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 here

WEDNESDAY  13/5/26 @ MONTY

15.00 - 23.00              Joud Taomah - Seven Gestures Towards (non) Wayfaring

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)

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 - Seven Gestures Towards (non) Wayfaring

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