BROEK 2022
De Zomer is van Mechelen starts again with BROEK: on 10, 11 and 12 June, arts center nona is organising the third edition of this open-air festival in the Provincial Domain Vrijbroek Park. After two summers without being able to go full steam ahead, this festival will be one of the first where the public can once again fully enjoy circus, dance, music and theatre.
On 5 stages throughout the park you can enjoy 6 different performances by internationally acclaimed choreographers Jan Martens (Sweat Baby Sweat) and Serge Aimé Coulibaly (Kalakuta Republik). Cuir, by the French circus company Un Loup pour l'Homme, is another hit on the festival circuit: two men in leather armour perform a haunting and physically exhausting duet about (pulling) strength. With the better text theatre in The Rules of Attraction (sweat in L.A.!) and the pumping pop-up choreography of Onaf, a younger generation is also present. The catchy & absurd theatre concert Brik Tu-Tok by Maxim Storms & Linde Carrijn pulls us into the night again, with more costume changes than during a Beyoncé concert!
At Bar BROEK - Mechelen's largest pop-up summer terrace - everyone is welcome from the afternoon onwards, even if you didn't grab a ticket! This place-to-be in Mechelen during the BROEK festival accommodates various food trucks for tasty street snacks, special wines and locally brewed beers and will be the hot spot in Mechelen for three days!
Program
Friday 10th June
18:45 Carine van Bruggen, Stan Martens & Mitch Van Landeghem - The Rules of Attraction (Dutch spoken)
21:15 Serge Aimé Coulibaly – Kalakuta Republik
Saturday 11th June
17:00 ONAF - Combination Theory (free entrance)
18:45 Carine van Bruggen, Stan Martens & Mitch Van Landeghem - The Rules of Attraction (Dutch spoken)
21:00 Serge Aimé Coulibaly – Kalakuta Republik
22:45 Un Loup pour l’Homme - Cuir
23:30 Maxim Storms & Linde Carrijn - BRIK TU-TOK
Sunday 12th June
17:00 ONAF - Combination Theory (free entrance)
18:45 Carine van Bruggen, Stan Martens & Mitch Van Landeghem - The Rules of Attraction (Dutch spoken)
21:15 Jan Martens - Sweat Baby Sweat
22:30 Un Loup pour l’Homme - Cuir
You can combine and attend all performances every day!
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Location & accessibility
The festival takes place at the Provincial Domain Vrijbroekpark - Ridder Dessainlaan 65, 2800 Mechelen. From the main entrance you will easily find the way to the Bar BROEK. This is the starting point for walking to the performances that will take place at various locations within the domain. Preferably come to the festival by bike and/or public transport.
>> train
The Vrijbroek park is only a 20-minute walk from Mechelen-Central station.
>> car
If you come by car, park on Parking Eekhoorn at the edge of the park. The route to the car park is signposted. From the parking follow the adventurous squirrel path and 200m later you are in the park. Or choose the paved route of 400m along the Hombeeksesteenweg and Potaardestraat. Please use this parking and do not park in the surrounding streets.
Do you have a handicap? Let us know in advance and we will provide the appropriate support. If you are the holder of a parking card for people with disabilities, you can park your car at the parking lot near the main entrance (Ridder Dessainlaan 65, 2800 Mechelen).
