8, 9, 10 May 2025

Beyond the Black Box opens the gates to the unknown. The arts festival takes you on an exploration of strange and enchanting worlds where nothing is what it seems. Here, the boundaries between reality and imagination, body and landscape, past and future are blurred.

For three days, Monty and wpZimmer will be buzzing, bubbling and churning with art that stimulates our senses and widens our perceptions. Step into stories about vanished rivers and shared histories. Wander through surreal worlds where intuition leads the way. Feel how touch, rituals and radical imagination create new connections. From immersive audio performances, virtual reality to playful queer transformations - each work invites you to embrace the unknown.

Thursday 8 May 2025 @ Monty 

16.00 - 24.00    Wannes Deneer - Pendulum (ongoing)

16.00 - 17.30    Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert - WOOD

16.00 - 18.00    Mahsa Koochak - Touchscape 3: Camping Beyond Reasoning

18.00 - 19.30    Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert - WOOD

18.00 - 19.00    Time Based Editions #2 - ADE DEA: a cover version by LOG (Ulla & Perila) & Sara Rossi

19.00 - 21.20    Mahsa Koochak - Touchscape 3: Camping Beyond Reasoning

20.00 - 21.00    Sana Ghobbeh - These roots never blossomed

21.30 - 23.00    Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert - WOOD

21.30 - 22.30    Time Based Editions #2 - ADE DEA: a cover version by LOG (Ulla & Perila) & Sara Rossi

*Danae Theodoridou - An Analogue Campaign - this is a pop-up performance at unexpected times throughout the city

Friday 9 May 2025 @ wpZimmer 

18.00 - 19.15     NOON Collective - And now the beginning is somewhere else

19.30 - 20.30     Sîpan Sezgin Tekin - The Absent Academy YEK/E

20.45 - 21.45     Paula Almiron - The River and The Devil

22.00 - 22.45     Sanem Su Avci - (H)istorical (R)evelations

22.00 - 23.15     NOON Collective - And now the beginning is somewhere else

Saturday 10 May 2025 @ Monty

14.00 - 24.00    Wannes Deneer - Pendulum (ongoing)

14.00 - 16.00    Mahsa Koochak - Touchscape 3: Camping Beyond Reasoning

15.00 - 16.30    Einat Tuchman / BILDY project - Urban Ritual

15.00 - 16.30    Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert - WOOD

16.00 - 17.00    Time Based Editions #2 - ADE DEA: a cover version by LOG (Ulla & Perila) & Sara Rossi

17.00 - 18.30    Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert - WOOD

17.00 - 17.45    Sanem Su Avci - (H)istorical (R)evelations

17.00 - 19.00    Mahsa Koochak - Touchscape 3: Camping Beyond Reasoning

18.00 - 18.30    Philippine Hoegen - Callisthenics: stories of support, aversion and love

19.00 - 20.00    Time Based Editions #2 - ADE DEA: a cover version by LOG (Ulla & Perila) & Sara Rossi

19.00 - 20.30    Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert - WOOD

20.00 - 21.00    Sîpan Sezgin Tekin - The Absent Academy YEK/EE

20.00 - 22.00    Mahsa Koochak - Touchscape 3: Camping Beyond Reasoning

21.00 - 22.30    Azahara Ubera Biedma - Tender Frictions

21.30 - 23.00    Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert - WOOD

22.30 - ....         Azahara Ubera Biedma - Tender party

*Danae Theodoridou - An Analogue Campaign - this is a pop-up performance at unexpected times throughout the city

more info and tickets here!

with the support of Flemish Community and Antwerp District