OUT OF HOURS

Date: 30/05/1996

Concerts

Singing 96. Recital by winning candidates of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition Belgium. La Monnaie. Until 31 May. 02/513 00 99.

Chansons: Works by Vermeersch; Stravinsky; Birtwistle; Berio; Wolpe; Aperghis; Dusapin. Ictus Ensemble. Lunatheater. 31 May. 02/201 59 59.

Classique Trio: Igor Semenoff, violin; Xue Wen Gao, cello; Marie Boulanger, piano: Works by Bach; Vivaldi; Mozart; Schubert. Le Paradoxe. 1 June. 02/647 24 20.

Gloria Bari, soprano, Marie-Claude Buffenoir, flute, Félix Snyers, spinet. Musée d'Art Spontané. 1 June. 02/426 84 00.

Mouvements: Works by De Mey; Sariaho; Stockhausen; Zimmermann, performed by the Ictus Ensemble. Lunatheater. 1 June. 02/201 59 59.

Cherubini Quartett: Works by Webern; Schubert. Conservatoire. 4 June. 02/507 82 00.

Requiem by Brahms performed by the Chapelle Royale, the Collegium Vocale and the Orchestre des Champs Elysées, conducted by Philippe Herreweghe. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 5 June. 02/507 82 00.

Koninklijk Filharmonisch Orkest van Vlaanderen conducted by Grant Llewellyn: Works by Mozart; Berg; Brahms. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 6 June. 02/507 82 00.

Theatre

Chambre à louer la nuit by Christian de Wespin. Palace Hotel. Until 1 June. 02/673 38 99.

Peaux de Chat by Alain Cofino Gomez, staged by Micheline Hardy. Le Public. Until 29 June. 0800/944 44.

Naked Man by Charles Bukowski, staged by Jean-Marie Pétiniot. Théâtre de Poche. Until 1 June. 02/649 17 27.

Noces de Vent performed by the Théâtre Loyal du Trac, staged by Eric De Staercke. Espace Delvaux. Until 4 June. 02/660 49 60.

Les Combustibles by Amélie Nothomb, staged by Pierre Fox. La Samaritaine. Until 29 June. 02/511 33 95.

La chute des aveugles by Gert Hofmann, staged by Luc Van Grunderbeeck. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Until 5 June. 02/507 82 00.

Lady Katanga by Rudy Geldhof, staged by Roland Ravez. Théâtre de Quat'sous. Until 29 June. 02/512 10 22.

HMA staged by Guy Cassiers. Théâtre Varia. Until 1 June. 02/219 07 07.

Madame de Sade by Yukio Mishima, staged by Franz Marijnen. Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg. Until 2 June. 02/217 69 37.

Chez Mariette by Martine Willequet. Théâtre de la Toison d'Or. Until 22 June. 02/511 08 50.

Carine ou la jeune fille folle de son âme by Fernand Crommelynck, staged by André Thiel. Hôtel de Ville de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. Until 2 June. 02/761 27 52.

Pour l'amour d'un Porc: Pornowallie/Artaud-Rimbur by Jean-Pierre Verheggen, staged by Daniel Simon. Théâtre Poème. 1 June. 02/538 63 58.

La fabrique du vent by Isabelle Marcelin and Didier Payen. L'Atelier Sainte Anne. 3 June. 02/548 02 60.

Caligula by Albert Camus, performed by Het Zuidelijk Toneel, staged by Ivo Van Hove. Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg. 4 June. 02/217 69 37.

Le Palais du Soleil by Henri Ronse. NTB/Viaduc. 4-7 June. 02/640 84 37.

Deirdre des Chagrins by John Millington Synge, staged by Henri Ronse. Théâtre du Résidence Palace. 4-15 June. 02/640 84 37.

La Comtesse Polonaise by Michel Dieudonné, staged by Bernard Lefranc. Théâtre royal du Parc. 4-16 June. 02/512 23 39.

Ma Solange, comment t'écrire mon désastre, Alex Roux by Noëlle Renaud, staged by Christophe Brault. Théâtre Varia. 8 June. 02/640 82 58.

Exhibitions

Schifanoia - la casa del tempo/Lo zodiaco del principe. Hôtel de Ville, Brussels. Until 9 June. 02/279 43 55.

Chocolate, from élitist beverage to the common bar (16th-20th centuries). Galerie de la CGER. Until 2 June. 02/228 71 68.

Pablo Picasso and the “underground passages” of the Royal Palace. Place Royale. Until 2 June. 02/672 05 83.

Ça tourne depuis 100 ans. Film in Belgium. Botanique. Until 16 June. 02/226 12 11.

L'art abstrait. Crédit communal de Belgique. Until 16 June. 02/222 45 05.

Hommage to Paul van Ostaijen, comics. Centre belge de la BD. Until 2 June. 02/219 19 80.

Musée en Bulles, comics. Musée du Cinquantenaire. Until 15 Sep. 02/741 73 08.

Daniel Cornélis, Baudouin, Fabienne Gilson, Marc Van Nuffel, Azine Yassir, drawings. Art en Marge Gallery. Until 8 June. 02/511 04 11.

Bob Verschueren. Atelier 340. Until 1 July. 02/424 24 12.

