The festival is bubbling all summer long with the Detours Cyphers: the very essence of the festival!
From July to September, the Cyphers take place every Wednesday in the center of Brussels and in different cities of the FWB and internationally !
They take place in 3 parts:
An open stage accessible to all
A street show: a creation designed for the street, in dance, circus and street art.
A dance “battle” in a different style every week
Over the years, these events have become unifying for the Belgian Hip-Hop community.
They are engines of meetings and allow to cross artistic disciplines to give rise to unique performances!
The final of these Battles brings together the winners of each week on the main stage of the Théâtre National Wallonie Bruxelles, for a colorful closing evening of the festival!
UPCOMING DATES
26/06/2025
OPEN STAGE
Maison des Cultures de Saint-Gilles, Bruxelles
OPEN STAGE
Maison des Cultures de Saint-Gilles, Brussels (Belgium)
Format : Open Stage
- Performance : Elora Pasin
16/07/2025
DANCEHALL
Mont des arts – Bruxelles
Battle DANCEHALL
Mont des arts, 1000 Bruxelles (Belgium)
Format : 1 vs 1
- Judges : Oriane Coco & Slim B
- DJ : G-Lo
Show :
- Acrobantou
- After-party : Rooftop Bourse (21h00)
23/07/2025
BREAKing (playground)
Mont des arts – Bruxelles
Battle breaking (playground)
Mont des arts, 1000 Bruxelles (Belgium)
Format : 1 vs 1
- Judges : Djibril Diop & Junior
- DJ : Mpuki
Show :
- Shuhuan Shuang
30/07/2025
POLE DANCE
Mont des arts – Bruxelles
Battle POLE DANCE
Mont des arts, 1000 Bruxelles (Belgium)
Format : 1 vs 1
- Judges : Charlotte & Cycy
- DJ : Mpuki
Show :
- Simone Kids
06/08/2025
HOUSE
Mont des arts – Bruxelles
BATTLE HOUSE
Mont des arts, 1000 Bruxelles (Belgium)
Format : 1 VS 1
13/08/2025
SWING
Mont des arts – Bruxelles
Battle SWING
Mont des arts, 1000 Bruxelles (Belgium)
Show :
- Live Band Andrew Bolton
20/08/2025
ELECTRO + POWER MOOVE + SHAKE
Place De Brouckere – Bruxelles
Battle Electro + Power moove + Shake (3vs3)
Place De Brouckere 1000 Bruxelles (Belgium)
Format : 1 vs 1 + 3 vs 3
23/08/2025
FUNKY STYLES
Maison des Cultures de Saint-Gilles, Brussels
Battle FUNKY STYLES
Maison des Cultures de Saint-Gilles, Brussels (Belgium)
Format : 1 vs 1
27/08/2025
Juggling
Mont des arts, 1000 Brussels
Battle juggling
Mont des arts, 1000 Brussels (Belgium)
Format : 1 vs 1
- Judges : Alonso & Patrick Pun
- DJ : Mpuki
Show :
- Cristobal Bascur
03/09/2025
abstrkt
Mont des arts – Bruxelles
Battle abstrkt
Mont des arts, 1000 Bruxelles (Belgium)
Format : 1 vs 1
Show :
- Olga Groppo – Flugi
10/09/2025
afro fusion
Mont des arts, 1000 Brussels
Battle Afro fusion
Mont des arts, 1000 Brussels (Belgium)
Format : 1 vs 1
13/09/2025
FINAL BATTLE
National Theatre, Brussels (Belgium)
FINALE 2025
Théâtre National
Show :
- Urban Dance Caravan
- Afterparty
Detours Quartiers are mediation actions that allow us to reach a disadvantaged public, by going directly in the street to meet them. During free workshops, champions of the battles pass on their passion for dance to the youngest.
In order to offer rich and complete moments, as during the Cyphers, we offer international street performances. This is the opportunity for everyone to have a new approach of urban culture and have access to quality program !
We observe a real mix of audiences in the Detours Quartier: the regular audience of the Detours who follow the events every week travel to these neighborhoods where we can observe a real social mix.
UPCOMING DATES
MOLENBEEK
20/09/2025
Detours Quartier Molenbeek
BIZET
21/09/2025
Detours Quartier Bizet
A vibrant and festive experience where the pavement meets the stage. From the heart of the city to the heart of the theatre, urban dance opens the season with joyful, infectious energy.
From the Bourse square to Place de Brouckère, the city is transformed into an open-air stage, hosting temporary stages scattered throughout the centre. The Urban Dance Caravan is a collective adventure that forges links and fosters dialogue between cultures. Far from traditional formats, the event transforms public spaces into playgrounds for participants.
