OUT OF HOURS

Date: 28/03/1996

Concerts

Orchestre national de Belgique and the Brussels Choral Society conducted by Yuri Simonov: Requiem by Verdi. Brussels Philharmonic Society. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 29 and 31 March. 02/507 82 00.

Recital by Carlos Bruneel, flute, Yvietta Matison, alto and Annie Lavoisier, harp. La Monnaie. 29 March. 02/229 12 11.

Morales Laudantes Consort conducted by Guy Janssens. Eglise Notre-Dame du Bon Secours. 30 March. 02/771 27 45.

Recital by Barbara Bonney, soprano, and Antonio Pappano, piano. La Monnaie. 31 March. 02/507 82 00.

La Petite Bande conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken. Bach. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 1 April. 02/507 82 00.

Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie conducted by Georges Octors: Works by Mozart; Haydn. Brussels Philharmonic Society. Conservatoire royal de Musique de Bruxelles. 2 April. 02/507 82 00.

Michel Lysight Ensemble: Works by Baily; Janssens; Capelletti; Lysight; Feldbusch; Michel. Conservatoire royal de Musique de Bruxelles. 3 April. 02/511 04 27.

Recital by Evgeny Kissin: Works by Bach; Mozart; Franck; Brahms. Brussels Philharmonic Society. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 3 April. 02/507 82 00.

Couperin - Les leçons de Ténèbres du Mercredi saint. Brussels Philharmonic Society. Eglise des Minimes. 4 April. 02/507 82 00.

Ensemble des Choeurs de la Monnaie conducted by Renato Balsadonna: Satie - Messe des Pauvres. La Monnaie. 5 April. 02/229 12 11.

Moscow Russki Partes choir conducted by Igor Iuravlenko. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Eglise des Minimes. 7 April. 02/507 82 00.

Theatre

En attendant les boeufs by Christian Dob. Théâtre royal du Parc. Until 30 March. 02/512 23 39.

Trois grandes femmes by Edward Albee. Rideau de Bruxelles. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Until 4 April. 02/507 82 00.

Autobiographie by William Cliff. Palais des Beaux-Arts. Until 30 March. 02/507 82 00.

La force de tuer by Lars Noren. NTB/Viaduc. Until 23 March and 29 March-6 April. 02/640 84 37.

Antonin et Mélodie by Serge Kribus, staged by Pietro Pizzuti. Le Public. Until 6 April. 0800/944 44.

Madame Sans - Gêne by Victorien Sardou. Comédie Claude Volter. Until 7 April. 02/769 09 63.

Les videurs by John Godber. Théâtre de Poche. Until 21 April. 02/649 17 27.

14 variations sur le canard by David Mamet. Théâtre Molière. Until 31 March. 02/512 04 07.

La provinciale by Tourgueniev, staged by Philippe Sireuil. Le Public. Until 13 April. 0800/944 44.

La leçon et La cantatrice chauve by Ionesco. Théâtre de Quat'sous. Until 30 March. 02/512 10 22.

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

Opéra-Casta by Véronique Castanyer. Espace Delvaux. Until 31 March. 02/660 49 60.

Franziska by Frank Wedekind. Théâtre national. Until 5 April. 02/203 53 03.

Dantons dood by Georg Büchner. Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg. Until 7 April. 02/217 69 37.

Don Quichotte performed by Jean-Christophe Lauwers. L'Atelier Sainte Anne. Until 29 March. 02/548 02 60.

Macbeth by Shakespeare, staged by Jan Lauwers. Lunatheater. Until 30 March. 02/201 59 59.

Le tour du monde des chants d'amour. Théâtre 140. Until 30 March. 02/733 97 08.

Alléluia Erotique by Jean Giraudoux and Frederico Garcia Lorca. Théâtre de la Vie. Until 4 April. 02/218 79 35.

Drôle de couple by Neil Simon. Auditorium 44. Until 29 March. 02/218 27 35.

La Java de Vian by Christian Labeau. La Samaritaine. Until 6 April. 02/511 33 95.

Le songe d'une nuit d'été. Marché aux Poissons. Until 8 April. 02/223 33 67.

Saleté by Robert Schneider. NTB/Viaduc. 29 March-6 April. 02/640 84 37.

Diva - In Furore staged by Luc Dewit. Botanique. 1 April. 02/226 12 11.

Lucky lady by Jean-Marc Dalpe. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 1-3 April. 070/233 544.

Tous pourris by Robert Lamoureux. Centre culturel d'Auderghem. 1-5 April. 02/660 03 03.

Le visiteur by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 1-5 April. 070/233 544.

