OUT OF HOURS

Date: 13/02/1997

Concerts

Orchestre philharmonique de la Monnaie conducted by Steven Mercurio, with Alfredo Kraus, tenor. La Monnaie. 14 Feb. 02/507 82 00.

Recital of tales and stories: Du temps que les bêtes parlaient, by Jean de la Fontaine, music by Offenbach with Marie Boulenger, piano. Botanique. Royal Music Conservatory. 16 Feb. 02/511 04 27.

Coriolan pianotrio. Works by Jongen; Rachmaninoff; Schubert. Hotel Astoria. 16 Feb. 02/513 09 65.

BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Chorus conducted by Pierre Boulez. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 17 Feb. 02/507 82 00.

European Philharmonic Chor and Ajisai Chor conducted by Jan Jakus. Homage to Toru Takemitsu. Royal Music Conservatory. 17 Feb. 02/511 04 27.

Recital Abdel Rahman El Bacha. Works by Bach; Beethoven; Schubert. Royal Music Conservatory. 18 Feb. 02/511 04 27.

Camerata Academica Salzburg conducted by Silvain Cambreling. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 19 Feb. 02/507 82 00.

Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, La Chapelle Royale and Collegium Vocale conducted by Philippe Herrewhege. Works by Hector Berlioz. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 20 Feb. 02/507 82 00.

Camerata Quartet conducted by Arthur Paciorkiewicz, alto. Works by Mendelssohn; Mozart Beethoven. Royal Music Conservatory. 20 Feb. 02/344 87 77.

Exhibitions

Ket-Car, old toys. Salles des Silhouettes. Until 16 March. 02/732 11 22.

Bouddhas du Siam. Art treasures from the kingdom of Thailand. Musée du Cinquantenaire. Until 16 Feb. 02/741 73 08.

Alain Ballencourt, paintings. Art Cadia. 14 Feb. - 5 April. 02/223 13 35.

Jean Dubuffet, du trait à la matière. Botanique. Until 16 Feb. 02/218 37 32.

25e salon d'ensemble des peintres de Rouge-Cloître, homage to Isidore Verheyden. Centre d'Art de Rouge-Cloître. Until 16 Feb. 02/660 55 97.

Preparatory drawings - Jo Dustin, paintings. Cabinet d'Art Contemporain. Until 29 March. 02/512 88 28.

Notes sur le sable, Ivana Cekovic, photographs. Espace Delvaux. Until 23 Feb. 02/660 49 60.

Né pour sentir. Porte de Halle. Until 28 Feb. 02/741 73 08.

Le bord du jour - Jacques Vilet, photos. Espace Photographique Contretype. Until 16 March. 02/538 42 20.

L'oeil gourmand. Passage 44. Until 16 March. 02/222 45 05.

Spanish contemporary engravings. Centre of Contemporary Art. Until 22 Feb. 02/735 05 31.

Patchwork quilts - exhibits from America, England and Wales. Espace Parallèle. Until 25 March. 02/675 27 23.

Roland Topor. Galerie Osiris. Until 15 March. 02/511 09 21.

The Bat: the world turned upside down. Royal Museum of Natural History of Belgium. Until 28 April. 02/627 42 38.

The Jewish collection of la maison d'Erasme. Musée Juif de Belgique. Until 26 Apr. 02/512 19 63.

Des lumières et des émotions - Stéphane Schollaert, photographs. Galerie Verhaeren. Until 23 Feb. 02/673 87 17.

Carlos Lenaerts, paintings. Galerie Albert 1er. Until 19 Feb. 02/512 19 44.

Whales and men. Royal Museum of Natural History of Belgium. Until 30 May. 02/627 42 38.

The Gallo-Roman in Belgium. Musée du Cinquantenaire. Until 26 Oct. 02/741 73 08.

Un courant à contre courant. Espace Senghor. Until 15 Feb. 02/230 31 40.

Marina Mayer, engraving and drawing. Galerie A.B.C. Until 1 March. 02/511 32 53.

Don Brouw, Martin Creed and Stephen Murphy. Galerie Mot & Van den Boogaard. Until 15 March. 02/514 10 10.

Guiseppe Penone, paintings. Artiscope. Until 18 April. 02/735 52 12.

Vincent Baeten, paintings. Regards 76. Until 1 March. 02/763 00 26.

Jorge Ortiz, paintings. Maison de l'Amérique Latine. Until 3 March. 02/538 19 12.

Spirit war - Louis De Vriese, paintings. De l'autre côte de la rue. Until 8 March. 02/426 80 97.

Elsewhere - Irish and American black and white photographs. Zoom! Square Sainctelette 7. Until 1 March. 02/218 83 19.

Clés tendances et propos-itions de la Collection Estampa. Centre of Contemporary Art. Until 22 Feb. 02/735 05 31.

