The 7th edition of BRAND! was one to remember. With no less than twelve concerts spread over five festival days, it was the most ambitious edition of the festival so far. It was good to see that the concerts were well attended in the two halls of nona and the Stadsschouwburg of Mechelen. Notable among these was the great enthusiasm for homegrown jazz, which played a leading role.  

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During this seventh edition of BRAND! our two central guests - Lara Rosseel and Vitja Pauwels - share the line-up with some international standouts! Vitja Pauwels even realized his ultimate dream by sharing the stage with his musical hero. He managed to get guitar beast Marc Ribot in his band on the final day of BRAND!

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In the past, you could already see Lara Rosseel at work in various formations. With her octet and quintet, bassist Lara Rosseel proved not only that she can compose, but also lead a band.  During BRAND! you can see her at work as a solo artist, in duo with Laura Cortese and in XXL version with her own orchestra during ARK.

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Vitja Pauwels has grown to become the hardest working man in the Brussels music scene in recent years. During BRAND! he is one of our two central guests and you can see him perform six (!) times.

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The days are getting shorter again so no better time for another Lunar fever dream with a double bill at nona! Use Knife and Grid Ravage both have new work ready: conjuring eastern tribal postpunk with live visuals and a whimsical whirlwind full of jazzy electronica, all laced with sequencers and synthesizers. 

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Originally developed by Jessie Mill within the framework of the Canadian Festival TransAmériques (FTA) as a basis for inspiring support for local arts practices on the one hand and the development of an open dramaturgic platform on the other, the Cliniques Dramaturgiques are evolving into an intercontinental collaboration with a first Belgian edition in collaboration with Belgian partners arts centres CAMPO and nona and Canadian partners FTA and LA SERRE – arts vivants from 29 September to 2 October 2022,

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Nona is proud to announce the 10th anniversary edition of the Contour Biennale for the Moving Image. C0N10UR starts in exactly one year and runs from September 8 to November 5 in 2023 and is curated by Auguste Orts. Auguste Orts is a Brussels-based production and distribution platform founded in 2006 and currently led by artists Herman Asselberghs, Sven Augustijnen, Manon de Boer, Anouk De Clercq and Fairuz Ghammam. Since years, they each have been exhibiting and screening their (audio)visual works internationally, including at previous editions of the Contour biennale (De Clercq and de Boer in 2005, Asselberghs in 2009 and Augustijnen in 2003 and 2013).

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On Thursday, September 15, the new nona season bursts into life with a double bill guaranteed to set off fireworks: Han Bennink recently celebrated his 80th birthday and plays together with Terrie Ex a physically intense set that creaks and rattles, clatters and splatters, rolls and bumps, boils and explodes. Seeing these musical heroes live is an experience in itself! Then Lander & Adriaan will take you to Biskolom: their imaginary nightclub! Get ready for a feverish trip of dreams, dancing and delirious, violent beats and walls of synths during their 360° surround concert. Or as they say themselves: 'Music is for dancing. Point final!'

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After the focus on Norway last year, we are again choosing a central guest. Better yet: in 2022 there will be two central guests. This time, we have opted resolutely for strong musicians from our own soil: multi-talents Lara Rosseel and Vitja Pauwels are at the top of our line-up.

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BROEK was once again a festival worthy to kick-start the summer. For the third edition in a row, the sun was shining, the drinks were flowing and the beautiful Vrijbroek Park was filled with the most surprising and diverse performances. The renewed Bar BROEK, with its spacious terrace and pop-up stage, was a hit.

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