{"id":1955665,"date":"2026-05-26T13:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1955665"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:45:18","slug":"dont-take-this-lying-down-trauma-explored-at-the-kunstenfestival-des-arts-in-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1955665","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t take this lying down: Trauma explored at the Kunstenfestival des Arts in Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/25\/33\/1200x675_cmsv2_ea9c00cb-fb12-5794-b054-73f9563d9c4e-9772533.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2896687-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896687\" data-cid=\"9773045\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896687-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/45\/189x106_cmsv2_830d0748-b0d5-5d9a-b184-31545c2cdadd-9773045.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Internet in Iran\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Iran<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Iran&#8217;s internet flickers back on despite judicial halt, reports claim\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896736-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896736\" data-cid=\"9773052\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896736-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/52\/189x106_cmsv2_3efd5514-7818-5177-9900-ca73545f1178-9773052.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Options trader Brian Garvey works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, 22 May 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Markets<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Oil steadies at $100 and markets stay volatile as US-Iran talks stall\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896679-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896679\" data-cid=\"9773082\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896679-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/82\/189x106_cmsv2_fe137983-105a-582e-ae46-1455392cd60e-9773082.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Police use water cannon to disperse supporters of the CHP during a rally in Izmir, 26 May, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Turkey<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Police fire tear gas to break up Turkey opposition rally in Izmir\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896732-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2896732\" data-cid=\"9773011\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896732-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/11\/189x106_cmsv2_036f9fd8-abe7-5eae-a422-4a0d969ad7a0-9773011.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"South Korean firefighters and rescue team try to search at the overpass collapsed while it was being dismantled in Seoul\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    South Korea overpass collapse kills three in Seoul\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896687-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2896687\" data-cid=\"9773045\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896687-label-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/45\/189x106_cmsv2_830d0748-b0d5-5d9a-b184-31545c2cdadd-9773045.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Internet in Iran\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Iran<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Iran&#8217;s internet flickers back on despite judicial halt, reports claim\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896736-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2896736\" data-cid=\"9773052\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896736-label-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/52\/189x106_cmsv2_3efd5514-7818-5177-9900-ca73545f1178-9773052.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Options trader Brian Garvey works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, 22 May 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Markets<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Oil steadies at $100 and markets stay volatile as US-Iran talks stall\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896679-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2896679\" data-cid=\"9773082\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896679-label-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/82\/189x106_cmsv2_fe137983-105a-582e-ae46-1455392cd60e-9773082.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Police use water cannon to disperse supporters of the CHP during a rally in Izmir, 26 May, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Turkey<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Police fire tear gas to break up Turkey opposition rally in Izmir\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896732-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2896732\" data-cid=\"9773011\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896732-label-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/11\/189x106_cmsv2_036f9fd8-abe7-5eae-a422-4a0d969ad7a0-9773011.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"South Korean firefighters and rescue team try to search at the overpass collapsed while it was being dismantled in Seoul\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    South Korea overpass collapse kills three in Seoul\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Culture<\/p>\n<p>                          Art<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Don&#8217;t take this lying down: Trauma explored at the Kunstenfestival des Arts in Brussels<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/25\/33\/1536x864_cmsv2_ea9c00cb-fb12-5794-b054-73f9563d9c4e-9772533.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Muette - Boris Charmatz\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Muette &#8211; Boris Charmatz<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Beniamin Boar<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Beniamin Boar\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspPeggy Corlin\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1779803118\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-05-26 15:45:18 +02:00\">26\/05\/2026 &#8211; 15:45 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\" class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\">\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__header u-display-flex\"><span>Share<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/icon-close.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"Close Button\" class=\"u-cursor-pointer js-c-article-partage-commentaire-close\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__content u-display-flex\">\n<div id=\"partage-commentaire-popup-content-container\" class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__content__container u-display-flex\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-facebook.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"facebook\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-facebook.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-twitter.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"twitter\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-twitter.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"twitter\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-flipboard.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"flipboard\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Flipboard<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-flipboard.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"flipboard\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-send.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"send\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Send<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-send.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"send\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-reddit.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"reddit\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-reddit.