The Brussels Tango Festival once again gathered tango aficionados from different parts of the world, even though, as usual the Europeans took over. What made this year’s edition exceptional was that it was its 10th anniversary. It didn’t differ much from the previous years though. This was my fourth Brussels Tango Festival and to me it was … Continue reading
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Babylon? No, Brussels
French, English, Spanish, Italian, Bulgarian…One of the things I have always loved about Brussels is its multilingualism. Wherever you are in the city, languages reach you with their melody and mix in a beautiful polyphony. The eternal music of Brussels, our contemporary Babylon. The main difference however is that, hey, we do speak foreign languages … Continue reading
Getting some Ice Magic
I wanted to do something special on the first day of the year. Going through the, non-surprisingly, very limited list of options, I opted for Ice Magic. Some 20 artist-sculptors from across the globe have depicted famous comic strips’ characters. To be honest, I have never been into comic strips so for me it was … Continue reading
Glitter and lights
Halloween night coincide with the first Festival des Lumieres Bruxelles (Lights Festival Brussels) this year. The latter was about to last for four nights, so I decided to focus on the Halloween parties first. The one which attracted my attention was “Années Folles” on the theme The Haunted Great Gatsby. It was taking place at … Continue reading
In the world of fashion
This year I decided to have the ultimate fashion experience for a day. I bought the full day ticket for Brussels Fashion Days and last Saturday reached The Egg just in time for Elle fashion show. The big hall was full with mostly young girls and boys, fashion professional and people like me who were … Continue reading
Not My Life
I was at the screening of Not My Life on Friday night at the occasion of the EU Anti-trafficking Day. Robert Bilheimer’s documentary provides staggering examples of human trafficking and modern slavery. It follows the stories of the victims in different parts of the world. Africa, Asia, Europe…Around 880,000 children and young women in the … Continue reading
The Cocktails of Casa Bacardi
Casa Bacardi is a temporary initiative “to celebrate more than 150 years of perfect drinks, hospitality & great parties”. It started three weeks ago and has been taking place only over the weekend (Thursday-Saturday) evenings. Nuestra casa es su casa is its tagline. Indeed it is the case. I was there on the first Saturday and … Continue reading
Accessible Art Fair
I was at the opening of the Accessible Art Fair last night. I didn’t have big expectations. Somehow I linked “accessible” to “easy to understand, simple”. Not that there is something wrong with easiness. But in my view art should not aim at easiness nor at complexity. Then even the sheer fact that it was … Continue reading
Brussels unexpected
Monday evening. I stop for a drink with a friend at Place du Jeu de Balle. The square is a different place. Empty and full of parked cars. The whole neighbourhood has entered the dead season, which will end in three days, on Thursday. Luckily the bar next to the church is open. Chaff. I … Continue reading
Art takes over in Nuit Blanche
I will start by saying that I find it difficult to put Nuit Blanche into a narrative. It is too much about the moment, about the direct interaction with art, celebrating it in all its forms. It must be experienced. Nevertheless I will try to share my impressions. Most of the events were concentrated in Marolles. This … Continue reading