CULTURE GUIDE 2019-2020
COLOPHONText & composition KU Leuven Culture Office Layout
Yellow Submarine Printed by Drukkerij Van der Poorten
Publisher Kristien Jacobs, KU Leuven Culture Office,
Naamsestraat 96 bus 5010, 3000 Leuven Photos Clara
Hermans (cover, p. 9), Existenz (p. 2-3), Rob Stevens
(p. 4, 10, 19, 20-21, 24-25, 26-27), Marie Wynants (p. 6),
Marco Borggreve (p. 7), Unsplash / Lawrson Pinson
(p. 8), La Station, Patrick Ridremont (p. 11), Katrijn Van Giel
(p. 14), Sonja Sleurs (p. 15), Patrick Van Vlerken (p. 16),
Kathleen Vanderschriek (p. 17), Anne Van Aerschot (p. 18),
Isabelle Lutz (p. 22-23) Illustrated map Liesbet Van
Cauteren / Mino Studio
FACE THE ARTS!4. Get your culture card …
6. … and don’t miss out on UUR KULTUUR!
14. Put art on your map!
20. Discover all discounts
21. Stay in the loop with CLUB KULTUUR
DO IT YOURSELF!22. University Ensembles
24. Performing arts
26. BAC Atelier
27. Make it happen with our help
ART ♥ SCIENCE
Both artists and scientists thrive on research and experimentation. They push our intellectual boundaries. In the BAC Atelier both encounter each other. You too can apply for a free studio space in this multidisciplinary art lab of KU Leuven. And regularly we throw the doors wide open to the general public.
DEAR STUDENTYou have just arrived in Leuven or you have been studying here for some time. Whatever the case may be, you’re on the eve of a year of excitement. Not only will you learn a lot and continue to build your future, but you can also explore and expand your cultural horizons. Therefore, I offer you three tips, to put you on your way.
Enjoy your life in Leuven to the full. Bart Raymaekers Vice Rector for Culture, Art and Heritage KU Leuven
GET A CULTURE CARD
Culture can be – quite literally – priceless, and your budget is limited. Fortunately, for the past ten years, KU Leuven has offered its students a culture card. A culture card is a free ticket to every UUR KULTUUR, the unmissable cultural programme organized by your university. You’ll also enjoy sizable discounts from all the major cultural centres in Leuven.
PULL UP YOUR SLEEVES
Don’t just stand on the sidelines. Every week, hundreds of students rehearse with our university ensembles. During the InterFaculty Theatrefestival and with CampusToneel you get a chance to take the stage. Discover and grow your artistic skills, and don’t miss the kick-off meetings at the beginning of the academic year.
The Culture Office implements the university’s culture policy in cooperation with the vice rector. We stimulate both cultural participation and creation with a special attention for the link between art and science. The Culture Office is located at STUK arts centre.
www.kuleuven.be/culture
EACH MONTH UUR KULTUUR
Your cultural autumn will reach its climax during the M-useum Night. Last year AliA finished the night.
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Leuven’s cultural landscape is bursting with life. And a KU Leuven Culture Card is the most affordable way possible to be a part of it. Order yours today for only twenty euros.
EXPERIENCE UUR KULTUUR FOR FREE
Every month, KU Leuven treats you to an exciting performance or fun concert. That way, you get a taste of all kinds of art. And because the culture card is celebrating its tenth birthday, we are pulling out all the stops.
ENJOY HEFTY DISCOUNTS
Would you like to visit (anytime, as much as you want) M – Museum Leuven for free? Do you want to get the cheapest tickets to Cinema ZED? With your culture card, your discounts from the major cultural players go through the roof. Catch them all on p. 20.
WIN FREE TICKETS
As the icing on the cake, we give away free tickets every week. Keep an eye on our Facebook page and biweekly newsletters.
Are you a student at KU Leuven, UC Leuven-Limburg or LUCA Campus Lemmens? You can order your culture card during your (re)registration. You can also buy the card throughout the year at your Registrar’s Office or at www.kuleuven.be/culturecard.
