, is as an exhibition diptych that simultaneously takes place at Harlan Levey Projects in Brussels (June 10 – July 15, 2023) and Art Encounters in Timișoara (Romania) within the framework of Timișoara 2023, European Capital of Culture.

Brussels pushes ahead with plan to remove colonial heritage from public spaces

Brussels is moving along with its plans to decolonise public spaces in the Belgian capital, meaning remove monuments or other such displays that glorify historical figures who were deeply involved in perpetuating violence in and subjugation of other countries. The plans include feasibility studies...

After shaky start, food waste collection increases in Brussels

Brussels residents are slowly getting used to the new obligation, from 15 May, to put their food waste into orange bags, according to the capital’s waste management organisation Bruxelles Propreté. The first week of the new system saw several hiccups. Notably a huge number of bags were left out on...

Brussels mobility survey shows more people walking and cycling, fewer driving

Brussels residents are walking and cycling more and driving less than they did 10 years ago, according to the latest large-scale study carried out by Brussels Mobility on how the capital gets around. The survey showed that some 3.3 million journeys were made every day by Brussels people, for a...
BBCA Garden Party

Pimm’s time: British community mid-summer garden party at Waterloo cricket club on 25 June

The sound of leather on willow will provide the genteel backdrop for the Brussels British Community Association (BBCA) ’s annual mid-summer garden party on Sunday 25 June. Once again, the Royal Brussels Cricket Club is hosting the charity fundraiser at its bucolic grounds in Lasne-Ohain and laying...
Maison Hannon - Saint Gilles, Brussels

Maison Hannon: Saint-Gilles’ art nouveau masterpiece reopens to public as museum

One of Brussels’ architectural treasures, Maison Hannon , has finally reopened its elegant arched doors to the public following major restoration. A temple to beauty, harmony and eternal love, the building is now a museum that honours its unique blend of early 20th-century Belgian and French art...

Why local am-dram club ETCetera is staging an Offenbach operetta on the advice of Sir Tim Rice

Great advice from an old school friend is one thing but when it comes from one of the best known lyricists in the world, it simply can’t be ignored. Sir Tim Rice, supreme wordsmith behind hit musical shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar , Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat , Chess ,...

Flanders to give protected heritage status to frietkots

Flemish heritage minister Matthias Diependaele is calling on all communes in Flanders to nominate which chip stands or ‘frietkots’ should be given protected status. "Chip shops contribute to defining the urban landscape of our villages and towns," Diependaele (N-VA) said. "Some are so iconic for...

Belgium considers compulsory schooling from three years old

Belgium's upper house of parliament, the Senate, has approved a draft resolution asking the federal government to lower the compulsory school age from five years to three. Only the far-right Vlaams Belaang (VB) and the Flemish centrist party CD&V voted against, while the ecologists Ecolo/Groen...

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