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"reddit\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-linkedin.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"linkedin\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Linkedin<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-linkedin.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"linkedin\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-messenger.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"messenger\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Messenger<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-messenger.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"messenger\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-telegram.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"telegram\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Telegram<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-telegram.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"telegram\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-vk.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"vk\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>VK<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-vk.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"vk\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-bluesky.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"bluesky\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Bluesky<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-bluesky.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"bluesky\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-threads.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"threads\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-threads.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"threads\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        At the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels, French choreographer Boris Charmatz and Italian director Romeo Castellucci turned performance into an exploration of intimate fragility by interpreting childhood trauma through silence and by transforming a parking lot into a cathedral.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--culture js-article-content\">\n<p>At the Kunstenfestival des Arts (KFDA) in Brussels, artists spent the weekend turning global tensions and social fractures into deeply intimate performances. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Through dance and theatre, the festival has given a voice to the silenced, transformed personal trauma into collective experience and confronted dystopia with striking artistic force. A must-see.<\/p>\n<h2>Charmatz <strong>explored intimate pain through silence<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Silence became a form of confinement in <em>Muette<\/em>, a piece by French dancer and choreographer Boris Charmatz, who performed a solo piece, naked and without music, where the lighting design shaped his body \u2014 at times reduced to ash, at others softened \u2014 amplifying a sense of vulnerability and pain.<\/p>\n<p>Charmatz said one of his inspirations was the B\u00e9tharram scandal in France, where complaints of multiple sexual abuses over recent decades in the Catholic school institution Notre-Dame de B\u00e9tharram were filed in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>On stage, the dancer\u2019s face became performative, like a sad clown. His solitary body, moving slowly, evoked the fragility of childhood and the lasting impact of trauma into adulthood.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Want to keep aging at bay? Get some arts and culture every day, study finds <\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Inside KFDA, the arts festival that unites Belgium&#8217;s Flemish and French-speaking communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Dystopia in a parking building<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/25\/33\/808x539_cmsv2_de255c53-4df4-57a8-a6ac-266ab06ac887-9772533.jpg\" alt=\"&apos;To Carthage Then I Came&apos; - Director Romeo Castelluci\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">&#8216;To Carthage Then I Came&#8217; &#8211; Director Romeo Castelluci<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Thibaut de Lestre <\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Religion also permeated the work of Italian director Romeo Castellucci. He staged his performance on the top floor of a Brussels parking building, beneath a roof resembling a cathedral. His show is titled <em>\u201cTo Carthage Then I Came\u201d<\/em>, a phrase from the Confessions of Saint Augustine, before his conversion.<\/p>\n<p>On a raised platform, six actors whip their wet hair over long tubes, the sound echoing through the vast space for 35 minutes. The atmosphere is dystopian, with the performers appearing to surrender to a superior force \u2014 possibly a Christ-like presence, as bells ring in the final moments of the performance.<\/p>\n<h2>Liddell pushes theatre&#8217;s boundaries<\/h2>\n<p>Among other artists lined up to close the three-week festival, include the Spanish director Ang\u00e9lica Liddell, who premiered on Monday with a work inspired by Japanese writer Yukio Mishima and his ritualised representation of suicide through seppuku. <\/p>\n<p>In <em>El funeral de Mishima o el placer de morir<\/em>, the flamboyant Spanish director pushes the boundaries of theatre to provoke, delivering a hymn to the untamed side of life.<\/p>\n<p>The final week of the festival will also feature <em>Family Triangle<\/em>, where Taiwanese directors Chien-Han Hung, Wei-Yao Hung and Ray Tseng explore the desire to have a child through sperm donation, examining how the act of building a family is shaped and constrained by cultural traditions, gender norms and legal frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The strongest bonds are not those of blood, but those\u2014overlooked by the law\u2014of commitment and care,&#8221; is how the programme describes the festival&#8217;s last show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Kunstenfestival des Arts ends in Brussels on Saturday 30 May.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2896610-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896610\" data-cid=\"9772317\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896610-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/23\/17\/480x270_cmsv2_9a1d62f5-5c2c-584a-94f6-dfc847c86d7d-9772317.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"So long \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95 \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Culture news<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    So long, \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896470-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896470\" data-cid=\"9771773\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896470-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/17\/73\/480x270_cmsv2_7f8a169b-39e4-597a-bf5f-ee848cf44ca3-9771773.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FBI \u2018concerned\u2019 about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during tour \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Culture news<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    FBI \u2018concerned\u2019 about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during tour<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896364-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896364\" data-cid=\"9771311\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896364-label-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/13\/11\/480x270_cmsv2_8e97fc26-66c3-59ef-8d45-e04f9fff4e39-9771311.