PLAY THE CULTURE CARD!Opening UUR KULTUUR / POP
WARHOLATUE 8 OCTOBER 2019
CLASSICAL MUSIC
PAVEL HAAS QUARTETMON 14 OCTOBER 2019
WORKSHOPS
MAKE YOUR MOVEWED 6 NOVEMBER 2019
DANCE
8.2WED 20 NOVEMBER 2019
FESTIVAL
M-USEUM NIGHTWED 4 DECEMBER 2019
CramUUR KULTUUR / SHORT FILMS
COMEDY SHORTSTHU 23 JANUARY 2020
MUSIC THEATRE
GESPREK MET DE REGENWED 19 FEBRUARY 2020
CLASSICAL MEETS TECHNO
STRINGS IN THE HOUSETUE 3 MARCH 2020
JAZZ
KOT CONCERTSTHU 26 MARCH 2020
OPERA
DIDO AND AENEAS+ THE MEDIUM
TUE 31 MARCH 2020
DANCE
ROSAS / ANNE TERESADE KEERSMAEKERTUE 28 AND WED 29 APRIL 2020
SlotUUR KULTUUR / POP
THE FUTURE OF POPWED 13 MAY 2020
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UUR KULTUUR
PAVEL HAASQUARTET
During the Festival 20·21 concerts, you can discover classical music from the recent past. In Transit, three days packed with new creations, the festival boldly looks to the future. Or how classical music is anything but boring or old-fashioned.
50% DISCOUNT with your culture card off all the concerts
MONDAY 14.10.2019 at 8.30pm
MTC GROTE AULA
The Pavel Haas Quartet is in a league of its own. This string quartet is lauded around the world for its infectious performances.
These Czech musicians will play three masterpieces from their homeland, each of which is suffused with melancholy. Dvorák’s American String Quartet is a classic, Schulhoff’s First String Quartet is an explosion of youthful passion and Janácek’s Intimate Letters is a heart-rending tale of unrequited desire. Classical music at its very best: straight from your ears to your heart.
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
15 EUROS STUDENTS AND STAFF
20 EUROS OTHER
Opening UUR KULTUUR
Het Depot is Leuven’s pop and rock temple. Big national and international names feel right at home. Every month, Open Mic offers a free podium to young singer-songwriters.
10% DISCOUNT with your culture card off all the concerts
WARHOLA TUESDAY 8.10.2019 at 9pm
Het DepotWe’re kicking off your cultural year in Leuven with two top artists. Oliver Symons – who all locals know and adore as the guy from Bazart – and his Warhola play slick R&B pop with plenty of auto-tune and thumping bass. The result sounds much more otherworldly than your run-of-the-mill pop music.
Fond of Tsar B, Jamie Woon, James Blake, Yeasayer, Banks or Oscar and the Wolf? Warhola is Belgiums biggest new pop sensation and will surely be music to your ears.
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
16 EUROS STUDENTS AND STAFF
18 EUROS OTHER
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8.2fABULEUS
fABULEUS is one of Leuven’s three city companies and consistently supports young talent. The performances float between theatre and dance. Would you like to star in one of the productions? Why not take a shot during the annual auditions?
20% DISCOUNT with your culture card off all the performances
UUR KULTUUR
Even outside the auditorium, you can learn plenty of new things. At WISPER, you can let the potential artist in yourself go. Take part in short or long courses, all of which have professional tutors.
25% DISCOUNT with your culture card off all the courses in Leuven
MAKE YOUR MOVE WISPER
UUR KULTUUR
WEDNESDAY 6.11.2019 starting at 7pm
OPEKGet your hands dirty during this UUR KULTUUR. Take part in one of the five workshops offered by WISPER that evening.
Does acting sound like music to your ears? Or would you like a taste of contemporary dance or Afro-house? Is there a great illustrator hidden within you? Or are you the new Voice of Leuven?
We will call it a night after a final concert at Café Entrepot. In one fell swoop, you will see all the sides of OPEK, the performing arts hub at the Vaartkom.
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
10 EUROS OTHER / WORKSHOP
WEDNESDAY 20.11.2019 at 9pm
STUK SOETEZAAL
Radouan Mriziga his choreography 8.2 was inspired by an old love: rap music. The rhythm, the flow, the statements and gestures. From Grandmaster Flash and other trail blazers to Kendrick Lamar.
Using their bodies, the young dancers at fABULEUS attempt to capture and explain this dynamic style of music. Rap has been around for generations and transcends every trend by constantly reinventing itself.
8.2 is a production by hetpaleis, fABULEUS and Moussem Nomadic Arts Centre. This performance was selected by the Theatre Festival.
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
14 EUROS OTHER
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COMEDYSHORTS
Leuven is no metropolis, but it does have its own arthouse cinema. Cinema ZED is located at the Vesalius site and at STUK arts centre. Don’t miss screenings of the latest auteur films, documentaries and world cinema. DOCVILLE and the International Short Film Festival are just a few of the many film festivals hosted there.
