A venue for a young audience and a hub for young talent.

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De Studio is a creative hub based at the Mechelseplein in the heart of Antwerp. At De Studio, children and young adults are spectators as well as artists/creators.

In 2011, the Province of Antwerp bought the building that used to house the famous drama and acting school Studio Herman Teirlinck. The arts organization Villanella acquired the long lease of the building. It was renamed De Studio and in addition to that new name, Villanella also gave it a new focus: theatre, cinema, music, literature, dance, parties, debates,… De Studio is a unique venue where every lover of performing arts feels at home.

Today, De Studio provides space and support to, among others, Theater FroeFroe, Laika, De Spiegel, fABULEUS, ZEBARBAR, Compagnie Barbarie and Theater Artemis. Artists turn their dreams into reality at De Studio, in order to blow the audience’s mind. 24/7.

One can never know what tomorrow brings, but as long as it innovates and surprises, what tomorrow brings deserves its place at De Studio.

We hope to see you soon at a theatre matinée by day or at a funky party in the middle of the night!

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Main content
October

21u00     Fri 11 Oct
w/ Doodseskader
music

The time has come: join us for the third edition of Ongepast, with a fine collection of screwed-up artists (tba).
Get ready for headbanging and dirty beats!

Timetable

21:00-21:30 // Brakwater

21:30-22:10 // ZLDR

22:15-23:15 // Doodseskader

23:30-00:15 // Ricky Bekstok

00:15-01:00 // YOKOCHO

01:00-01:45 // Boenkboenkboenkboenk

01:45 - // Afterparty

23u00     Sat 12 Oct
10 Years Anniversary
music

"Snap Out Of It, they said, It's just a Hype.
A Fad that will blow over When The Sun Goes Down.
But Five Years On, We Are still Looking Good On That Dancefloor."

Since 2014 London Calling is the living proof it can be done: Rock'n'Roll tunes in an Antwerp dance club.
No frills, no drama, Just banging tunes and DJ sets and Dirty dance floors and Dreams of Naughtiness.

23u00     Sat 19 Oct
w/ Robert Bergman, Loud E & Guy OHM
music

You taught us to grow up and computers came to stay
Now wake us up and teach us to dance all over space
Coming, coming, I'm coming down to you
Coming, coming, and are you ready?

A cosmic journey through time, space and the world of various sounds like Italo, High Energy Disco & House, Spacey and Electronic Synthesizers & many more.

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Line up
Robert Bergman
Loud E
Guy OHM

20u30     Wed 30 Oct
music

Due to circumstances, this concert will be postponed to a date yet to be determined.
Ticket holders will be contacted personally. Thank you for your understanding.

OYESONO is a new sensation in the Belgian music scene. 
This project by Jasper Maekelberg and Billie Leyers has a sound with an inescapable energy. 

Jasper - known as a musician and producer of Faces on TV, Balthazar, Warhaus, Sylvie Kreusch - and singer-songwriter Billie Leyers bring you into higher spheres brimming with sound.

November

23u00     Sun 10 Nov
Hosted by Love On Top Club
music

Antwerp nightlife, music and culture unite during Full Circle!
The concept? 200 Belgian artists, 3 days, 45 venues, 1 ticket!

Love On Top Club is hosting Full Circle at De Studio. Line-up tba!

12u00     Thu 21 Nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

Photos, videos and messages flash by every day. We’re everywhere all at once. Does this whirlwind of communication and consumerism leave any space for the folklore, rites and rituals that invisibly connected our ancestors for so long? How does our collective memory evolve in an expanding society? Is the world our oyster, or do we increasingly live in a bubble? Where can we share intimacy these days, what is real, and what is virtual? 

20u00     Thu 21 Nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

Photos, videos and messages flash by every day. We’re everywhere all at once. Does this whirlwind of communication and consumerism leave any space for the folklore, rites and rituals that invisibly connected our ancestors for so long? How does our collective memory evolve in an expanding society? Is the world our oyster, or do we increasingly live in a bubble? Where can we share intimacy these days, what is real, and what is virtual? 

12u00     Fri 22 Nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

Photos, videos and messages flash by every day. We’re everywhere all at once. Does this whirlwind of communication and consumerism leave any space for the folklore, rites and rituals that invisibly connected our ancestors for so long? How does our collective memory evolve in an expanding society? Is the world our oyster, or do we increasingly live in a bubble? Where can we share intimacy these days, what is real, and what is virtual? 

