Part of the 2026WOMEN Tribunal — Brussels & Antwerp, 25-28 March 2026
صوتي | Mijn Stem
Music theatre by the 2026WOMEN Collective, Madam Fortuna
© Anna Kestens (2024)
Venue: Arenberg Theatre, Antwerp
Date and time: 26/03/2026* at 20h
Public: Mixed public
Tickets: Minimum price** 10 EUR (+ kansentarief). Buy it HERE.
*Note this is the performance avant-première for a mixed public audience. 2026WOMEN will also perform in the opening ceremony of Tribunal26 on 27/03/2026, in the morning, for a FINTA public for FREE. Register HERE.
**We invite you to make an additional contribution to the 2026WOMEN initiative, to support the travel, accommodation and expenses of the women participants from Marseille, Barcelona, Rotterdam and Antwerp.
2026WOMEN brings together 40 women from Marseille, Rotterdam, Barcelona and Antwerp – diverse in age, origin, background and social class – united by art, activism, and sisterhood.
After a first creation in winter 2024 that sold out twice, their new music theatre performance opens the 50th Anniversary Tribunal on Crimes Against Women. After the groundbreaking 1976 Tribunal, voices from 1976 and 2026 meet on stage, revealing how far we’ve come – and how far we still must go.
Expect music that lifts, stories that hit, scenes that move from poetic to explosive and a collective energy that transforms pain into creativity. The performance radiates the resilience and resistance of women – turning testimony into movement, injustice into art and trauma into shared strength.
2026WOMEN invites you to witness a vibrant, unforgettable celebration of women’s voices, courage and hope. Directed by Alix Konadu assisted by Katja Pire and with musical direction by Céline di Maccio, “صوتي | Mijn Stem” reminds us that when women create together, we not only resist we reinvent the world.
Language: Multi-lingual
Forum Theatre
Participatory theatre by Persephone
© Thehero (2008)
Venue: Arenberg Theatre, Antwerp
Date and time: 27/03/2026, afternoon
Public: FINTA
Registration: Part of the Tribunal26 socio-artistic mosaic. Register HERE (free entrance).
Persephone vzw is the only association in Flanders for and by women with disabilities or chronic disabling illnesses. Their mission is to empower each other, raise awareness and advocate for their interests in order to achieve full citizenship.
Through their forum theater, Persephone vzw solicits input from the audience to ensure that recently reenacted situations end better. Situations taken from real life, for which a new perspective is sought. You are welcome to join!
Scene 1: about finding and keeping interesting work
Scene 2: about overcoming resistance to motherhood
Scene 3: about breaking through the wall of disbelief in the face of sexual violence
Language: Dutch
Melic
Contemporary circus performance by If Circus
© If Circus (s.d.)
Venue: Arenberg Theatre, Antwerp
Date and time: 27/03/2026 at 20h
Public: Mixed public
Tickets: Minimum price 15 EUR (+ kansentarief). Buy it HERE.
If Circus presents: Melic (‘belly button’, in Catalan)
Drawing inspiration from the ancient practice of knitting and the ancestral knowledge passed down through generations, Melic is an intimate and poetic circus performance about connection, memory and care.
At the heart of the piece is a hand-knitted rope that continuously transforms: it tightens and loosens, knits and unknits. This rope supports and cradles the performers, while symbolically connecting bodies to memory, lineage and shared experience. Melic unfolds as a dialogue between movement, material and remembrance.
Knitting Memories (participatory workshop)
On the day preceding the performance, the two artists invite participants to take part in Knitting Memories, a participatory workshop specially designed for women. Together, participants will knit the very rope used on stage during Melic. Alongside the collective making process, the artists will conduct individual interviews to gather stories, experiences and memories related to knitting, preserving lived knowledge, personal histories and intergenerational wisdom. Please note: this activity happen on the morning of 26/03. Message Anna Cooper for registration (more info HERE).
CLOSING CEREMONY
ARTivist performances and music concert by Think Again
© Think Again (2024)
Venue: Theaterplein & Arenberg Theatre, Antwerp
Date and time: 28/03/2026 at 17h
Public: Mixed public (outdoor) / FINTA (Arenberg)
Registration: No registration needed (free entrance). Present your registration for the Friday or for the TRIBU26.