2.5 EUROS DISCOUNT with your culture card off all the films
CramUUR KULTUUR
M – Museum Leuven has an impressive collection of old masters to contemporary art. During the temporary exhibits one major artist after another swings by. Don’t miss the sun-soaked roof terrace and the M-idzomer festival during the summer months!
FREE ENTRY with your culture card to all the exhibitions
M-USEUM NIGHT
UUR KULTUUR
THURSDAY 23.01.2020 at 9pm
Cinema ZED VesaliusAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy! Even and especially while cramming, you deserve a healthy dose of relaxation. That is why we are treating all the students (and their sympathisers) to a series of comedy shorts. Drag along all your friends, even if they don’t have a culture card.
In cooperation with the International Short Film Festival Leuven, we select the best comedy short films that were screened at the festival.
FREE FOR ALL
WEDNESDAY 4.12.2019 starting at 7pm
M – Museum LeuvenExperience M – Museum Leuven like never before!
Wander through the halls of the museum and discover one masterpiece after another. Afraid of the dark? Don’t worry: a guide from the Mecenas student association will take you by the hand. Meanwhile you bump into fun concerts and surprising performances. And during one of the many workshops you can happily roll up your sleeves.
This evening promises to be the highlight of your cultural autumn. We’ll stimulate all your senses. (Even those you never suspected you had.) What a night at the museum!
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
5 EUROS STUDENTS AND STAFF
12 EUROS OTHER
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STRINGS INTHE HOUSE
ATANERES
UUR KULTUUR
Het nieuwstedelijk is the city theatre company of Leuven, Hasselt and Genk. They create contemporary performances for and by the people of today, in the here and the now. Live music plays a major role in the productions. Each season they also have a few productions spoken or surtitled in English.
20% DISCOUNT with your culture card off all the performances
UUR KULTUUR
WEDNESDAY 19.02.2020 at 9pm
OPEK GROTE ZAAL
A man and a woman lose their daughter. Their grief is still raw, when she is offered the chance to become the CEO of a technology giant in Singapore. They decide to opt for life. They leave everything behind and move to Asia. While she works long days, he wanders through the monsoons. In the rain he imagines to recognize his dead daughter. Talk to her.
Gesprek met de regen (“Conversation with the rain”) will leave you anything but unmoved. For this poignant production, Het nieuwstedelijk and KU Leuven built a veritable rain printer, which turns water into words.
This performance is in Dutch.
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
16 EUROS STUDENTS AND STAFF
18 EUROS OTHER
TUESDAY 3.03.2020 at 9pm
Het DepotA string orchestra and a house DJ live on different planets, right? Ataneres aims to bridge the divide and reconcile the best of both worlds in Strings in the House. Go into a trance with typical classical themes and discover the harmonious side of techno.
Synthesizers and violins go hand in hand. Laurent Garnier meets Arvo Pärt, and Nils Frahm finds a kindred spirit in Piet Swerts.
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
10 EUROS STUDENTS AND STAFF
15 EUROS OTHER
GESPREK METDE REGENHET NIEUWSTEDELIJK
PUT ART ON YOUR MAP!
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LUCA School of Arts is the fine arts college of KU Leuven Association. The raw talent of the drama and music students at Lemmens Campus in Leuven will blow you away. The perfect opportunity to see young talent at work before its big breakthrough.
50% DISCOUNT with your culture card off all the concerts
DIDO ANDAENEAS + THE
MEDIUM
UUR KULTUUR
From comedy to theatre and music in all shapes and sizes. Venues like 30CC/Schouwburg and 30CC/Wagehuys have it all. 30CC is Leuven’s cultural centre. Among many other things, it focuses on literature with Leuven Leest.
20% DISCOUNT with your culture card
LEUVEN JAZZKOT CONCERTS
UUR KULTUUR
THURSDAY 26.03.2020 starting at 8pm
Leuven centreCalling all jazz cats! For two weeks, Leuven will become the capital of jazz during Leuven Jazz.
Would you like to experience this exciting genre in the most intimate way possible? Do you want to snuggle up to your girl- or boyfriend while drifting away on a warm wave of jazz? Then catch some of our kot concerts in the heart of town. You curate your own programme.
