For the sixth year in a row, an edition of Ecopolis will take place in Kortrijk from 26 to 28 September. We present a three-day programme connecting literature, performance, activism and reflection. With Noon Collective and writer Astrid Haerens as co-curators, we imagine a fair(er) future.

Ecopolis is a place for dialogue between authors, scientists, doers, activists and artists about responsibility and engagement. How can performance practices offer new insights into thinking practices? How do we move forward with what remains? And what are the steps we need to take now?

On the programme:

Friday 26 September

10:00 workshop Sara Manente (EN)
20:15 introduction by curators Astrid Haerens & NOON collective
+ performance: And now the beginning is somewhere else / NOON collective

Saturday 27 September

10:00 the installation And now the beginning is somewhere else can be discovered
10:30 workshop Juan Duque (in english)
16:00 the book and zinefair are open
17:30 dance performance: When Ashes Spiral / Im Kanokporn Vorapharuek (no spoken language)
19:00 performance The True Nature of / Gosie Vervloessem (in english)
20:30 keynote Clarice Gargard (in english)
22:00 Dean Bowen reads poetry (in dutch)
23:00 nightly performance Useless Land / Carolina Mendonça & Catalina Insignares (in english)

Sunday 28 September

06:00 breakfast at sunset
10:30 Tijl Nuyts & Letterzetter read to you (in dutch)
11:00 the installation, book and zinefair are open
11:00 Panel Ecologie & Zorg, with Gert-Jan Vanaken, Nele Buyst & Pierre Muylle (in dutch)
13:00 performance Gist / Huseyin Umaysiz
14:00 interview with Gaël Faye (FR, we translate for each other)
15:30 performance Sobremesa / Iris Donders & Stef assandri (in english)