20u00     Fri 22 Nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

Photos, videos and messages flash by every day. We’re everywhere all at once. Does this whirlwind of communication and consumerism leave any space for the folklore, rites and rituals that invisibly connected our ancestors for so long? How does our collective memory evolve in an expanding society? Is the world our oyster, or do we increasingly live in a bubble? Where can we share intimacy these days, what is real, and what is virtual? 

12u00     Sat 23 Nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

Photos, videos and messages flash by every day. We’re everywhere all at once. Does this whirlwind of communication and consumerism leave any space for the folklore, rites and rituals that invisibly connected our ancestors for so long? How does our collective memory evolve in an expanding society? Is the world our oyster, or do we increasingly live in a bubble? Where can we share intimacy these days, what is real, and what is virtual? 

12u00     Sun 24 Nov
Edition 12: Transmission
visual art

Photos, videos and messages flash by every day. We’re everywhere all at once. Does this whirlwind of communication and consumerism leave any space for the folklore, rites and rituals that invisibly connected our ancestors for so long? How does our collective memory evolve in an expanding society? Is the world our oyster, or do we increasingly live in a bubble? Where can we share intimacy these days, what is real, and what is virtual? 

20u30     Tue 26 Nov
music

Roos Rebergen and SunSunSun Orchestra will release their first full-length album this autumn.

23u00     Sat 30 Nov
music

Sugar, spice, and everything nice, these were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect
party. Just like the perfect loaf of bread, Radio Hot Buns has been cooking and rising in size.
The recipe remains the same—whimsical pleasure reflected in the dancers' faces, paired
with undefinable, high-quality electronic music that keeps you moving, four by four.

December

20u00     Sat 7 Dec
nocturnal festival
music

20u30     Sun 8 Dec
Mike Reed & Hunter Diamond + Hanne De Backer & Signe Emmeluth
music

Oorstof invites two international duos on the same stage: drummer Mike Reed & reed player Hunter Diamond and baritone saxophonist and bass clarinettist Hanne De Backer & alto and tenor saxophonist Signe Emmeluth.

20u00     Fri 20 Dec
Voetvolk
theatre, music

Dance meets concert, that’s Into The Open’s pledge.

Seven performers embody the groove and share the energy of the music. They spur each other on with pimped krautrock from 2022, or Can’s repetitive theme crossed with The Chemical Brothers’ high voltage.

Voetvolk welcomes you for a wild, collective leap into limbo. Let’s trance!

January

20u30     Sun 12 Jan
Mariam Rezaei, Mette Rasmussen, Gabriele Mitelli & Lukas Koenig
music

Dit licht ontvlambaar nieuwe freejazzkwartet met Mariam Rezaei, Mette Rasmussen, Gabriele Mitelli en Lukas Koenig This new free jazz quartet featuring Mariam Rezaei, Mette Rasmussen, Gabriele Mitelli and Lukas Koenig combines elements of jazz, noise, hip-hop and techno to create an exhilarating sonic maelstrom that transcends all categories and conventions.

20u00     Wed 22 Jan
Maxime Dreesen & De Studio
theatre

What would your life look like if you could re-examine your sexuality in the public space?

PEEKABOO shapes a playful vision of the world as a sex playground. A utopia that imagines new ways of contact through cruising, ultimately getting lost in a web of experimental relationships and unexpected encounters. There is no revolution without a sexual revolution! Out of the bedroom, into the street!

première

20u00     Thu 23 Jan
Maxime Dreesen & De Studio
theatre

What would your life look like if you could re-examine your sexuality in the public space?

PEEKABOO shapes a playful vision of the world as a sex playground. A utopia that imagines new ways of contact through cruising, ultimately getting lost in a web of experimental relationships and unexpected encounters. There is no revolution without a sexual revolution! Out of the bedroom, into the street!

March

20u00     Mon 24 Mar
visual art

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this edition of EXTD. cannot take place.
But postponement is not a cancellation: The integral programme will be shifted to Monday 24 March 2025.
Thank you for your understanding.

 

May

20u30     Thu 15 May
music

The Colorist Orchestra plays new instrumental pop music. The orchestra reworks well-known instrumental hits into new compositions, often with only subtle references to the original. This 'recomposed music' is inspired by genres as diverse as disco, electronica, classical music and traditional folklore, with one goal in mind: to make you dance. The Colorist Orchestra aims to reevaluate lost music and breathe new life into it, by recoloring recognizable melodies and experimenting with new sound combinations.