What's on this week: 5 March

De Munt has lately reinvented itself with a series of unconventional offerings. They’ve streamed live opera on the beach and hosted pop/rock groups in the same hall where the Belgian Revolution started. Now the opera house celebrates the centenary of the classic Italian silent film Rapsodia Satanica with a screening accompanied by live soundtrack. It’s not a completely off-the-wall choice. The film’s director Nino Oxilia (who would die three years later, aged 28, in the First World War) sought to create a cinematic opera and even tapped one of the country’s leading opera composers Pietro Mascagni to write the score, performed here by De Munt’s house orchestra under the direction of Swiss conductor Philippe Béran.
12 March, 20.00 at De Munt, Brussels
www.demunt.be

Belgium’s linguistic labyrinth doesn’t make it easy to choose just any cultural outing, and if you’re taking the kids along, it only gets murkier. Brussels production house Bronks has always understood this, consistently producing high-quality and dialogue-friendly theatre for youngsters. Its latest production, Toink, for kids aged seven and up, is wordless and revolves around the owner of an art gallery discovering the neighbourhood around her. It’s not just for kids, though; the story can be enjoyed by anyone who was ever curious about the complexities of urban life. Toink  premiered in Brussels and is touring Flanders until 5 April.
12-13 March at C-Mine, Genk
www.c-mine.be

Formed in San Francisco in 1977, the cult group Tuxedomoon spent the Reagan years in self-imposed exile in Brussels before its membership dispersed to different continents, making for an even more nomadic collective life. Needless to say, this complicates live performance, which has become a rare occurrence, indeed. This year promises to be different. Not only has Tuxedomoon scheduled several dates across Europe, but they are also releasing fresh work: a newly composed soundtrack for the odd 1970s art-house film Pink Narcissus. Their first concert in years is, fittingly enough, in Belgium. Then it’s off to Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
22 March, 20.00 at Biekorf, Bruges
www.cactusmusic.be

Cults: Club concert by New York-based duo who blend the sound of 1960s girl groups and 1990s shoegaze bands. Their second album Static is out now
14 March 20.00 at Ancienne Belgique, Anspachlaan 110
www.abconcerts.be

Ostend Night: The fourth instalment of De Grote Post’s showcase series for local artists features three Ostend bands: New Wave outfit Der Klinke, indie rockers Monopole and fresh-faced pop group Audience in the Street
7 March 20.30 at De Grote Post, Hendrik Serruyslaan 18A
www.degrotepost.be

RE: Work Brussels: Architecture students from Barcelona, Manchester and Bordeaux propose solutions for the capital’s rapidly growing neighbourhoods. Free entry
12 March to 17 JUN at De Singel, Desguinlei 25
www.desingel.be

Dirk Braeckman: The Flemish photographer presents First World War-era prints in a purpose-built display case. The photos were snapped by an anonymous eyewitness, probably a soldier
Until 1 June at SMAK, Citadelpark
www.smak.be

Offscreen Film Festival: Bozar, Cinematek, Cinema Riots and Nova participate in the seventh edition of this unconventional film festival celebrating independent and unreleased productions. This year’s focus: British B-movies from the 1960s through the 1980s
Until 23 March across Brussels
www.offscreen.be

WoWmen!: Now in its second edition, this multidisciplinary arts festival explores gender in art and society. There are plenty of performances, screenings and exhibitions as well as debates and original research
10-15 March at Kaaitheater, Sainctelettesquare 20
www.kaaitheater.be