La Mer des Histoires by Salman Rushdie. Ex-Voto. 1-24 April. 02/502 73 86.

Fitness by Jacques De Decker. Théâtre Molière. 2-4 April. 02/512 04 07.

Les muses orphelines by Michel-Marc Bouchard. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 4-6 April. 070/233 544.

Ma vie dans la brousse des fantômes by Amos Tutuola. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 6-9 April. 070/233 544.

Quoat quoat by Jacques Audiberti. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 7 and 8 April. 070/233 544.

Un singe à l'académie by Franz Kafka. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 7-10 April. 070/233 544.

Exhibitions

Le Mariage. The Royal Museums of Art and History. Porte de Halle. Until 1 April. 02/741 73 08.

Le courant animiste dans la sculpture belge vers 1940. Galerie de la Kredietbank. Until 14 April. 02/422 85 68.

Pierre Klossowski. Musée d'Ixelles. Until 28 April. 02/511 90 84.

Ron Arad. Fondation pour l'Architecture. Until 24 April. 02/649 02 59.

Malgorzata Paszko, paintings. Galerie Fred Lanzenberg. Until 6 April. 02/647 49 22.

Images of America, photographs. American Cultural Centre, Square du Bastion 1c. Until 5 April. 02/508 22 76.

Thomas Bacher, landscapes. Galerie La Papeterie. Until 5 April. 02/534 03 43.

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.

Rosy Verheirstraeten, photos. Espace Delvaux. Until 28 April. 02/660 49 60.

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

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.

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.

André Soupart, photos. Botanique. Until 28 April. 02/226 12 11.

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

Medals from Central Africa. Bibliothèque Royal Albert I. Until 30 April. 02/519 53 54.

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

Bibliotheca Belgica topographica et genealogica. Bibliotheca Wittockiana. Until 6 April. 02/770 53 33.

Aethiopia, peoples of Ethiopia. Musée de Tervueren. Until 21 Sep. 02/769 52 11.

Ça tourne depuis 100 ans. A history of 100 years of francophone cinema in Belgium. Botanique. Until 16 June. 02/226 12 11.

Jean-Marie Gheerardijn, Leszek Knaflewski, sculptures. Atelier 340. Until 31 March. 02/424 24 12.

100 years of Comics in the United States. Centre belge de la BD. Until 7April. 02/219 19 80.

Dominique Mwankumi, paintings. Centre Rops. Until 7 April. 02/219 66 79.

Inès Andouche, pastels. Art en Marge Gallery. Until 13 April. 02/511 04 11.

Alain Winance, paintings. Galerie Michel Vokaer. Until 13 April. 02/534 69 81.

Théâtre de l'Alhambra. Brussels Zenith. Until 15 April. 02/219 79 52.

Stephen Sacks, landscapes. Galerie Velge et Noirhomme. Until 20 April. 02/512 50 10.

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.

Le livre insolite. Bibliothèque Royale Albert I. Until 26 April. 02/519 53 54.

Antoine Vitez, le jeu et la raison. Maison du spectacle. La Bellone. Until 26 April. 02/513 33 33.

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.

Thierry Monin, collages. Ecuries de la Maison Haute. 28 March-7 April. 02/660 49 60.

Pablo Merino, paintings. L'Escale. 28 March-27 April. 02/343 38 75.

Sandra Heinz, Christiane Schauder, Robert Schwartz, Gerd O. Stegner, Angela Tonner, installations. Goethe-Institut. 28 March-27 April. 02/230 39 70.

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

Alain Janssens, Christèle Lerisse, photos. Espace Photographique Contretype. Until 28 April. 02/538 42 20.

Ralph Cleeremans, gouaches. Musée d'Ixelles. Until 28 April. 02/511 90 84.

L'art de faire et l'art de vivre au Portugal. Azulejos and Popular Portuguese Art. INNO. 29 March-28 April. 02/211 25 52.

Ethnic American minorities, photos. Galerie Verhaeren. 3 April-5 May. 02/673 87 17.

Silence - Philippe Lavandy, photos, Dominique Barratt, sculptures. Ex-Voto. 5-27 April. 02/502 73 86.

Dance

Blancs 2. Chapelle des Brigittines. Until 30 March. 02/511 99 66.

Vas and Histoire de Sel, choreography by Claudio Bernardo. L' Atelier Sainte Anne. 28-30 March. 02/548 02 60.

Festivals

Rencontres d'ici et d'ailleurs, Portuguese days. Espace Senghor. 28-30 March. 02/230 31 40.

Les Francophonies Théâtrales. Association des Arts et de la Culture. Palais des Beaux-Arts. 1-14 April. 02/218 27 35.