News

13
Jul

Confirmed! NOMAD Ghent: The dance of the Quetzalcóatl

The children of the Ledebirds in Ghent get to work with the Mexican musician Israel Alonso and artists of MetX. They will be immersed in the ‘Día de Muertos’ tradition, a Mexican celebration honoring death.

Usually, the NOMAD project takes place during our BIG BANG Festival. The pandemic may have

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27
May

NOMAD Antwerp: The dance of the Quetzalcóatl

The Mexican artist Israel Alonso, in collaboration with MetX, created a performance with the children of primary school De Luchtballon in Merksem. ‘Día de los Muertos', a Mexican folk festival to commemorate the dead, is the thread that runs through the workshops. Death is not to be feared, but

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26
Feb

Spanish premiere for HUSH

The Belgian premiere will have to wait, but on Friday 19 March, HUSH will premiere at Teatro Alameda in Seville!
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05
Feb

Online premiere Farfelu on 19 February via Sound of Ghent

Unfortunately, the premiere series of Farfelu cannot take place, but thanks to Handelsbeurs and Sound of Ghent, we can do the premiere online. Buy your ticket now for a crazy film concert on Friday 19 February!
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18
Jan

HUSH in The Toots Sessions

On Friday evening, 8 January, you could catch a few bits of HUSH in The Toots Sessions on Belgian television (Canvas).
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28
Dec

SHEL(L)TER on L1

No SHEL(L)TER on Cultura Nova in 2020, neither on the summer edition nor on the winter edition, but the show was captured by and broadcast on Dutch television!
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03
Dec

25 years of BIG BANG!

On 26 November 1995 the very first edition of Oorsmeer - the precursor of BIG BANG Festival - took place in Belgium!
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03
Nov

3ACH wins 3 NOW awards in Shanghai

Zonzo Compagnie won three out of ten awards with the performance 3ACH: NOW Award 2020, Best Music Program and Best International Creative Program.
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13
Oct

Selection BIG BANG ambassadors 2020

Meet Marcel, Jean, Mion, Clara, Tess, Rosie, Niels and Roberta!
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21
Sep

SHEL(L)TER nominated for the YAMawards

SHEL(L)TER has been nominated in the category 'Best Small Ensemble'. You can cast your vote on yamawards.org until 20 October!
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13
Mar

Cancellations because of Corona virus

Some of our shows and festivals got cancelled or postponed due to the Corona virus.
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03
Oct

Two YAM awards for THELONIOUS and Copper & Skin

Two of our show were crowned with an international YAM (Young Audiences Music) award: THELONIOUS won the Public Choice award and Copper & Skin was the winner in the category Best large ensemble.
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07
Mar

4 star reviews for THELONIOUS

THELONIOUS premiered on March 2nd 2019 and got a 4 star review in De Standaard!
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12
Sep

Klopotec Orkestra nominated for the YAM awards

After Mile(s)tones, 3ACH and BerBerio, we have once again been nominated for the international YAM awards (Young Audiences Music), this time with Klopotec Orkestra.
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