OUT OF HOURS

Date: 18/04/1996

Concerts

The Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra conducted by Yehudi Menuhin with Vadim Repin: Works by Rossini; Mozart; Lalo; Beethoven. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 24 April. 02/233 26 86.

Recital by Ryo Terakado, violin, and Kimiko Nishi, piano: Works by Mozart; Boccherini. Conservatoire royal. 25 April. 02/511 04 27.

Orchestre national de Belgique conducted by Yuri Simonov with Liviu Prunaru, violin: Works by Beethoven; Bruch; Saint-Saëns. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 25 April. 02/507 82 00.

Baroque week at Sablon: David Moroney, Georges Kiss, Betty Bruylants, Yuko Wataya, harpsichord. Cercle Sainte-Anne. 25-27 April. 02/514 03 53.

Ensemble à vent de la Monnaie: Works by Koechlin; Caplet. La Monnaie. 26 April. 02/229 12 11.

Orchestre national de Belgique conducted by Yuri Simonov with José Van Dam, baritone: Works by Haydn; Mozart. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 29-30 April. 02/507 82 00.

Theatre

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

Un spectacle Alphonse Allais by Georges Pirlet. Théâtre Molière. Until 12 May. 02/512 04 07.

Madame de Sade by Yukio Mishima, staged by Franz Marijnen. Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg. 19-28 April. 02/217 69 37.

La Mer des Histoires by Salman Rushdie. Ex-Voto. Until 24 April. 02/502 73 86.

Jouet d'enfer by Roland Ravez. Théâtre de Quat'sous. Until 27 April. 02/512 10 22.

Le Livre des sept jardins by Claude-Henri Rocquet, staged by Monique Dorsel. Théâtre Poème. 23-27 April. 02/538 63 58.

Nature Morte by Martine Wijckaert. Théâtre de la Balsamine. 23 April-1 May. 02/735 64 68.

L'enseigneur by Jean-Pierre Dopagne, staged by Alexandre Von Sivers. Théâtre Saint-Michel. 23 April-3 May. 02/734 16 65.

Les bijoux indiscrets by Denis Diderot. X-L Théâtre. 23 April - 18 May. 02/513 21 78.

Bravo Martine! by Laurence Bibot, staged by Nathalie Uffner. Théâtre de la Toison d'Or. 23 April-25 May. 02/511 08 50.

La dame de chez Maxim by Georges Feydeau, staged by Dominique Haumont. Théâtre royal des Galeries. 24 April-19 May. 02/512 04 07.

Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel, staged by Adrian Brine. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 24 April-24 May. 02/507 82 00.

La danse des poules performed by Abel & Gordon. Espace Delvaux. 25 April. 02/660 49 60.

Le noir te va si bien by O'Hara, staged by Paul Florian. Centre culturel d'Anderlecht. 25-28 April. 02/771 76 45.

Louis II de Bavière, fou by Bernard Renan, staged by Jean-Claude Ide. Théâtre royal du Parc. 25 April-25 May. 02/512 23 39.

Peaux de Chat by Alain Cofino Gomez, staged by Micheline Hardy. Le Public. 25 April-29 June. 0800/944 44.

Smack by Herman Wolf, staged by Roland Mahauden. Théâtre de Poche. 26 April. 02/649 17 27.

L'évasion performed by Abel & Gordon. Espace Delvaux. 26 April. 02/660 49 60.

The Hairy Ape performed by The Wooster Group. Lunatheater. 26 April - 4 May. 02/201 59 59.

Poison performed by Abel & Gordon. Espace Delvaux. 27 April. 02/660 49 60.

Mots dits: énigmes et malédictions by Myriam Mallié. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 27 April. 02/375 88 57.

Ecart by Marie Destrait, staged by Hélène Gailly. Espace Senghor. 29 April. 02/230 31 40.

Le Prophète by Khalil Gibran performed by the Théâtre des Chemins. Botanique. 29 April. 02/226 12 11.