Creten George, paintings, drawings. L'Escale. Until 22 June. 02/343 38 75.

Aloïse et le théâtre de l'univers. Maison du spectacle - La Bellone. Until 16 June. 02/513 33 33.

Armand Rassenfosse, paintings. Galerie P. Derom. Until 8 June. 02/514 08 82.

Francis De Bolle, paintings. Galerie A.B.C. Until 1 June. 02/511 32 53.

Philippe Van Hoorebeeck, photos. Gallery. Until 19 June. 02/511 80 35.

Chris Brand, calligraphy. Bibliothèque Royale Albert I. Until 21 June. 02/519 53 54.

Faces of Kirghizstan, photos by Janet Whishnetsky. Galerie Verhaeren. Until 2 June. 02/673 87 17.

Treasures from Jewish life. Musée Juif de Belgique. Until 13 Sept. 02/512 19 63.

Aethiopia. Musée de Tervueren. Until 21 Sept. 02/769 52 11.

Cimaises libres 2. Ecuries de la Maison Haute. Until 21 Dec. 02/660 49 60.

Oro. Artiscope. Until 27 Oct. 02/735 52 12.

Chinese exportation ceramics. Musée du Cinquantenaire. Until 31 Dec. 02/741 73 08.

Derhet, Nadin, Somers. Centre Rops. Until 2 June. 02/219 66 79.

Magical Gold. Musée du Cinquantenaire. Until 30 June. 02/741 73 08.

Johannes Ka v. Zweizell, sculptures. L'Autre Musée. Until 29 June. 02/640 84 37.

Martial Brosin. Le Salon d'Art. Until 13 June. 02/537 65 40.

Claude Lévêque, photography. L'Atelier Sainte Anne. Until 8 June. 02/548 02 60.

Devotion and mysticism in 16th and 17th C. Flemish iconography. Bibliotheca Wittockiana. Until 14 Oct. 02/770 53 33.

Francis Tondeur, photographs. Ecuries de la Maison Haute. Until 9 June. 02/660 49 60.

Denis Fairley, Sterck & Rozo, photos. Espace Photographique Contretype. Until 8 Oct. 02/538 42 20.

Gorges Deswysen, Jean-Luc De Poortere, Merab Sourviladze, John Busch, Freddy Stroff, paintings. Musée d'Art Spontané. Until 22 June. 02/426 84 00.

Raoul Vaneigem, architect. Fondation pour l'Architecture. Until 4 Oct. 02/649 02 59.

Roger Raveel, paintings. Kredietbank Gallery. Until 14 July. 02/422 85 68.

Wouters van Riessen, drawings, paintings and photography. Galerie Mot & Van den Boogaard. Until 29 June. 02/514 10 10.

Obsessionen, photographs. Centrum voor Amateurkunsten. Until 23 June. 02/520 03 44.

Contemporary Binding as Fine Art. Bibliotheca Wittockiana. Until 15 June. 02/770 53 33.

P. Chariot, aquarelles. Centre d'Art de Rouge-Cloître. 1-23 June. 02/660 55 97.

The Orient in movie posters. Art Kiosk. 1 June - 31 July. 02/534 66 11.

Myriam Lesuisse, paintings, drawings. Galerie Marc Dengis. 1-29 June. 02/502 56 26.

Lucky Luke à 50 ans, comics. Belgian Comic Strip Centrum. 4 June - 6 Oct. 02/219 19 80.

Ko Phe-Phe by Patrick François, photography. Galerie Verhaeren. 5-30 June. 02/673 87 17.

Artists from Woluwé-Saint-Pierre, paintings, photography, sculptures. Centre culturel de Woluwé-Saint-Pierre. 6-15 June. 02/773 05 88.

Bob De Groof, paintings. VUB - Building M. 6 June - 20 July. 02/629 23 25.

AR(t)SENAAL. VUB - Central Library. 6 June - 30 Sept. 02/629 23 25.

L'état des jeux. Colienne Vancraen and Quentin Jacques. Chapelle des Brigittines. 7-29 June. 02/511 99 66.

Pictures of the Real World, photography. Galerie Janssen. 7 June - 13 July. 02/538 08 18.

L'art et résistance (including works by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix and Georges Grosz). Palais des Beaux-Arts. 7 June - 8 Sept. 02/507 84 68.

Ilya Kabakov - a portrait of Russian daily life. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 7 June - 8 Oct. 02/507 84 68.

Zimbabwean sculpture. Gallery Chiefs and Spirits. Roemeniëstraat 43. Until 30 September. 02/537 39 17.

Festivals

KunstenFESTIVALdesArts. Performing arts - theatre, dance and music. Until 1 June. 02/512 74 50.

Brussels Jazz Marathon. Held in a variety of venues and street-marching bands. Until 2 June. 02/534 22 00.

Greek days. Espace Senghor. Until 2 June. 02/230 31 40.

Festival “Viva Brazil”. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 4-11 June. 02/456 04 86.

Festival Ictus. Lunatheater. Until 1 June. 02/201 59 59.

Saltimbanco, Cirque du Soleil. Gedempte Zuiderdokken/ Waalse-en Vlaamsekaai, Antwerpen. 26 July - 11 August. 0800/71 964.