Dinner: Pre-order your dinner HERE (before the 16/03)
The 2026WOMEN Tribunal will conclude with a ceremony celebrating sisterhood, resilience, hope, and the unwavering determination to push boundaries and transform society.
The evening will begin with an outdoor procession – a moment when the participants of the 2026WOMEN Tribunal will step outside the theatre to meet the wider public, including men and allies. During this procession, an artwork by Renate Els Aerts will be unveiled: “The Universal House, the Earth, the Womb.” Around this powerful piece, we will gather to sing a shared song, dance and place our written messages within and around the sculpture. In light, chants, movement and collective presence, we will create a moment of communal energy and visibility in the heart of the city.
After this brief but symbolic encounter with the public, the ceremony returns to the theatre for an evening of music and celebration. The night will feature songs and short performances by women’s groups from different parts of the world, and a full performance by Think Again – a groundbreaking all-women global music project uniting musicians and instruments from vastly different cultures.
MULTI-ETHNIC PERFORMANCES
LATINXS SLAM POETRY AND DANSE
Performance hosted by Sangre de mi Sangre, SIEMPRE, and OtraTierra
Bolivian slam poet Paola Guillén collaborates with SIEMPRE and the Mexican collective Hilos with the fabric Sangre de mi Sangre (Blood of my Blood), integrating voice, movement, and protest to condemn the bloodshed of women, children, and young people caused by femicides, disappearances, war, and impunity in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
KURDISH WOMEN SONG & FILM
Performance hosted by Kurdish Women’s Movement (TJK-E)
A moment of solidarity with the Kurdish women’s community, including the song ‘Jin Jiyan Azad’ (meaning ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ in Kurdish), written by Hediye Kalkan, artist of the Hevra musical group, to mark International Women’s Day.
THE ROMANIAN BLOUSE
Performance hosted by Avansa Regio Avansa
The Romanian Blouse, the ia, is more than a fabric, an embroidery, a colour – it carries symbols of life, nature, faith and hope that generations of women passed on to one another. Join us to give recognition to the women who created this art, because cultural heritage cannot exist without the hands of women.
ROMANI WOMEN SONG & FILM
Performance hosted by Bhatale Romnja
The Romani women from the organisation ‘Bhatale Romnja’ (Happy Roma women) will present their work fighting against domestic violence and discrimination, with a song & dance “čaje šukarije” (“Song of the Beautiful Girl”, sung by Esma Redzepova); a traditional Romani love song that celebrates the beauty, charm, and allure of a young Romani woman, reflecting the cultural pride, oral traditions, and communal values of the Roma community.
THINK AGAIN CONCERT
Concert by Think Again
Think Again will deliver a captivating concert featuring contemporary reimaginings of music from Lebanon, Iraq, Colombia, Palestine, Sudan, and beyond, alongside their own original compositions. On stage, traditional instruments and vocals engage in a dialogue with modern sounds. Voices, cuatro, tombak, clarinet, piano, violin, guitar, and bass guitar resonate in innovative arrangements and multilingual harmonies. Each piece builds a bridge between cultures—a tribute to heritage and a creative reinvention. The concert is an ode to openness, to the beauty of blending, and to music as a space of freedom. For an hour, you are swept away on a lively, moving, and intimate musical journey, where voices weave together a world that is bigger, softer, and more human.
‘UNITED VOICES’
Group singing led by 2026WOMEN
A bonding moment of collective singing, choreography, sisterhood and solidarity where the public can sing along the 2026WOMEN Tribunal’s hymn ‘United Voices’.
DJ AMAZONITA
Set list by DJ Amazonita
Join us to danse to Amazonita’s powerful Afro-South American rhythms, from the Caribbean to the Brazilian coast, with nueva cumbia and Andean sounds, with a back-drop of visual creations from the Chilean artist Cate Veleski, on Latina American feminist ARTivism.
Together, these elements bring a fitting finale for a unique and plural event: the 2026WOMEN Tribunal on Crimes Against Women!
Language: Multi-lingual