Co-created in partnership with the Brussels festival Detours, which organises battles throughout the year, the Caravan offers an exceptional encounter. It brings together the finalists of the national selections – the Detours Cyphers – and dancers from four continents in a beautiful mix. This year, the spotlight is on Brazil. Guest performers are also coming from Costa Rica. For Africa, teams from Morocco, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo Brazzaville are making the trip.
The day culminates with the grand final battle on the stage of the Théâtre National, a moment when the energy of the teams merges with the stage in a celebration of the diversity of urban dance styles: breakdancing, house, afro, krump and many more. A final marked by unity, peace and fun!
Co-produced by Detours Festival and Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
With the participation of Goma Dance Festival
With the support of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Dance Department, COCOF, the National Lottery, the City of Brussels – Department of Culture
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UPCOMING DATES
Coming soon
TBA
From the pedestrian area to the Place de la Bourse,
to the Place De Brouckère to the National Theater
Final battle at the Théâtre National
23/09/2024
19H < 22H
Théâtre National
Through Work in Progress, Detours Festival supports the professionalization of the urban choreographers of the FWB.
During two evenings, young choreographers share the stage to present their works in progress to our Belgian and international partners and to the Detours audience, who all award prizes. Prior to the WIP evenings, each company can enjoy two weeks of residencies.
10 projects are selected each year, always based on quality, with a concern for the representation of genres, identities and cultures. You can also find African choreographers from Morocco and Congo at the WIP. The selected projects benefit from artistic support, tools for creation, development, production and communication assistance.
We are committed to bring together more artists and create new international collaborations.
We are proud to be able to highlight the work of urban artists, to support them in their project so that urban arts never stop renewing themselves and bubbling!
So, if you have a creation to present to us, click on this link to fill out the form!
UPCOMING DATES
11/09/2025
11/09/2025
Première partie des WIP / Rencontre des artistes
Centre Culturel Bruegel – Bruxelles
12/09/2025
12/09/2025
Deuxième partie des WIP / Rencontre des artistes / Remise des prix
Centre Culturel Bruegel – Bruxelles
Each year, we dedicate one or more evenings to showcases for accomplished works.
The program mainly includes creations that won an award at the previous WIP. In 2022, the premiere of “La Cage” (Faraja Batumike) took place at the Raffinerie / Charleroi Danse. In 2023, the show JillZ by the young choreographer Casaoui Medhi Dahkan will be presented at the Raffinerie. This show won Charleroi-Danse prize in 2022.
UPCOMING DATES
September 2025
September 2025
Cultural Center Bruegel – Brussels
FUGU by Elora Pasin
Dans le seul-en-scène FUGU, Elora Pasin incarne, avec force et fracas, grâce et fragilité, les souvenirs et témoignages de femmes dont celui de sa grand-mère, retrouvé dans les archives familiales. Ce sont autant les mots et les histoires récoltées que les gestes et attitudes physiques des personnes interviewées qui donneront matière à créer le mouvement. Le processus à l’oeuvre dans la performance est celui de se délester et, dans la même logique, celui de se dénuder : de nos peurs, de ce qui ne nous appartient pas/plus, de ce qu’on décide de porter par héritage. Montrer un corps de femmes. Fugu questionne la pudeur féminine avec cette jupe, grande comme un drap.
AWARDS 2024

During these two evenings, 12 companies presented their work on the stage of the CC Bruegel to actors from the Belgian and French choreographic scene, partners of the event, and to the Detours audience, who all awarded their ‘favourite’ prize.
This initiative allows artists to benefit from artistic support, creative tools, development, production assistance and communication.
Each year, the projects presented are selected by the Detours team following a call for applications, based on quality and with a view to representing different genres and cultures.
This year, we counted ‘Summer Dance Forever’ (Netherlands) among our international partners.
Here is the list of creations currently selected for this edition:
Theatre de Suresnes: Aequilibrium by Camille Dewaelle
Mars – Mons: Fugu by Elora Pasin / CIE Double Impro
Charleroi Danse: Anonyme by Tempo a Terra
Flow: Progeria by Popping Danys & Misfit
CCN Roubaix: Mektoub by Karima
Lezarts Urbains: Whack or Not by Carla Parcianello & Claudia Quaglia
Summer Dance Forever: House An Nou – Rezistans Sonore by Collectif House An Nou
Le Grand Studio: Whak or not by Carla Parcianello & Claudia Quaglia
CCJF: Progeria by Popping Danys & Misfit
DETOURS: Facing Familiar faces by CIE Kaiho
Public: Les vides Denses by CIE Piiramiid