From May 13 to 15, the arts festival BEYOND THE BLACK BOX returns to Antwerp for an edition that grates, slows down, and surprises. For three days, we will take you on a journey through performances and installations that broaden your perception and sharpen your senses.
Come wander through immersive installations and unexpected places, participate in collective rituals, or let yourself be immersed in sensory performances. From whispering encounters to physical play structures, from visual worlds to political imagination: every work invites you to be present in a different way.
A collaboration between Monty, wpZimmer, C-TAKT, Platform 0090, and Good Company.
Info & tickets on the Beyond the Black Box website
WEDNESDAY 13/5/26 @ MONTY
15.00 - 23.00 Joud Taomah - The Ones Who Rose Beyond the Seven
15.00 - 20.00 What we will - To shrink, to enshrine
16.00 - 16.20 Eszter Némethi - An oracle of the real
16.00 - 17.00 Lotte Boonstra - Eight (or maybe nine) universal truths about human nature
16.30 - 16.50 Eszter Némethi - An oracle of the real
17.00 - 18.00 Davide Tidoni - Ways to Move in Silence
17.00 - 17.20 Eszter Némethi - An oracle of the real
17.30 - 17.50 Eszter Némethi - An oracle of the real
18.00 - 19.00 Salomé Mooij - Anatomie van een struikel
19.00 - 19.30 Eszter Némethi - An oracle of the real
19.30 - 20.30 Lotte Boonstra - Eight (or maybe nine) universal truths about human nature
19.45 - 20.15 Eszter Némethi - An oracle of the real
20.30 - 21.00 Eszter Némethi - An oracle of the real
20.30 - 21.30 Davide Tidoni - Ways to Move in Silence
21.30 - 22.00 Eszter Némethi - An oracle of the real
22.15 - 22.45 Eszter Némethi - An oracle of the real
THURSDAY 14/5/26 @ MONTY
13.30 - 14.30 Julla Kroner - *magh- (meeting point @ Monty)
16.00 - 17.00 Julla Kroner - *magh- (meeting point @ Monty)
'*magh-' is a site-specific Adventure Lecture Performance blending magical realism, developed in 2023 and now presented at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) in collaboration with Platform 0090 and in the frame Antwerp Art Weekend & Beyond the Black Box festival on Thursday and Friday.
THURSDAY 14/5/26 @ wpZimmer
14.00 - 20.30 Einat Tuchman / Bildy Project - Bildy markt
14.00 - 20.00 What we will - To shrink, to enshrine
14.30 - 15.30 Raf Custers & Greet Brauwers (A seat for the sea) - Beyond the Dirt, in 5 Selfies
16.30 - 17.30 Francesca Chiodi Latini - Holders
18.00 - 19.30 Einat Tuchman / Bildy Project - Urban Rituals
20.30 - 21.30 Raf Custers & Greet Brauwers (A seat for the sea) - Beyond the Dirt, in 5 Selfies
FRIDAY 15/5/26 @ MONTY
14.30 - 15.30 Julla Kroner - *magh-
16.00 - 17.20 Emily Mast - IFIF
16.00 - 17.00 Julla Kroner - *magh-
17.30 - 21.00 Joud Taomah - The Ones Who Rose Beyond the Seven
17.30 - 21.00 What we will - To shrink, to enshrine
17.30 - 21.00 Lotte Boonstra - Eight (or maybe nine) universal truths about human nature
18.00 - 18.15 An Verstraete - Of People and Stones
19.00 - 20.15 Fariborz Karimi - Whispered Dreams
20.30 - 20.45 An Verstraete - Of People and Stones
21.00 - 21.45 Sam Scheuermann - Refusals to say Goodbye: Mirror set-up
EXTRA ANTWERP ART WEEKEND
SATURDAY 16/5 & SUNDAY 17/5/26
14.30 - 15.30 Julla Kroner - *magh- (meeting point @ Monty)
16.00 - 17.00 Julla Kroner - *magh- (meeting point @ Monty)
Platform 0090 and FRED&FERRY share a longstanding collaboration rooted in years of experience, professional kinship, and friendship. Both operate in the field of interdisciplinary arts, bridging visual and performing arts. They often work in the in-between spaces, seeing this approach as a model for the future. Together, they have collaborated on many projects that reflect their shared vision and complementary expertise.
In collaboration with FRED&FERRY, Platform 0090 will provide long-term support to Julla Kroner by organizing a variety of presentations, events, and projects with her.