Brugge Centraal
Every five years, Bruges is the setting for a major cultural city festival. This time creative people from the area and artists from Central Europe are taking over the city. For about four months 'Brugge Centraal' will draw people to an intense and varied selection of concerts, films, stage shows and exhibitions. The programme balances East and West, past and present, confrontation and harmony. The modern art trail 'Luc Tuymans: A Vision of Central Europe' and the historic exhibition 'Van Eyck to Dürer' are the stars of this major event.
Following Brugge 2002, Cultural Capital of Europe and Corpus Brugge 05, in 2010 Bruges is back on the cultural map with a major city festival. The theme is 'Central Europe'.
For about four months 'Brugge Centraal' will draw people to an intense and varied selection of concerts, films, stage shows and exhibitions. The programme has been put together in cooperation with Bruges' cultural institutions and various local players in the arts.
Opening weekend
- 'Installation de feu - Compagnie Carabosse': poetic and festive walking trail with fire installations.
- Opening concert feat. Goran Bregovic: 'Margot, memories of an unhappy queen' in cooperation with Concertgebouw Brugge
Exhibitions
Van Eyck to Dürer
The Groeninge Museum is presenting a prestigious exhibition on the influence of the Flemish Primitives on the artists of the Holy Roman Empire. For many generations Flemish art influenced artists throughout Europe, in painting, sculpture and miniatures. This influence is not necessarily less than that of the Italian Renaissance. The exhibition casts light on the period with major loans from foreign museums.Luc
Tuymans: A Vision of Central Europe
Luc Tuymans selected work by Central European artists who have made or are making their mark on the artistic landscape. In their methods and vision they are related to Tuymans who places such themes as history, identity, war and trauma at the heart of his working and thinking. A topical image of the historic bonds between Flanders and Central Europe will unfold for the visitor across a variety of locations.
- 'Laurel on the Markt' in cooperation with Groendienst Brugge, Lauretum Jabbeke, Brugge Bloeit and Daniël Ost
- Les Corbeaux: Drawings and photographs by Josef Nadj in cooperation with Cultuurcentrum Brugge and Concertgebouw Brugge
- 'This is not Bruges Central' in cooperation with the regional youth centre Het Entrepot
- 'Perception versus Reality: A photographic view of Western and Central Europe' in cooperation with Fotohuis, the photographic department of Bruges' Academy of Fine Arts
- 'Human treasures – a trace of lace' in cooperation with Kantcentruym, Tapis Plein, Faro
Stage events
- Modern dance: 'December Dance' in cooperation with Cultuurcentrum Brugge and Concertgebouw Brugge
- Visual theatre in cooperation with Cultuurcentrum Brugge and Kunstencentrum De Werf
- 'Brrr…ugge. Evocative, wintry evenings'
Music
- 'Jazz Brugge' in cooperation with Jazz Brugge, Concertgebouw Brugge, Kunstencentrum De Werf
- 'Baltic' in cooperation with Concertgebouw Brugge
- 'Presentations in connection with Radio Columbus' in cooperation with Cultuurcentrum Brugge
- 'Brugge Bucharest Express' in cooperation with Brugges Festival of World Music
- 'Carillon 500' in cooperation with the cultural service, Bruges music conservatory and the bellringers' association Bruges carillon
- 'Bahnhof Berlin' in cooperation with Cactus Muziekcentrum
- 'Exchange project with MAD-tourbookings' in cooperation with Eye Spy Records
- 'Soundscape Brugse Klokken' in cooperation with cultural service, Bruges heritage department
- 'Elements Festival' in cooperation with Suburb Soundz and Musik Events
Social artistic projects
- 'uitWijken' and 'Vel tegen Vel bij uitWijken' in cooperation with Bruges' cultural institutions and local partners
- '[Enter] festival of social-artistic work' in cooperation with Demos, Kleinverhaal and Cultuurcentrum Brugge
Miscellaneous
- 'Night Vision: Central Europe': animated film programme in cooperation with Luc Tuymans, Edwin Carels and Cinema Lumière
- 'Graffiti project' in cooperation with Heads High and Kunstencentrum De Werf
- 'Cult! Live' in cooperation with Jazz Juice
- 'Quartier Central, focus on design from Central Europe with Quartier Bricolé' in cooperation with Tapis Plein
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'Peter Verhelst at the Kartuizerinnenkapel': literature and philosophy
Where
8000 Brugge
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