Scènes nouvelles

Scènes nouvelles is the essential meeting place for French-speaking Belgian creativity. Every year, supported by a partner - this time the Théâtre de la Vie - artists, audiences and professionals come together to explore powerful works.
Theatre, dance, performance and young audiences, with six favourite shows, this key moment in the season highlights bold creations, up to now seen only rarely, in Belgium and beyond. A festival which casts light on contemporary challenges, and celebrates the vitality of an ever-sparkling scene.
 

Artists : 

Sihame Haddioui & Ilyas Mettioui · Sophia Rodriguez · Lucie Debay, Thomas Turine & Manah Depauw · Simon Thomas, La Horde Furtive · Mathias Simons, Les Ateliers de la Colline · Stéphanie Kayal & Abed Kobeissy · Quentin Chaveriat & RAVIE

Programme :

We kindly invite you to check the language and surtitling information on each individual show page in the programme.

Tuesday 4 November
19:00 Exhibit A • Sihame Haddioui & Ilyas Mettioui 
21:15 Ostentation • Sophia Rodriguez

Wednesday 5 November
18:00 Professional Networking Apéro
19:00  Exhibit A • Sihame Haddioui & Ilyas Mettioui 
21:15 Ostentation • Sophia Rodriguez

Thursday 6 November
10:00 Welcome coffee
10:30 Projects presentation by the artists · Eline Schumacher & Greg Duret · Marie-Aurore d'Awans · Silvio Palomo · Nadim Bahsoun · Safia Kessas & Mohamed Ouachen · Fabrice Murgia & Loutfi Chama
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Mushotoku · fr · Lucie Debay, Thomas Turine et Manah Depauw
14:30 > 16:30 Maison Gertrude • Guided Tour of an Art centre in a care home (project led by Mohamed El Khatib) • fr
19:00 Arsen & Fanfan • Simon Thomas, La Horde Furtive
19:15 Les Enfants de la vallée • Mathias Simons, Les Ateliers de la Colline
21:00 Galactic Crush 2 : Into the cold • Stéphanie Kayal & Abed Kobeissy
+ at Théâtre de la Vie 20:00 Tombe la neige sur Saigon • fr • Quentin Chaveriat & RAVIE

Friday 7 November
14:00 Les Enfants de la vallée • Mathias Simons, Les Ateliers de la Colline
19:00 Arsen & Fanfan • Simon Thomas, La Horde Furtive
19:15 Les Enfants de la vallée • Mathias Simons, Les Ateliers de la Colline
21:00 Galactic Crush 2 : Into the cold • Stéphanie Kayal & Abed Kobeissy
+ at Théâtre de la Vie 20:00 Tombe la neige sur Saigon • fr • Quentin Chaveriat & RAVIE

05 & 07/11 : Le Rideau, Théâtre Les Tanneurs, and Théâtre Varia team up to present ICI Bruxelles. (Only in French)

The festivals Scènes nouvelles (Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles) and Ici Bruxelles (Théâtre Les Tanneurs, Théâtre Varia – Théâtre & Studio, Théâtre Le Rideau) are joining forces to spotlight artists from the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles in November 2025. Starting in 2026, the two festivals will merge into a single event held from 9 to 12 December – save the dates in your diary!

With the support of Wallonie-Bruxelles International and Wallonie-Bruxelles Théâtre / Danse