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Films more likely to star a \u2018Chris\u2019 or a talking animal than a woman over 60, study reveals\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Cinema<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    A Chris or a talking animal more likely in films than a woman over 60<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"perf-cv-auto\">\n<ul id=\"adb-article-tags\" class=\"c-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Theatre<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Culture<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Dance<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Festival<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"o-article-newsy__aside\">\n<div class=\"c-ad-wrapper o-article-newsy__aside__content-1\" data-ad-name=\"adzone-halfpage\">\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad-halfpage u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-top-stories\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-top-stories\">\n<h2 class=\"c-top-stories__title\">Top stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-top-stories__item\">\n<article id=\"abe-2896610-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896610\" data-cid=\"9772317\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896610-label-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/23\/17\/320x180_cmsv2_9a1d62f5-5c2c-584a-94f6-dfc847c86d7d-9772317.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"So long \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95 \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    So long, \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-top-stories__item\">\n<article id=\"abe-2896689-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896689\" data-cid=\"9772834\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896689-label-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/28\/34\/320x180_cmsv2_d50c1d7f-9d21-554b-93a8-a73a4c75397f-9772834.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Metallica wants your blood... Rock band urge fans to donate blood ahead of UK tour\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Rockers Metallica urging fans to donate blood on last leg of EU tour<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-top-stories__item\">\n<article id=\"abe-2896657-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896657\" data-cid=\"9772643\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896657-label-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/26\/43\/320x180_cmsv2_235b50fd-65d8-547b-83d9-5e81898dcbab-9772643.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"K-pop makes history by dominating 2026 American Music Awards \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    K-pop makes history by dominating 2026 American Music Awards<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-top-stories__item\">\n<article id=\"abe-2896448-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896448\" data-cid=\"9771628\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896448-label-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/16\/28\/320x180_cmsv2_6a1de7cd-b27c-5a46-9c9a-05f8279fedf9-9771628.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"From creepypasta to Hollywood: Everything you need to know about &apos;Backrooms&apos; and liminal horror \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    &#8216;Backrooms&#8217;: Everything you need to know about liminal horror<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-top-stories__item\">\n<article id=\"abe-2896470-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896470\" data-cid=\"9771773\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896470-label-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/17\/73\/320x180_cmsv2_7f8a169b-39e4-597a-bf5f-ee848cf44ca3-9771773.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FBI \u2018concerned\u2019 about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during tour \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    FBI \u2018concerned\u2019 about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during tour<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"perf-cv-auto c-ad-wrapper o-article-newsy__aside__content-2\" data-ad-name=\"adzone-halfpage\">\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad-halfpage u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"perf-cv-auto c-most-viewed\">\n<h2 class=\"c-most-viewed__title qa-section-title\">Most read<\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-most-viewed__list\">\n<div class=\"c-most-viewed__item\"><span class=\"c-most-viewed__item__number\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2896364-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896364\" data-cid=\"9771311\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    A Chris or a talking animal more likely in films than a woman over 60<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-most-viewed__item\"><span class=\"c-most-viewed__item__number\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2896470-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896470\" data-cid=\"9771773\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    FBI \u2018concerned\u2019 about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during tour<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-most-viewed__item\"><span class=\"c-most-viewed__item__number\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2893165-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893165\" data-cid=\"9755844\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Where mountains, art and urban life meet<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__quote\">In partnership with <strong>MDQ<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-most-viewed__item\"><span class=\"c-most-viewed__item__number\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2869731-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2869731\" data-cid=\"9648318\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    &#8216;A heartbreaking loss&#8217;: Celebrities pay tribute to James Van Der Beek<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-most-viewed__item\"><span class=\"c-most-viewed__item__number\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2896356-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896356\" data-cid=\"9771261\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Two 17th-century paintings recovered after nearly 100 years missing<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"perf-cv-auto c-ad-wrapper o-article-newsy__aside__content-3\" data-ad-name=\"adzone-halfpage\">\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad-halfpage u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896610-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896610\" data-cid=\"9772317\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896610-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/23\/17\/480x270_cmsv2_9a1d62f5-5c2c-584a-94f6-dfc847c86d7d-9772317.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"So long \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95 \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Culture news<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    So long, \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896470-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896470\" data-cid=\"9771773\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896470-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/17\/73\/480x270_cmsv2_7f8a169b-39e4-597a-bf5f-ee848cf44ca3-9771773.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FBI \u2018concerned\u2019 about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during tour \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Culture news<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    FBI \u2018concerned\u2019 about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during tour<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896364-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896364\" data-cid=\"9771311\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896364-label-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/13\/11\/480x270_cmsv2_8e97fc26-66c3-59ef-8d45-e04f9fff4e39-9771311.