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Ghent International Festival

The youth is the city is the youth

‘Ghent International Festival’ or GIF, for short, returns for its second edi­ti­on in April 2024. Cultural part­ners from across the city join for­ces for this mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­na­ry fes­ti­val. They show­ca­se high-pro­fi­le work of their own, but also join for­ces to rea­li­se uni­que pro­jects and bring inter­na­ti­o­nal artists to Ghent. 

This time, young peo­p­le are cen­tral to the DNA of the GIF pro­gram­me. Not coin­ci­den­tal­ly, Ghent is also European Youth Capital in 2024. GIF show­ca­ses work by young cre­a­tors, artists wor­king with child­ren and young peo­p­le as well as artists addres­sing the ques­ti­on of what it means to be young. Expect to see per­for­man­ces, on and off sta­ge, with local and inter­na­ti­o­nal artists and scat­te­red across the city. Expect per­for­man­ces and instal­la­ti­ons that trans­cend the ordi­na­ry, sti­mu­la­te the ima­gi­na­ti­on and give Ghent a thril­ling twist. Don’t miss ​‘Building Castles in the Sky’, a pro­ject in which Gouvernement trans­la­tes the spa­ti­al desi­res of a young gene­ra­ti­on into artis­tic works throug­hout the city.

VIERNULVIER, CAMPO, KOPERGIETERY, NTGent, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, S.M.A.K., Gouvernement & Kunsthal Gent

Events in this theme

  • DEEWEE, Lippstick DJ's, Lieselot Siddiki & Pol Heyvaert

    'Countdown' - Closing Party GIF
    20.04 22:00 - 21.04 04:00
    De Vooruit - Concertzaal
    Sat 20.04
    -
    Sun 21.04
    From 22:00
    Past event

  • GEANNULEERD: Mette Ingvartsen

    'Skatepark'
    19.04 - 21.04
    Contemporary dance on wheels
    Arsenaalsite / hal 8 (Brusselsesteenweg 602, 9050 Gentbrugge)
    Fri 19.04
    -
    Sun 21.04
    Past event
    • Fri 19.04
      20:00 - 21:20
      Arsenaalsite / hal 8 (Brusselsesteenweg 602, 9050 Gentbrugge)
      Past event
    • Sat 20.04
      18:00 - 19:20
      Arsenaalsite / hal 8 (Brusselsesteenweg 602, 9050 Gentbrugge)
      Past event
    • Sun 21.04
      18:00 - 19:20
      Arsenaalsite / hal 8 (Brusselsesteenweg 602, 9050 Gentbrugge)
      Past event

  • Rosie Sommers & Micha Goldberg

    German Staatstheater
    12.04 and 13.04
    Slapstick and self-mockery versus overstressed bodies and burn-outs
    THEATERZAAL
    Fri 12.04
    and
    Sat 13.04
    Past event

  • Basel Zaraa

    'Dear Laila'
    09.04 - 13.04
    Memories of a Home: An Intimate Journey Through Loss and Resistance of a Palestinian Family
    Studio Groot
    Tue 09.04
    -
    Sat 13.04
    Past event

  • Brian Lobel with Gweneth-Ann Rand

    24 Italian Songs & Arias
    05.04 and 06.04
    A hilarious opera recital to celebrate failure
    Opera Ghent, Gent
    Schouwburgstraat 3
    Fri 05.04
    and
    Sat 06.04
    Past event
    • Fri 05.04
      20:30 - 21:30
      Opera Ghent, Gent
      Schouwburgstraat 3
      Past event
    • Sat 06.04
      20:30 - 21:30
      Opera Ghent, Gent
      Schouwburgstraat 3
      Past event

  • Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast

    For love or for money
    05.04 08:30 - 10:00
    Who gets paid when it comes to performing in the arts?
    De Vooruit - Foyer Theaterzaal
    Fri 05.04
    08:30 - 10:00
    Past event

  • DOUBLE BILL: Francesca Grilli 'Record' & Sesa 'Spoken Word'

    04.04 and 05.04
    Performance on adolescence, between courage and isolation.
    De Vooruit - Theaterzaal (scène)
    Thu 04.04
    and
    Fri 05.04
    Past event
    • Thu 04.04
      20:00 - 21:00
      De Vooruit - Theaterzaal (scène)
      Past event
    • Fri 05.04
      19:00 - 20:00
      De Vooruit - Theaterzaal (scène)
      Past event