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
7 EUROS STUDENTS AND STAFF
10 EUROS OTHER
TUESDAY 31.03.2020 at 8.30pm
LUCA Campus LemmensDido and Aeneas is a much loved chamber opera by Henry Purcell. The Carthaginian Queen Dido falls madly in love with Aeneas, a hero of the Trojan War. The aria Dido’s Lament, sung at the end after Aeneas leaves her, chills you to the bone.
But there is more going on here. Is the tragic relationship between the central characters political or psycho-sexual? Is it one big allegory?
The lesser-known The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti is also deceptively light-hearted. A self-declared medium deceives her customers. Until she goes round the bend, when she starts seeing real ghosts. Or not? As a spectator you’re left bewildered: what is real, and what isn’t?
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
15 EUROS STUDENTS AND STAFF
20 EUROS OTHER
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BRING A FRIEND!
To thank you for a (hopefully) fantastic cultural year, you can bring a friend along completely free. A perfect last date before you start cramming for exams!
Closing UUR KULTUUR
STUK is a House for Dance, Image and Sound. The annual kick-off and closing parties are highlights of the cultural year. There is a free jazz concert at STUKcafé every Sunday evening.
4 EUROS DISCOUNT with your culture card off dance & sound
ROSAS / ANNE TERESA DEKEERSMAEKER
UUR KULTUUR
TUESDAY 28.04.2020 WEDNESDAY 29.04.2020 at 9pm
STUK SOETEZAAL
Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich was the first ever performance by choreographer and living legend Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.
Fase comprises of three duets and one solo. Just like in the four compositions by the American minimalist Steve Reich that you hear during the show, repetition is the key word.
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
20 EUROS OTHER
WEDNESDAY 13.05.2020 at 8pm
Het DepotKU Leuven seeks to foster young talent like yourself. That’s why we invite the future of homegrown rock and pop to perform at our Closing UUR KULTUUR.
They may have won contests like Humo’s Rock Rally or Sound Track. They turned the tables during DJ contest 45TOEREN, or made a lasting impression during De Nieuwe Lichting, the talent show of alternative radio station Studio Brussel. Either way, they are the cream of the crop and bound to pop up in your favourite playlists.
Last year, our guests were Mooneye, Melting Mallows and Tessa Dixson.
FREE WITH YOUR CULTURE CARD
+ BRING A FRIEND
T.B.D. OTHER
THE FUTUREOF POP
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Afrika Film Festival 7 euros instead of 8.5 euros for a film ticket
University Library free entry to all exhibits | climb the carillon tower once a year
PARCUM free entry to all the exhibits
WWW.KULEUVEN.BE/CULTURECARD
Mount the tower of the University Library for free every year with your culture card. Take in the panoramic views over Leuven. And during the mini festival Bar & Bells, the library carillon will immerse the Ladeuzeplein in a summery atmosphere.
CLUB KULTUURFOLLOW OUR LEAD As you page through this culture guide, you’ll notice that Leuven’s cultural forest is very dense and teeming with exotic expos and events.
Afraid that you won’t be able to see the wood for the trees? CLUB KULTUUR is our blog for and by culture card holders. Your fellow students write reviews and previews, and share their cultural tips. The ideal way to get the most out of your culture card.
Do you love to write? Or are you dreaming of a career in journalism and would you like to gain some experience? Every year, we look for new contributors to join our CLUB KULTUUR team. None of our current contributors writes in English, though don’t hesitate to change that.
www.clubkultuur.be
STAY IN THE LOOP! Every other week, Culture Card News lands
in your inbox. You’ll find out when to book for UUR KULTUUR. Take a shot at free tickets and stay in the loop.
Follow our Facebook page KU Leuven Cul-ture, where you will also find boatloads of free tickets every week. Try your luck!
At www.kuleuven.be/culture you can book for UUR KULTUUR and find out everything about culture at KU Leuven.
M – Museum Leuven free visits to all the exhibits as often as you like
STUK 4 euros discount off dance performances and concerts | free rehearsal spaces in the STUK pavilions
Cinema ZED 6 euros instead of 8.5 euros for a cinema ticket, including DOCVILLE and the International Short Film Festival Leuven
Festival 20·21 50% discount off all the concerts in Leuven
Het Depot 10% discount off all the concerts
30CC 20% discount off the entire programme
Het nieuwstedelijk 20% discount off all the performances in Leuven
fABULEUS 20% discount off all the performances in Leuven
WISPER 25% discount off all the courses in Leuven
University Ensembles 1 euro extra discount off all the concerts in Leuven
LUCA Campus Lemmens 50% discount off all the concerts
CampusToneel 5 euros instead of 9 euros to all the productions
InterFaculty Theatrefestival 4 euros instead of 5 euros to all the productions
WHERE CAN I GET DISCOUNTS WITH MY CULTURE CARD?A KU Leuven Culture Card makes you guest of honour at all of the cultural centres in Leuven. You can get numerous exclusive discounts.
