THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2025 - 17:00 AND 20:00 HUIS VAN ALIJN GENT LATERNA MAGICA EN “DE TRUKEN VAN DE FOOR”
As part of the Foor Wonder exhibition and the Late Thursday programme, we present 2 performances of our Galantee Show on Thursday 6 November at 17:30 and 20:30.
Step into a world of enchantment, science, and spectacle at the fairground of the late 19th century.
Today, the fairground is all about big and fast rides. But more than a century ago, things were very different. Travel back in time to the fair of old, with anatomical museums and mechanical theatres. Experience technological innovations from the steam engine to early cinematographs, and marvel at visual spectacles featuring magic lanterns and three-dimensional images. Encounter exotic animals and talking objects, be enchanted by the magical shows of magicians and illusionists. Seek love advice from fortune tellers and witness the rare wonders of a bygone era.
Curious about the tricks of the trade? Discover rare marvels and relive the fairground of the late 19th century. Never seen before!
More info: www.huisvanalijn.be
SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2025 - 20:00 ORPHEUS INSTITUUT GENT THE ROUTE OF THE OVERLAND MAIL TO INDIA AND CHINA
The second edition of Oddities & Rarities Festival aims to transcend the artificial boundaries between art forms, historical periods, reality and fiction. Through the eyes of the Romantics, the festival explores their fascination with the sublime and the inexplicable, translated into sound, word, image, light, and even the supernatural.
On 30 November 2025, Le Vecchie Musiche will present an exceptional magic lantern performance.
The Industrial Revolution, imperial expansion, and the democratization of the leisure sector transformed European visual culture over the course of the nineteenth century. Against that background, The Route of the Overland Mail to India(1850) was one of the most successful examples. The work, with music arranged by Michael Rophino Lacy, visualized the new mail and passenger route between Britain, India and China, creating for audiences the illusion of adventure and modernity without ever leaving London.
This co-production by Oddities & Rarities and Shhh (Monokino Ostend) presents the historical narrative from a contemporary perspective.
Lanternists: Ditmar Bollaert and Els Prevenier
Vocals: Pauline Lebbe and Katelijne Malomgré
Piano: Wouter Vande Ginste
Declamation: Kurt Defrancq
Script development, textual contributions, and research: Eleonora Paklons
Musical Curation: Pauline Lebbe
Festival Production: Nicholas Cornia
More info: www.orpheusinstituut.be
SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER 2025 - FROM 19:00 ONWARDS BEGIJNHOFKERK DENDERMONDE WINTER FESTIVAL
As part of the winter programme organised by the City of Dendermonde, we will present a series of short Galantee Shows in the newly renovated Begijnhof Church. These performances will alternate with live musical acts throughout the evening.
