BEYOND THE BLACK BOX FESTIVAL ANTWERP is back for its fourth edition this year from 13-15 May!
Come wander through immersive installations, take part in collective rituals, or immerse yourself in sensory performances at unexpected locations. Each work invites you to experience being present in a different way.
🎟️ Tickets & info at www.beyondtheblackbox.be
A collaboration of wpZimmer @monty_antwerpen , @c.takt , @platform0090 en @goodcompany.be
📸Thomas Lenden for Sam Scheuermann’s ‘Mirror Set-up’
MEET THE RESIDENTS ✧ MAY 2026
Petr Dlouhý is a Prague-based curator, researcher, producer, and host in the field of independent performing arts. Working within diverse scales ranging from DIY initiatives to established institutions, his activities aim to break the spell of gatekept resources and build structures of mutual support. His tools utilise event organising, tarot readings, and community building. Petr's interests are nourished by projects that embrace curiosity, social justice, and mutual learning.
During his residency, Petr continues to unwrap his research on Hospitality in Performing Arts. Applying the lens of hospitality to his curatorial practice, he searches for pathways to nurture a welcoming culture of institutions towards artists, audiences and fellow culture workers. Throughout the research, he names and identifies different tools that can be used to form stronger relationships and embrace the sense of belonging.
What happens when craftsmanship, stories, and movement come together?
Einat Tuchman and Yassin Mrabtifi share the story behind Urban Rituals & Bildy Market: two projects creating space for connection, creativity, and community.
From handmade stories at the market to a participatory dance ritual where people from different backgrounds move together: art becomes a way to strengthen community.
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Wat gebeurt er wanneer ambacht, verhalen en beweging samenkomen?
Einat Tuchman en Yassin Mrabtifi vertellen over Urban Rituals & Bildy Markt: twee projecten die ruimte maken voor ontmoeting, creativiteit en verbinding.
Van handgemaakte verhalen op de markt tot een participatief dansritueel waarin Antwerpenaren samen bewegen: kunst wordt hier een manier om gemeenschap te versterken.
🗓️ 14 May/ do 14 mei
🎭 Markt (14h - 20h30) & performance (18h - 19h30)
📍 wpZimmer
🎟️ FREE/GRATIS
Eight hours of work, eight hours of rest and eight hours to do what we will: felting a rug for example.
"To Shrink, To Enshrine" is about collectivity and mindful labour. Come see them during Beyond the Black Box.
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Acht uur werken, acht uur rusten en acht uur om te doen wat we willen: een tapijt vilten bijvoorbeeld
"To Shrink, To Enshrine" gaat over collectiviteit en aandachtig werk. Kom het bekijken tijdens Beyond the Black Box.
🗓️wed 13- fri 15 May/ woe 13- vrij 15 mei
🎭Collective making and thinking
📍13&15 May: Monty, 14 May: WpZimmer
🎟️ FREE/GRATIS: info on www.beyondtheblackbox.be or link in bio
Music in this video by @peplinsci
It's tiiiiime! Beyond the Black Box Festival Antwerp is soon approaching! Make sure to get your tickets before they're gone! On Thursday 14 May the festival will strike down at wpZimmer for a full day of festivities!
Check out our newsletter for the full program or go to www.beyondtheblackbox.be
See you very soon!
MEET THE RESIDENTS ✧ MAY 2026
Last week we were joined by the lovely people of @accompanyclass who turned our big studio into a dance training ground. Thank you to everyone who passed by during their salon and we hope to see you very soon!
"Whispered Dreams" explores friendship and connection across distance.
Fariborz Karami (in Amsterdam) and Mona Ahmadi (in Iran) share an intimate exchange of letters, reflecting on collaboration and closeness.
The work invites you to pause and consider communication, cultural differences, and what it means to be connected, even over great distances.
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"Whispered Dreams" verkent vriendschap en verbinding over afstand.
Fariborz Karimi (in Amsterdam) en Mona Ahmadi (in Iran) delen een intieme briefwisseling, reflecterend op samenwerking en nabijheid.
Het werk nodigt je uit stil te staan bij communicatie, culturele verschillen en wat verbondenheid betekent, ook over grote afstand.
🗓️ fri 15 may / vrij 15 mei, 19:00
🎭performance / voorstelling
📍Monty
🎟️info & tickets: www.beyondtheblackbox.be/antwerpen or link in bio
Our dear residents @wwwhat_we_will will host a few open moments in April and May! Feel free to pass by wpZimmer and join them in their collective artistic practice.
No registration needed!
Where did all the people go?
This text by 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿 𝗗𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗵ý starts from a simple but structural question: what happens when cultural institutions lose their audiences as they become parents?
Developed within 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗔, the Parent Friendly Culture platform challenges the ways institutions organise themselves, exposing how existing formats exclude entire groups from participation.
Through small but concrete shifts, from childcare and timing to spatial and social adjustments, the project rethinks accessibility not as an add on, but as a political question of who culture is for, and who gets to be present within it. On Mobilisation project, ran from 2023 to 2025 and was shaped through bottom up collaboration between 𝘄𝗽𝗭𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿, 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗔 and 𝗟𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲.
Find out more and download on our website or link in bio
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Co-funded by the European Union and Flanders – State of the Art
#OnMobilisation #Publications #CommunityEngagement #CultureAndParticipation
This was our pizza party! Thank you to everyone who passed by and danced to the live music with a pizza and a drink on the side! You make wpZimmer a magical place.