Opera

Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy, conducted by Antonio Pappano. La Monnaie. 21 April - 11 May. 02/229 12 11.

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, conducted by Jacques Dombrowski. Forest national. 26-27 April. 02/347 03 55.

The Magic Flute by Mozart, performed by the Prague Mozart Opera. Cirque Royal. 27 April. 02/218 20 15.

Exhibitions

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

August Sander, photographs. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Until 12 May. 02/507 84 68.

Retrospective Mel Bochner. Exhibition Society. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Until 12 May. 02/507 84 68.

Patrick Vanden Eynde, drawings. Exhibition Society. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Until 12 May. 02/507 84 68.

Crossroads. J. Charlier, L. Copers, P. Dufour, T. Mouraud, B. Webb, P. Winstanley. Centre d'Art Contemporain. Until 4 May. 02/735 05 31.

Netsuke. The Royal Museums of Art and History. Parc du Cinquantenaire. Until 1 June. 02/741 73 08.

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.

Quand la pierre se fait précieuse. The Royal Museums of Art and History. Parc du Cinquantenaire. Until 19 May. 02/741 73 08.

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

François Boisrond, paintings. Galerie Bastien. Until 5 May. 02/513 25 63.

Painting the darkness - Andréa Klarin. Gallery. Until 5 May. 02/511 80 35.

Art at Work. BBL. Until 12 May. 02/547 28 77.

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

En marge du livre. Museum of Ancient Art. Until 26 May. 02/508 32 11.

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

Thomas Cook in Egypt. Art Kiosk. Until 21 May. 02/534 66 11.

Ethnic American minorities, photos. Galerie Verhaeren. Until 5 May. 02/673 87 17.

Planet Earth. Royal Museum of Natural History of Belgium. Until 26 May. 02/627 42 38.

Marianne de Bruijne, ceramics. Vrije Universiteit van Brussel. VUB-Building M. Until 30 May. 02/629 23 25.

Peter Fletcher, Emilio Lopez Manchero. Observatoire Galerie. Until 18 May. 02/372 05 38.

Chaland en Belgique. Centre belge de la BD. Until 16 May. 02/219 19 80.

Carnet de Voyages - Laure Eggericx. Galerie Triglyphe. Until 4 May. 02/648 80 06.

Ferdinand Pire Ferdinand, paintings. Centre d'Art de Rouge-Cloître. 20 April - 22 May. 02/660 55 97.

Un musée intime, Emile and Marthe Verhaeren. Bibliothèque Royale Albert I. Until 11 May. 02/519 53 54.

Michèle Teysseyre, paintings. Centre Rops. 24 April - 12 May. 02/219 66 79.

Collages. Galerie Quadri. 24 April - 25 May. 02/640 95 63.

Vincent Kempenaars, sculptures. Ecuries de la Maison Haute. 25 April - 5 May. 02/660 49 60.

Yoshi Takahashi, sculptures. Fondation René Carcan. 25 April - 25 May. 02/735 73 55.

Pierre Wattier Watch, illustrations. Maison des Artistes d'Anderlecht. 27 April - 18 May. 02/520 18 12.

Aethopia. Musée de Tervuren. Until 21 Sep. 02/769 52 11.

Dance

Géométrie de l'Abîme by Franz Kafka and Fernando Pessõa. L' Atelier Sainte Anne. 23 April - 4 May. 02/548 02 60.

Les Plis de la nuit by Michèle Noiret. Botanique. 24 April - 11 May. 02/226 12 11.

Béjart performed by the Tokyo Ballet. Forest national. 28-29 April. 02/347 03 55.

Festivals

Asfaltfestival. Amateur art groups of Brussels, Flanders and neighbouring countries. Centrum voor Amateurkunsten. Until 20 April. 02/520 03 44.

La scène des enfants. Terrones, Cabane, Capable tout seul. Théâtre Varia. 26 April - 4 May. 02/640 82 58.

Brussels international bookfair. Parc des Expositions. 23-28 April. 02/646 38 90.