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Films more likely to star a \u2018Chris\u2019 or a talking animal than a woman over 60, study reveals\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Cinema<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    A Chris or a talking animal more likely in films than a woman over 60<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896610-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896610\" data-cid=\"9772317\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896610-label-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/23\/17\/320x180_cmsv2_9a1d62f5-5c2c-584a-94f6-dfc847c86d7d-9772317.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"So long \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95 \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    So long, \u2018Saxophone Colossus\u2019: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896689-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896689\" data-cid=\"9772834\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896689-label-pos3-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/28\/34\/320x180_cmsv2_d50c1d7f-9d21-554b-93a8-a73a4c75397f-9772834.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Metallica wants your blood... Rock band urge fans to donate blood ahead of UK tour\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Rockers Metallica urging fans to donate blood on last leg of EU tour<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896657-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896657\" data-cid=\"9772643\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896657-label-pos4-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/26\/43\/320x180_cmsv2_235b50fd-65d8-547b-83d9-5e81898dcbab-9772643.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"K-pop makes history by dominating 2026 American Music Awards \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    K-pop makes history by dominating 2026 American Music Awards<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896448-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896448\" data-cid=\"9771628\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896448-label-pos5-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/16\/28\/320x180_cmsv2_6a1de7cd-b27c-5a46-9c9a-05f8279fedf9-9771628.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"From creepypasta to Hollywood: Everything you need to know about &apos;Backrooms&apos; and liminal horror \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    &#8216;Backrooms&#8217;: Everything you need to know about liminal horror<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896470-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896470\" data-cid=\"9771773\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896470-label-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/17\/73\/320x180_cmsv2_7f8a169b-39e4-597a-bf5f-ee848cf44ca3-9771773.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FBI \u2018concerned\u2019 about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during tour \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    FBI \u2018concerned\u2019 about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during tour<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896364-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896364\" data-cid=\"9771311\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    A Chris or a talking animal more likely in films than a woman over 60<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896470-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896470\" data-cid=\"9771773\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    FBI \u2018concerned\u2019 about death threats to Bruce Springsteen during tour<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2893165-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2893165\" data-cid=\"9755844\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Where mountains, art and urban life meet<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__quote\">In partnership with <strong>MDQ<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2869731-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2869731\" data-cid=\"9648318\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    &#8216;A heartbreaking loss&#8217;: Celebrities pay tribute to James Van Der Beek<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896356-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2896356\" data-cid=\"9771261\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Two 17th-century paintings recovered after nearly 100 years missing<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">At the Kunstenfestival des Arts (KFDA) in Brussels, artists spent the weekend turning global tensions and social fractures into deeply intimate performances.Through dance and theatre, the festival has given a voice to the silenced, transformed personal trauma into collective experience and confronted dystopia with striking artistic force. A must-see.Charmatz explored intimate pain through silenceSilence became a form of confinement in Muette, a piece by French dancer and choreographer Boris Charmatz, who performed a solo piece, naked and without music, where the lighting design shaped his body \u2014 at times reduced to ash, at others softened \u2014 amplifying a sense of vulnerability and pain.Charmatz said one of his inspirations was the B\u00e9tharram scandal in France, where complaints of multiple sexual abuses over recent decades in the Catholic school institution Notre-Dame de B\u00e9tharram were filed in 2025.On stage, the dancer\u2019s face became performative, like a sad clown. His solitary body, moving slowly, evoked the fragility of childhood and the lasting impact of trauma into adulthood.Dystopia in a parking buildingReligion also permeated the work of Italian director Romeo Castellucci. He staged his performance on the top floor of a Brussels parking building, beneath a roof resembling a cathedral. His show is titled \u201cTo Carthage Then I Came\u201d, a phrase from the Confessions of Saint Augustine, before his conversion.On a raised platform, six actors whip their wet hair over long tubes, the sound echoing through the vast space for 35 minutes. The atmosphere is dystopian, with the performers appearing to surrender to a superior force \u2014 possibly a Christ-like presence, as bells ring in the final moments of the performance.Liddell pushes theatre&#8217;s boundariesAmong other artists lined up to close the three-week festival, include the Spanish director Ang\u00e9lica Liddell, who premiered on Monday with a work inspired by Japanese writer Yukio Mishima and his ritualised representation of suicide through seppuku.In El funeral de Mishima o el placer de morir, the flamboyant Spanish director pushes the boundaries of theatre to provoke, delivering a hymn to the untamed side of life.The final week of the festival will also feature Family Triangle, where Taiwanese directors Chien-Han Hung, Wei-Yao Hung and Ray Tseng explore the desire to have a child through sperm donation, examining how the act of building a family is shaped and constrained by cultural traditions, gender norms and legal frameworks.&#8221;The strongest bonds are not those of blood, but those\u2014overlooked by the law\u2014of commitment and care,&#8221; is how the programme describes the festival&#8217;s last show.The Kunstenfestival des Arts ends in Brussels on Saturday 30 May.\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2026\/05\/26\/dont-take-this-lying-down-trauma-explored-at-the-kunstenfestival-des-arts-in-brussels&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/25\/33\/1200x675_cmsv2_ea9c00cb-fb12-5794-b054-73f9563d9c4e-9772533.jpg&#8221;] Iran Iran&#8217;s internet flickers back on despite judicial halt, reports claim Markets Oil steadies at $100 and markets stay volatile as US-Iran talks stall Turkey Police fire tear gas to break up Turkey opposition rally in Izmir No Comment South Korea overpass collapse kills three in Seoul Iran Iran&#8217;s internet flickers back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-1955665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1955665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1955665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1955665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1955665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}