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Bringing theater to the street and the street to the theater

The 16th edition of the Detours Festival is fast approaching, and we promise you a fireworks display of urban cultures! Join us and be part of our culture.

Get ready for the grand return of Detours Cyphers on Mont des Arts from 16/07 to 10/09, for three months of official selections in completely crazy styles: Funky Styles, Electro, Power Moves, Abstrkt, Juggling, Pole Dance, Swing… and much more, with the grand finale on 13 September at the Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles.

In addition to the battles, these events will offer a programme of street performances, circus and dance: Acrobantou, Shuhuan Chang, la Source, Flugi, Gaspard Herblot,…

This year, the Urban Dance Caravan promises to be crazy! We have selected a wild delegation from Detours Brazil, which will join forces with the Congo-Brazzaville / Goma Dance Festival team and the best street dancers from our region to offer you a unique show with a caravan led by the giant Gheto Blaster from the GZOO Collectif.

Detours Quartier will bring you even closer to urban culture by going into neighbourhoods to make the experience even more accessible to everyone. This year, the focus will be on integrating young MENA / Fedasil dancers with professional dancers.

Working Progress continues to expand its network of international partners. This is an opportunity to preview the creations of tomorrow and actively support their production, with a springboard to the Fringe Festival this year !

We are also offering two evenings of creations in partnership with Charleroi Danse and the CC Bruegel, which will showcase the winners of the previous edition:

Cie Kaiho, Anonyme/ Bgirl Campanita, Les Vides Danses, Francesca De Girolamo.

And of course, true to our street traditions, expect surprises: meetings, sharing, exhibitions. Peace, Love, Unity and Having Fun

We’re in this together!

ON THE STREET

Detours Cyphers

DETOURS CYPHERS

The creation festival organized at the end of September is preceded, since 2015, by the Detours Cyphers which take place every Wednesday of July, August and September in the center of Brussels and in various cities of Wallonia.

DETOURS QUARTIERS

The Detours Quartiers allows us to reach a public who is less aware of artistic creations. Last year, we invited the champions of the Detours to lead workshops directly to the residents of these neighborhoods.

Urban dance Caravan

URBAN DANCE CARAVAN

Conceived and (co) created with students in scenography from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts Visuels – La Cambre, Brussels2030 and the Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, the Urban Dance Caravan is a huge urban dance movement that crosses the city center, from square to square, to lead us to the heart of the Théâtre National.

INDOOR

Work in progress

Through the Work in Progress program, the Detours Festival supports the professionalization of urban choreographers from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and other countries. These shared stage evenings give young hip-hop choreographers access to the cultural spheres by presenting their works in progress.