What's on this week: 30 March-5 April

It’s time for the legendary Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) - 150 thrilling, surreal, frightening films, more than two dozen non-film events such as ZomBIFF Day and the Vampire Ball and much more.
3-15 April

After travelling the world, the Star Wars Identities exhibition has finally made its way to Brussels. For 40 years, audiences have followed the intense adventures of Luke and Anakin Skywalker and other Jedi heroes of the galaxy far, far away. Discover the unforgettable characters like never before through costumes and props, taking you behind the scenes like never before.
2 April-2 September, Brussels Expo, from €15.90

Cycloperativa is celebrating five years of bicycle activity in Brussels with a big party on Friday. They promise good beer and good eats as well as DJs, a concert, bikes, happiness and love. How can anyone turn that down?
Garcia Lorca, Rue des Foulons 49, Brussels

Stephen Sack is an American artist working in Brussels who photographs old or somehow defaced coins. His current exhibition, entitled The Lost Coins, Euro Meltdown is photographs of euros reclaimed from an incinerator. The results are eerie, haunting and beautiful.
Until 25 May, SPF Emploi, Rue Ernest Blerot 1, 1070 Brussels

On Friday evening at Bozar you can immerse yourself in an evening of Cuban, Senegalese and Venezuelan music melded in a totally improvised concert by Cuban piano player Omar Sosa, Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita and Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles. Soft, serene, hypnotising music, an "encounter between Yoruba mysticism, sweet mandingue and zen from the Far East".

30 March, 20.00

Victor Horta showed his genius in many ways but one of the most striking was his cleverness in bringing natural light into the heart of his buildings. There is a show on at the Horta Museum that presents 14 of his buildings and the problem he faced in each project and the solutions he found.
Until 24 June

Cinema Nova is presenting Matsumoto Toshio’s Funeral Parade of Roses. The 1969 film is a tour de force retelling of the Oedipus story set in the transgender/drag queen bars of Ginza and Shinjuku and their attendant criminal world. His sensual camera work in luscious black and white reinforces the erotic and tragic story. Nova has been looking forward to screening this film for quite a while and now that they have located a pristine 35mm copy they are thrilled to share the experience. They will also been screening various shorts by Matsumoto during the month.
7, 15, 22, 27 and 29 April

Another reimagining of classic Greek stories, this one is brand new and comes to us from American award-winning spoken word artist Aleshea Harris via French director Arnaud Meunier. Entitled Fore! this is the story of Orestes, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra retold with an acid sense of humour; a revenge story that draws from the ancient, the modern, the tragic, the spaghetti western, hip-hop and Afropunk. Performed in English, the play features 10 young actors, five from l’Ecole de la Comédie in Saint-Etienne and five from CalArts in Los Angeles.
29-31 March, Théâtre National

The BRDCST spring music festival is a direct reference to the English retro-futuristic electronica-pop band Broadcast. The weekend gives a spotlight to innovative makers, networks and challengers to everyday society. To honor the 50-year anniversary of May 1968, the festival will also be focusing on artists of protest - everything from Black Lives Matter and speaking out against anti-Islam demonstrations. 
4-8 April, Ancienne Belgique

Every last Friday of the month is the B to Z double bill at Cinematek - two movies for the price of one. This Friday, in collaboration with Offscreen it’s Oliver Stone’s horror movie The Hand from 1981, followed by Macabra by Alfredo Zacarias (Mexico) from 1980. Both movies are in English. First movie at 19.00, second at 21.00.

From traditional art to Indian street art, the Vibrant India exhibition will give the people of Brussels a chance to discover the Indian culture. The exhibition will open on 3 April with a velvet night opening, and the programme continues throughout the month with musical performances from Bollywood, vibrant Indian paintings and more. The exhibition also showcases Indian women artists, with meetings, performances and conferences. 
3 April-4 May, Halles Saint-Géry, free

At Bonnefooi DJ Nasty Bartender will be playing his mix from crooners to rock’n’roll to surf music to swing ending with some cha cha cha. The point is to get everyone dancing.
Until 8.00 Saturday morning, free