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The ARTONOV interdisciplinary Festival is inspired by the international movement of Art Nouveau October, a month with a somewhat bad reputation.

The ARTONOV Festival is inspired by the international movement of Art Nouveau, both for its philosophy as for its implementation. Its objective is to generate a convergence between the performing arts, such as music, dance, theater and visual arts, promoting interdisciplinarity. Its seventh edition will take place in Brussels from 3rd to 12th October 2025. The name ‘ARTONOV’ is a pun which defines

the vision of the festival. With an Eastern European consonance, it invites us to travel through Art Nouveau by the establishment of a bridge between the centuries and the arts, where innovation becomes a way to build a future together. It revolves around the following:

• ART: convergence of the arts, providing a coherent dialogue without falling in an amalgam.

• O: the festival itself, the bridge that brings visual arts, performing arts, space arts, fine arts and the arts of music together for a complete and balanced symbiosis around Art Nouveau .

• NOV : young emerging artists as a force to invest in the future, united with the use of new technologies as well as with the opportunity to travel the road of European Art Nouveau cities. The days get shorter, the winter arrives and an insidious trend of withdrawal is in the air. It's time to throw open the windows, to leave one's home and feel the pulse of the city of Brussels. Rediscover the Art Nouveau buildings by attending a concert, a performance or show. Imagine the inside of the finest houses or hotels of great masters in Brussels reinvested by recognized and emerging artists. Music, dance, theater and visual arts in the heart of our heritage and accessible to all. What if we dreamed together, having in mind a piece of Mahler, Klimt or Zweig? Far from dwelling on the past, ARTONOV Festival offers an unprecedented look into the vision of Total Art. The ARTONOV Festival wants to offer to the artists and in priority to emerging artists, the opportunity to develop their artistic projects in a spirit of cooperation between generations, nationalities and artistic disciplines. It will also mobilize some of the artists to raise awareness, generate curiosity and the desire to learn with respect to careers in arts and performance through workshops. Finally, it proposes to reinvest Art Nouveau locations (already open to the public or private) in order to give a particular color to all the works presented as well to give a marvelous artistic challenge to the creative teams. The architecture becomes part of the "ritual" performance and an essential aspect, too often set aside. Going to venues such as the Hotel Ciamberlani, the Bibliothèque Solvay and the Hotel Wielemans will give tothe public the opportunity to discover or rediscover a heritage little or not accessible during the year and will bring back these buildings to their original inspirations and splendour

11/03/2026

📢 Le Festival ARTONOV recrute !
Nous recherchons un·e directeur·rice technique pour la préparation et la direction technique de l’édition ARTONOV 2026.
ARTONOV est un festival bruxellois dédié aux arts vivants et aux créations interdisciplinaires, où musique et architecture dialoguent dans des lieux patrimoniaux remarquables de Bruxelles.

📅 Festival : 4–20 octobre 2026
📍 Bruxelles
⏳ Mission d’environ 2 mois
➡️ Profil : minimum 5 ans d’expérience en direction technique / régie générale dans le spectacle vivant.

📩 Envoyez votre CV et lettre de motivation avant le 14 avril 2026 à : [email protected]

🔗 Plus d’infos via le lien:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ayhtgr2BYkDdViZLwIplkc55Gi-vzZQG/edit?rtpof=true&sd=true&tab=t.0

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📢 Festival ARTONOV werft aan!
Wij zoeken een technisch directeur (m/v/x) voor de voorbereiding en de technische leiding van de editie ARTONOV 2026.
ARTONOV is een Brussels festival gewijd aan podiumkunsten en interdisciplinaire creaties, waar muziek en architectuur in dialoog treden in opmerkelijke erfgoedlocaties in Brussel.

📅 Festival: 4–20 oktober 2026
📍 Brussel
⏳ Opdracht van ongeveer 2 maanden
➡️ Profiel: minimum 5 jaar ervaring in technische directie / algemene regie in de podiumkunsten.

📩 Stuur je cv en motivatiebrief vóór 14 april 2026 naar: [email protected]

🔗 Meer info via de link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ayhtgr2BYkDdViZLwIplkc55Gi-vzZQG/edit?rtpof=true&sd=true&tab=t.0

11/03/2026

🚨 Le Festival ARTONOV recrute !
Nous recherchons un·e chargé·e de production et coordination pour rejoindre l’équipe dans le cadre de la préparation et de la réalisation de l’édition ARTONOV 2026.
ARTONOV est un festival bruxellois dédié aux arts vivants et aux créations interdisciplinaires, où musique et architecture dialoguent dans des lieux patrimoniaux remarquables de Bruxelles.
📅 Festival : 4–20 octobre 2026
📍 Bruxelles
⏳ CDD d’environ 9 mois (avril–décembre 2026)
📩 Envoyez votre CV et lettre de motivation avant le 14 avril 2026 à :
[email protected]
🔗 Plus d’infos:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yj_UYzlZM3qhxbGGSRFIPgr3FUDtQyka/edit?rtpof=true&sd=true&tab=t.0