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‘ The USO: you’ll be completely hooked after only one rehearsal!’
Louis Dumortier (USO)
Arenberg Orchestra The Arenberg Orchestra plays classical music, film soundtracks and everything in between. These serious musicians can sometimes turn into real rascals. Luckily for us, Roel Willems has them under control. There are no auditions for this orchestra.MEET THEM 3 and 6 October
REHEARSALS Thursday evenings
Pati PatiMusic builds bridges, is the motto under which Pati Pati operates. Both national and inter- national students sing in this solidarity choir. The repertoire comes from across the globe. They seek to give a voice – literally – to people who are often forgotten, and their concerts are for a good cause.MEET THEM 1, 8 and 15 October
REHEARSALS Tuesday evenings
Interfak Big Band (IBB)Are you crazy about jazz, blues and Dixieland? If so, you’ll feel right at home in the IBB. Bart Preneel directs this band, which comprises stu-dents, staff and alumni. The IBB is often asked to perform both at home and abroad, and regularly works with prominent Belgian jazz musicians. MEET THEM 30 September and 7 October
REHEARSALS Monday evenings
TELL ME MORE WWW.KULEUVEN.BE/CULTURE/ENSEMBLES
LET OUR ENSEMBLES BLOW YOU AWAY
From March until May, the university ensembles present the results of a year of hard work during their renowned spring concerts. Some of the ensembles also perform fall and winter concerts. Do you have a culture card? Great: you get an extra discount of one euro.
DO IT YOURSELF!UNIVERSITY ENSEMBLES
University Symphonic Orchestra (USO)Do you see things big? At the USO, you will have the chance to perform major symphonic works. For over fifty years they bring monuments of classical music with zest and zeal. The orchestra plays at the highest level and travels all around Europe. The renowned conductor Edmond Saveniers leads his troops with tremendous passion.MEET THEM 25 and 29 September
AUDITIONS 30 September and 1 October
REHEARSALS Wednesday evenings
University Harmony Orchestra (UHO)The concerts by the UHO are total spectacles, where other artforms are often used to reinforce the music. The UHO is also an important cultural ambassador for KU Leuven. In 2019, they won the First Prize Summa Cum Laude at the Euro-pean Music Festival for Youth. Erwin Scheltjens conducts.MEET THEM 24 September and 1 October
AUDITIONS 3 October
REHEARSALS Tuesday evenings
Leuven University Choir (LUK)Is there a more impressive instrument than the human voice? You will find KU Leuven’s most beautiful voices at the LUK. Led by Kevin Hendrickx, about eighty singers practice their vocal chords to perfection. This dynamic student choir has occupied a unique place in the Flemish choir landscape for 50 years.MEET THEM 26 September and 3 October
AUDITIONS 30 September and 1, 7 and 8 October
REHEARSALS Thursday evenings
Have you played an instrument for years and would you like to continue doing so in Leuven? You’d like to make music and simultaneously a whole bunch of new friends? Every week, more than 400 students rehearse with our university ensembles.
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PrepareeAfraid that you will never be able to learn your lines? Do you have an uncanny sense of timing? Have you always been the funny one at home? Preparee presents improv theatre for and by students. Everyone is welcome to attend the weekly training sessions. You don’t need to per-form onstage, though there are plenty of oppor-tunities. Preparee performs both in Leuven and further afield. Every year, they also organize the Interfaculty Improvisation Competition and the Flemish Improv Cup. All the shows are in Dutch.TELL ME MORE www.preparee.be
Janus International TheatreAt Pangaea, the meeting place for international stu-dents at KU Leuven, you will find the Janus Inter-national Theatre group. Each year, they play a few am-dram performances at Pangaea. Rehearsals are typically on Saturday evenings and a lot of fun.MEET THEM at Pangaea
ModatéSport meets culture. Seven years ago, the Uni-versity Sports Centre and the KU Leuven Culture Committee joined forces and founded the dance company Modaté. Sanne Dillen helps advanced dancers to improve their technical skills and artistic experience.TELL ME MORE www.kuleuven.be/sport
(click on modern dance)
‘ We rehearsed for a whole year and built a production from the ground up at a unique location. Ten shows later, I am still very proud and a few BFFs richer.’
