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10 days of Beats, Bass & movement

Brussels Dance Festival – Brussels feels the rhythm of the dance

For ten days and one spectacular opening night, Brussels becomes the capital of dance.
From August 14 to 24, from classical ballet to hip hop, including contemporary, let yourself be swept away by a wave of movement, emotion and creativity.
A free festival, pulsing with artistic excellence and emerging talent.
Shows, performances, encounters: every moment is a celebration.
Join us and feel the rhythm of a festival that makes the whole city dance. 

LOCATIONS

Place de la bourse
place de la bourse

Fusion stage

Dance & music

15:00 > 22:00

Shows • performances • concerts…

PLACE DE BROUCKÈRE
place de brouckere

Lab

Dance Arena

15:00 > 20:00

Workshops • open dancefloor • battles • discovery moments • art installation…
In the heart of the city
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Extras

Extras

Experiences in the city

15:00 > 01:00

Heritage in Motion • Belgigabarre • dance films • late-night museum openings • dance parades • urban exhibition • immersive sound experience…
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EXTRAS

14.08.2025
Heliosphere 2

Opening ceremony

In the heart of Brussels

8:00 PM

> 1:00 AM

Dance spectacles, concerts & after party

14.08.2025
Heliosphere

Héliosphère

Place de la Bourse

10:00 PM

A suspended dance between heaven and earth

20 31.08.2025
visites vivantes 2

Heritage in motion

Brussels City Hall

5:00 PM

> 9:00 PM

Acrobatics and dance show

14.08.2025 28.09.2025
AQQPDM

A Quelques Pas du Monde

Place de la Bourse

Immersive sound experience

03.07.2025 30.09.2025
Brussels in Pink by PK

Brussels in PINK

City parades

Access 24h/24

Urban exhibition by Philippe Katerine

04.08.2025 15.09.2025
Archive in the city 1

Archive in the City

Place de Brouckère

Access 24h/24

Urban exhibition by Contre Danse

14 24.08.2025
Volatiles

Volatiles

Place de Brouckère

3:00 PM

> 10:00 PM

Art installation by Romain Tardy

14 24.08.2025
Rooftop party

Afterparties

Bourse rooftop

11:00 PM

> 1:00 AM

DJ sets from Thursday to Sunday

17.08.2025
belgigabarre

Belgigabarre

Grande Place

3:00 PM

> 5:00 PM

In collaboration with Europa Danse Company

21.08.2025
arts at night

Arts at Night

Bozar, KBR, Magritte Museum

5:00 PM

> 9:00 PM

Museums stay open in the evening!

All summer
seance de cinema 2

Tootbus

City parades

All summer long

Explore the capital by bus!

22.08.2025
Filmvertoning

Movie projection

Palace Cinema

9:30 PM

Gaspar Noé’s “Climax”

KRISY & LEJEUNE CLUB

LEJEUNE CLUB is a creative hub and a vibrant community that brings people together and inspires them through meaningful experiences, events, and projects.

2MAD

2MAD is a dance studio with locations in Charleroi and Sombreffe since 2009. The school provides a wide range of lessons with something to suit everyone. Today, it brings you a Zumba session.

CRC

Following La Pluie (Act I) in 2023 then Pleurez! (Act II) a year later, CRC is releasing a shorter but crucial format for his artistic evolution: L’Entracte. This five-track project produced by Armand Tournier presents as a true intermission, hinting at a future Act III.

Much more than an interval, L’Entracte marks an important step in the Belgian rapper’s journey. Here CRC explores his personal relationships with new depth and sincerity in his work.

Musically, he skilfully combines rap, chanson française, R&B and afro influences, confirming his ability to cross and fuse genres. After gracing the stages of the Dour and Grünt Festivals and twice filling the Ancienne Belgium concert hall in late 2024, CRC is now preparing for Act III. L’Entracte is the bridge: an intimate and essential auditory experience in today’s French-language rap landscape.

Lovelace

A young Brussels-based artist, Lovelace is part of the new alternative pop scene. She creates her unique sound in her bedroom-cum-studio, weaving a dark thread of soft, robotic and distorted sounds.

Her work is a true audio cocktail in the style of Billie Eilish, 070 Shake and Babysolo33. Lovelace has long been a lover of life, which makes her overly cheerful sometimes. Unfortunately, that love constantly clashes with the absurdity of this world. A little self-deprecation, lots of love and much melancholy are her formula for surviving the chaos.

Junior Ballet Project

The Junior Ballet Project (JBP) from the company Opinion Public is an intensive programme for dancers aged 17 to 25. Designed as a practical career platform, it immerses participants in a company-like working environment, developing the technical, artistic and interpersonal skills they need to grow as performers.

Launched by the company’s artistic director Sidonie Fossé in September 2024, the two-year programme provides daily training from Monday to Friday: a demanding syllabus of classical dance, contemporary dance, partnering, floorwork, acrobatics and improvisation, as well as other complementary disciplines emphasizing versatility, creativity and artistic maturity.

Throughout the year, the dancers also join performances, giving them regular opportunities to go on stage and apply what they have learnt before an audience.