NL

🚨 Festival ARTONOV werft aan!
Wij zoeken een productie- en coördinatieverantwoordelijke om het team te versterken voor de voorbereiding en uitvoering van de editie ARTONOV 2026.
ARTONOV is een Brussels festival gewijd aan podiumkunsten en interdisciplinaire creaties, waar muziek en architectuur in dialoog treden in opmerkelijke erfgoedlocaties in Brussel.
📅 Festival: 4–20 oktober 2026
📍 Brussel
⏳ Contract van bepaalde duur van ongeveer 9 maanden (april–december 2026)
📩 Stuur je cv en motivatiebrief vóór 14 april 2026 naar:
[email protected]
🔗 Meer info via de link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yj_UYzlZM3qhxbGGSRFIPgr3FUDtQyka/edit?rtpof=true&sd=true&tab=t.0

22/12/2025

𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗩 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 is out!

https://youtu.be/bXawLL5sZt0?si=NKpZt9hmqlKWN4sw

‘The past is not what precedes the present, but what becomes significant in the present’.

These words, inspired by Luciano Berio, aptly express what drove the 11th edition of the ARTONOV Festival. Berio, a visionary composer, saw memory not as something to be preserved, but as a force to be transformed, to be made to vibrate in the present, to better map out the future.

'The Future of the Past' is an invitation to ‘cross over’: a dialogue between eras, forms and artistic disciplines, where legacies are reinvented in new ways. This edition welcomed a new generation of artists - curious, audacious, hybrid - who refuse existing categories, who strive to find new ways of expression.

Video by Anna Scardellato
Cover photo: Dyod photographers

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𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗩 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 | 𝗫𝗜 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻‘The past is not what precedes the present, but what becomes significant in the present’. These words, i...

20/10/2025

𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗕
Eric Minh Cuong Castaing
Shonen - eric minh cuong castaing
Rayess Bek
La Raffinerie

𝟭𝟭.𝟭𝟬.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
𝟭𝟮.𝟭𝟬.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

TARAB is a participatory piece for 6 dancers, 1 live-act composer and 100 ‘accomplices’.
Choreographer Eric Minh Cuong Castaing invites us to a participatory celebration, under the guidance of artists from the countries of the Levant.

He invites musician Rayess Bek and six dancers from the Palestinian, Lebanese and Egyptian diasporas, invoking the lively rhythms and dances of the Levant. For several hours, amateur dancers will rub shoulders with the professionals on stage, guided by choreographic protocols.
The dabke, a folk dance from the Levant, will take pride of place, in a game of transmission and shared joy.

Co-presented by Charleroi danse & Festival ARTONOV

Collaborating choreographers:

Nadim Bahsoun, Rima Baransi, Marah Haj, Aly Khamees, Ashtar Muallem, Nancy Naser Al Deen, Mohand Qader, Mohanad Smama

This creation is an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people, victims of genocide.

https://www.festival-artonov.eu/event/tarab

Photos: Dyod photographers

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14/10/2025

𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘:
Musicians in conversation: the classical and romantic repertoire on historical instruments

𝟭𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
ARTONOV Lab

as part of the 𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙊𝙉𝙊𝙑 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙮

Dialogue between Alessandro Moccia, Vincenzo Casale, Carlotta Garcia, Felix Foster and young musicians with a passion for historically informed performance.

Photos: Dyod photographers

14/10/2025

𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗧
As part of the 𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙊𝙉𝙊𝙑 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙮

𝟭𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬
ARTONOV Lab

Discover the unique world of Franz Berwald, composer and orthopedic doctor, whose Septet for bassoon, clarinet, flute, horn, string trio and double bass, performed on period instruments, reveals the rich sound palette of the 19th century. Three themed concerts will highlight his connections with various European traditions.

The ARTONOV Festival places this cycle within an ambitious chamber music project devoted to the Classical and Romantic repertoire (1780–1850), performed on historical instruments. Under the artistic direction of Alessandro Moccia, renowned violinist and concertmaster of the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, the initiative brings together young professionals from European conservatories and established musicians. It reflects the Festival’s values: transmission, artistic excellence, and historical research.

