From 21 June to 19 September 2021, 15 projects supported by the Commune of Ixelles were realised.
The offer was rich in creative workshops, initiations, performances and exhibitions around different artistic disciplines (drawing, photography, literature, theatre, cyanotype). There were many moments of play and shared pleasure. Participation and co-creation were always the basis of the activities.
All 15 projects took place in public spaces and/or were easily accessible. The activities were spread over the whole of Ixelles: Boondaal, Étangs d’Ixelles, Flagey, Matongé, University Quarter, Fernand Cocq, Parc du Viaduc, etc.
Thanks to the efforts of 15 project leaders and more than 110 employees, volunteers and artists, more than 3,200 people were able to take part in participative and co-creative activities in the framework of Staycation XL. There were 32 different activities, spread over 54 sessions and performances and more than 70 days of exhibitions.
Petit Puppet Garden
Date : 27 June 2021
Place : Parc du Viaduc
Activities: Puppet theatre performance on intergenerational issues and creative workshop with a sustainable approach.
Tango F-Estival
Dates : 16-18 June 2021
Place : Avenue du Bois de la Cambre 53
Activities: dance initiation and demonstrations, dance, cinema and live music.
1050 Histoires
Dates : 16, 17 et 18 juin 2021
Place : Rue du Levant (pedestrian area)
Activity: Improvisation theatre based on stories collected from the people of Ixelles.
Parle Moi XL
Dates : 21-29 August 2021
Place : Rue Fritz Toussaint 8 (See U)
Activity: Exhibition based on proverbs and idioms from around the world
Patchwork Estival
Dates : 3, 10, 17, 24 July 2021
Place : Avenue des Quatre Saisons 4
Activity: Creative workshops on patchwork and closing party with music.
Charivari Hullabaloo
Dates : 2-4, 9-11 July 2021 (workshops) + 10 July – 15 September (expo)
Place : Rue de Dublin 13 + storefronts of Ixelles
Activity: Creative workshops using recycled materials + exhibition route along the store windows of Ixelles
Les Mots dans les yeux
Date : 24 June 2021
Place : Place Fernand Cocq
Activity: Poetic co-creation resulting from a fortuitous meeting between passers-by who do not know each other.
Picnicmusik
Dates : 27 July and 24 August
Place : Rue de l’Arbre-Bénit 102 (chapel and garden)
Activity: Homemade lunch prepared with ingredients from the vegetable garden, shared between the residents of the Sint-Alexius Psycho-social Centre, neighbours and other interested people, with musical performances and an interactive show.
Tous ensemble
Dates : 2-4, 13, 19 August and 18 September 2021
Place : Chaussée de Boondael 34 (Espace Lumen), Rue Gray 171 (La Serre), Rue Mercelis 19 (Biblio XL), Rue de la Cuve 1 (Centre de Service Social de Bruxelles Sud-Est) and Place Flagey.
Activity : Co-creation workshops for young and old at different locations in Ixelles, ending with a presentation of the final result.
Speakers Corner XL
Dates : 27 June, 18 July, 29 August and 26 September 2021
Place : Parc du Viaduc and Avenue de la Couronne 12 (GC Elzenhof)
Activity: free podium for passers-by and interested people who want to share their opinions or their best poetry with the public, moderated by poet Jan Ducheyne.
CODISCO. A day in and around a house in XL
Date : 10 July 2021
Place : Rue des Liégeois 2 (Radical House)
Activity: Workshops for and by citizens (well-being, literature, graphic art) with a focus on multilingualism
Ateliers Manga XL!
Dates : 28 August, 4, 11 and 18 September 2021
Place : Petite Rue Malibran 16 (MJ Malinard), Rue Gray 171 (La Serre)
Activity: creative workshops (12 – 16 years) around the creation of a manga comic book
Bleu des vacances
Dates : 10-12 August 2021
Place : Rue du Viaduc 133 (Maison de la Solidarité and Parc du Viaduc)
Activity: Co-creative workshops on cyanotype (8-12 years) and creation of a giant fresco.
Bingo Escabelle
Dates: 11 July and 22 August 2021
Place : Rue Fritz Toussaint 8 (See U)
Activity: fun bingo for young and old with unique prizes consisting of works of art by young Brussels artists.
XL 21
Dates : 3-4 July 2021
Place : various locations in Ixelles (Chaussée d’Ixelles, Flagey, Rue Gray, Boondael, Châtelain)
Activity: a group of amateur photographers from Brussels transform passers-by in the street into models at various locations in Ixelles.