Tropicales: the wintergardens of the capital. Centre de conférence Européen. 20 Feb. - 2 March. 02/672 05 83.

Yemen, land of stone and sand. Musée du Cinquantenaire. 20 Feb. - 18 May. 02/741 73 08.

Militch de Matchva, paintings. Galerie Albert 1er. 21 Feb. - 12 March. 02/512 19 44.

James Coignard, engravings. Foundation René Carcan. 21 Feb. - 23 March. 02/735 73 55.

Jacques Aron, paintings. Botanique. 21 Feb. - 23 March. 02/218 37 32.

Jean-Marie Bomputte. Contrast Gallery. 22-23 Feb. 02/512 98 59.

Theatre

Fantome à prendre 2: le sexe des spectres by Christian de Wespin. Palace Hotel. Until 31 May. 02/673 38 99.

Dans la solitude des champs de coton by Bernard-Marie Koltès. Théâtre de la Vie. Until 15 Feb. 02/218 79 35.

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll by Eric Bogosian. Théâtre de Poche. Until 1 March. 02/649 17 27.

Mozart assassiné? by Jacques Neefs and Jérôme Van Win. Théâtre royal du Parc. Until 22 Feb. 02/512 23 39.

Sur la terre comme au ciel by Fritz Hochwälder. Comédie Claude Volter. Until 23 Feb. 02/769 09 63.

Lulu by Frank Wedekind, performed by Théâtre en liberté.Théâtre du Vaudeville. Until 2 March. 02/514 16 00.

Trois grandes femmes by Edward Albee. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Until 16 Feb. 02/507 82 00.

Amédée ou comment s'en débarrasser by Eugène Ionesco, performed by Théâtre de l'Absurde. Théâtre de Quat'psous. Until 29 March. 02/512 10 22.

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, performed by Almedia Theater Company, staged by Jonathan Miller. Théâtre du Résidence Palace. Until 15 Feb. 070/34 46 44.

Arlequin valet de deux maîtres by Goldoni, staged by Guy Pion. Le Public. Until 23 March. 0800/944 44.

En attendant Godot by Samuel Beckett, staged by Patrice Kerbrat. Théâtre Royal des Galeries. Until 15 Feb. 02/218 27 35.

Mariana Portugaise by Guy Gofette, staged by Monique Dorsel, with Fabienne Crommelynck. Théâtre Poème. Until 18 Feb. 02/538 63 58.

Ecart by Marie Destrait, staged by Hélène Gailly. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Until 7 March. 02/507 82 00.

Noces de Vent performed by Théâtre Loyal du Trac. Espace Delvaux. 13-15 Feb. 02/660 49 60.

L'escalade by Rufus. Théâtre Jean Vilar. 14-21 Feb. 010/45 04 00.

L'Odyssée by Homère, staged by Jules Henri Marchant. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 14 Feb. - 1 March. 02/507 82 00.

A.N.D. 01 by Bruce Ellyson. X-L Théâtre. 16-22 Feb. 02/513 21 78.

Souffleurs au gradins performed by the Compagnie L'Acteur Studieux. Claridge. 17 Feb. 02/223 14 26.

La Chausse-Trape performed by Théâtre de L'Equipe. Botanique. 17 Feb. 02/218 37 32.

Paris au XXe Siècle by Jules Verne, performed by the Toneelschuur. Lunatheater. 18 & 19 Feb. 02/201 59 59.

Que je t'aime! - Courrier du coeur by Clémence Massart. Théâtre 140. 18-22 Feb. 02/733 97 08.

Un mari Idéal by Oscar Wilde, staged by Adrian Brine. Théâtre royal des Galeries. 18-23 Feb. 02/218 27 35.

La force de tuer by Lars Noren. NTB/Viaduc. 18 Feb. - 8 March. 02/640 84 37.

La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol with Michel Galabru. Théâtre Molière. 18 Feb. - 8 March. 02/513 58 00.

Il n'y a aucun mérite à être quoi que ce soit by Marcel Marïen. Chapelle des Brigittines. 18 Feb. - 8 March. 02/511 79 90.

Dance

Soirée dansante performed by Compagnie Thor, choreography by Thierry Smits. Théâtre Varia. Until 15 Feb. 02/640 82 58.

Opera

Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner. National Opera - La Monnaie. Until 15 Feb. 02/229 12 11.

Festivals

La ligue d'impro. Improvisation matches. Mirano Continental. Until 13 April. 070/344 344.

Festival du dessin animé et du film d'animation. Auditorium 44. Until 16 Feb. 02/534 41 25.

Brussels Blues '97. Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings; Willy Foster & El Fish; Johnny Nicolas; Cold Blue Steel; The Sonny Rhode Band; The Electric Kings; Marc Humme; Johnny Dyer; Al Copley; Smokey Wilson & B.B. and the Blues Shacks. Ancienne Belgique. 22 Feb. 02/548 24 24.