𝘔𝘜𝘚𝘐𝘊𝘈𝘓 𝘗𝘙𝘖𝘎𝘙𝘈𝘔𝘔𝘌
𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 Berwald and his German contemporaries
𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 Berwald and Crusell, Swedish virtuoso
𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬 Berwald and Viennese Classicism

Alessandro Moccia, musical directio
Luis Corral, viola�Valentin Bajou, cello
Ron Veprik, double bass�Carlota Garcia, flute
Vincenzo Cassle, clarinet
Makoto Yoshida, clarinet�Daphné Franquin, bassoon
Felix Foster, horn

𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹-𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘃.𝗲𝘂/

Photos © Dyod photographers

12/10/2025

𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦
Naoya Oda - Anna Sato - Masayuki Sakamoto
ARTONOV Lab

𝟭𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

The Japanese archipelago is rich in myths and legends, which vary from island to island.
Amami Oshima, located in the south of the country, has developed its own unique culture and way of life, nourished by lush nature and original beliefs.

In Island Stories, renowned Amami singer Anna Sato and percussionist Masayuki Sakamoto accompany Butō dancer Oda Naoya (member of the company Dairakudakan) in an original performance inspired by the island’s unique identity.

Technical Staff: Sakazume Kenta
Staging: Maro Akaji
Production: Shinfune Yoko
Special thanks to Osawa Kei and Aya Soejima

With the support of the Agency of Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan

Photos Dyod photographers

12/10/2025

Pour cette 11ème édition, le Festival ARTONOV tient à remercier tout particulièrement les joueurs de la Loterie Nationale. Grâce à eux la Loterie Nationale soutient, cette année encore, le Festival interdisciplinaire ARTONOV dans des lieux d’exception bruxellois pour y faire vibrer la culture.

Voor deze 11e editie wil het ARTONOV Festival in het bijzonder de spelers van de Nationale Loterij bedanken. Dankzij hen steunt de Nationale Loterij opnieuw het interdisciplinaire ARTONOV Festival om op uitzonderlijke Brusselse locaties cultuur te laten bruisen.

For this eleventh edition, the ARTONOV Festival would like to thank in particular the players of the National Lottery. Thanks to them, the National Lottery is once again supporting the interdisciplinary ARTONOV Festival in exceptional Brussels locations to make culture vibrate.

Photos: Dyod photographers

11/10/2025

𝗠𝗨𝗧𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦
Casimir Liberski - Shoko Igarashi
Espace Constantin Chariot

𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

Mute Dialogues was born of the mutual listening and silence shared by two artists, partners on stage as in life. The project is inspired by an ancient Japanese idea: mokkei, tacit agreement. A form of immediate communication without words, or even intentions.

Mute dialogues explores pure and refined musical forms, between minimalism, ambient and the contemplative environmental music of Japan in the 80s. Casimir Liberski’s piano becomes space, breath, interval. The electronics, created in real time by Shoko Igarashi using rare instruments (Tenori-on, Buchla, Hikari Instruments) as well as saxophones and flutes, act as a granular, spectral, organic counterpoint.

In the unique acoustics of the Espace Constantin Chariot, each sound travels and dissolves in over six seconds of natural reverberation, as if the music itself continued to exist beyond its performers.

Photos: Dyod

10/10/2025

𝗟𝗢Ï𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗥: 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛
Ola Maciejewska - Jean Lesca
Palace of Charles of Lorraine

𝟴 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

With Loïe Fuller: Research, choreographer Ola Maciejewska offers a new look at the serpentine dances invented by Loïe Fuller. Attracted by the sculptural construction, an entity composed of textile, bamboo sticks, sounds, air and the centrifugal force of the body in an active loop, Maciejewska deconstructs this historical reference through hybrid forms produced by this construction. Invisible and visible, material and ephemeral, real and imaginary are carefully intertwined to play with what is given to see. Maciejewska had ‘negotiated with a ghost’ - the expression is hers - and played with the history of dance in order to create a visual poem, a fantastic tale: a fascinating cabinet of curiosities that is at once timeless and contemporary.

The performance was preceded by a short intimate concert (15 min)
𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝘄 𝗠𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲

Songs by John Dowland
Baritone and lute : Scherzi Musicali - Nicolas Achten

Photos © Dyod photographers

10/10/2025

𝗟𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂ê𝘁𝗲 : 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘇 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗲

Scherzi Musicali - Nicolas Achten
Nassau Chapel - KBR

𝟴 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

In the Nassau Chapel, Scherzi Musicali will be performing masses and motets for 3 voices from manuscript MS 5557. This manuscript, dating from 1450-1500 and kept at KBR, is the only surviving choir book from the chapel of the Dukes of Burgundy. Its section of English composers captures a pivotal moment in the history of European music, highlighting the reception of English polyphony on the continent.
The programme has been devised in collaboration with KBR and Antonio Chemotti (KULeuven and KBR).

Photos © Dyod photographers

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Rue De Praetere 14
Brussels
1050

Telefoon

+32491640519

Website

http://www.festival-artonov.eu/

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