Jonas De Leeuw (CampusToneel)
InterFaculty Theatrefestival (IFTf)From William Shakespeare to Oscar Wilde. During the InterFaculty Theatrefestival, all the giants of the theatre pay a visit. For three months – from March to May – Leuven’s students will take the stage. The student theatre groups hope to convince the jury members and win the Oscars of Leuven student theatre. The plays are usually performed at De Koelisse: our very own theatre. Would you like to be part of it? Discover more via your faculty stu-dent association. All the productions are in Dutch, though some years Janus International Theatre also participates in the competition.MEET THEM contact your faculty student
association
TELL ME MORE www.iftf.be
CampusToneelHooray! This season CampusToneel is blowing out thirty candles. KU Leuven’s resident theatre company stands for contemporary theatre with a twist and in a professional setting. The troupe of slightly eccentric stars is unavoidable, alas. Many of the productions have won prizes, and some players have gone on to professional theatre. CampusToneel makes three different productions every year and also offers workshops. They look for new actors and production crew members every year. International students are welcome, though proficiency in Dutch is required for speaking parts. MEET THEM 3 October
TELL ME MORE www.campustoneel.be
“All the world’s a stage. And the men and women merely players.” You discover yourself at the university by starting with the world. Who knows, perhaps there is an avid player in you. Can you resist the siren song of the stage?
DO IT YOURSELF!PERFORMANCE
MAKE IT HAPPEN!
You don’t only look at and listen to art and culture. At KU Leuven, you make it happen. We support orchestras, choirs and theatre companies, and also offer studio spaces (see the facing page). Would you like to create something from scratch? We’ll help you along the way.
Are you looking for REHEARSAL SPACE? We have listed all the possible locations on our page. For example, with a culture card, you can rent a pavilion at the STUK arts centre for free. And you will find pianos in our Ensemblezaal and other KU Leuven locations.
Culture is not free. We provides information about all the SUBSIDIES that you can apply for from the KU Leuven Culture Committee and the LOKO student association.
Once you have secured physical and financial space, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING are indispensable. You can announce your event via our channels: from social media and newsletters to print.
www.kuleuven.be/culture/diy
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BAC IS BACK
During Open BAC we throw open the doors of the BAC Atelier. You can visit the studios and meet our residents. In the spring, we are also launching an open call for new residents.
DO IT YOURSELF!BAC ATELIER
In the BAC Atelier we make room for (artistic) experiment. It is a fertile breeding ground for talent. Since 2016, students and staff members of KU Leuven Association can request a free studio space. The winner of the LUCA Showcase Award, which awards top talent at the LUCA School of Arts, also gets shelter.
Visual and audiovisual artists, designers and performers encounter one another here. We thus stimulate interdisciplinary contacts, which are just as important in the arts as they are in science. Those two fields share more than you might think. Both artists and researchers seek to offer new perspectives on the world and neither hesitate to break taboos. That is why art and science go hand in hand at the BAC Atelier.
www.kuleuven.be/culture/bacatelier
GIJS VAN VAERENBERGH
The duo of architects and artists Gijs Van Vae-renberg is artist in residence at the BAC Atelier. You might know them from Reading between the Lines, the ‘vista church’ in Borgloon. During the reopening of the BAC Atelier in 2019, their new light installation was unveiled on the façade of the building.
FROM SPIN-OFF TO ART LAB
The BAC Atelier is housed in the former Institute of Bacteriology on Vital Decosterstraat. Ground-breaking vaccines were developed there. One could call it the first spin-off of KU Leuven. That way we have breathed new life into a protected monument and a gem of our university heritage.
Nathalie Vissers is one of our newest residents. She’s writing a PhD in experimental psychology
and is a photographer.
PLAY THE CULTURE CARD!
LOUS & WILLOW – Het Depot Music Centre
Culture is priceless. Luckily, for the past ten years, KU Leuven has offered the culture card. Not only do you enjoy sizable discounts at all major Leuven culture centres. Your culture card also gets you in for free at each UUR KULTUUR. That way we treat you each month to a surprising performance or an exciting concert. And because the culture card celebrates its tenth birthday, we’re inviting top artists and pulling out all the stops.
Get your culture card for only twenty euros at www.kuleuven.be/culturecard.
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