First Event @ Congres Stations, Brussels - 2, 3, 4 October 2009

LDN/BRU aims to open a creative exchange between London and Brussels. For this first event, Congrès station will become a creative arena for exhibition, performance, discussion and music, with artists and creatives from both cities.

Alongside this, our partner space the apartment-gallery 105 Besme will house 'Vaudeville', a video installation by Cadi Hélène Rowlands.

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2-3-4 OCTOBER // EXHIBITION // DISCUSSION // PERFORMANCES // NIGHT

BRXLBRAVO & NUIT BLANCHE

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// NIGHT + PERFORMANCES // 3 Oct // 19.00 - 02.00 // @ CONGRES // FREE !!!

LADY JANE (CatClub) BRU

A LOVE SUPREME (Queen of Hoxton) LDN

DANCE MACHINE (High Needs Low) BRU

WILL MARTIN (Tsuba) LDN

Rhiannon Hunter (performance)

Neil 'Bestever' Edward (live street art)

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// DISCUSSION + PERFORMANCE // 3 Oct // 16.00 // @ CONGRES

'Breakthrough Cities : How cities can mobilise creativity and knowledge to tackle compelling social challenges'

John Hutnyk (Goldsmiths, University of London)

Monika Dziegielewska-Geitz (British Council - Creative Cities project)

Henri Simons (Former Deputy Burgomaster of Brussels - Culture & Urbanism)

Followed by a performance by Jean-Baptiste Biche (17.30)

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// EXHIBITION // 3-4 Oct // 14.00 - 19.00 // @ CONGRES

Gast Bouschet & Nadine Hilbert (w/ Josiah Wolf - Why?)

Matthew Stock

Moustache Collectif

Helen Turner

Steve Jakobs

Rhiannon Hunter

Patrick Staff

Andrea Poulieva

Sarah Cross & Claire Caroll

Howard & the Urban Foxes

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// EXHIBITION // 2-3-4 Oct // @ 105 BESME (105 Av Besme, Forest)

Cadi Hélène Rowlands - 'Vaudeville' - Video Installation

Opening : Friday 02/10 // 18.00 - 21.00

Supported by the British Council