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On 12 September, the Jewish Museum of Belgium will join the Studio of RendezVous (Av. Van Volxem 311, 1190 Forest) to present two original creations. With Table Dance, Michelle Woods and Roman Hiele create a unique work, a dialogue between performance and gastronomy inspired by their former pop-up restaurant. Mélodie Blaison and Barbara Salomé Felgenhauer present an original creation in which sound, breath, and ritual gesture enter into dialogue.
The Jewish Museum of Belgium, a cultural institution exclusively funded by the Belgian public authorities, has in recent years established itself as an important voice on the contemporary cultural scene. Through a bold program, it brings together leading figures of art with emerging generations, fully embodying Brussels’ cultural vitality. Guardian of an exceptional historical heritage, the Museum preserves and promotes collections composed mainly of artworks, archives, and objects from Belgian and diasporic Jewish communities.
The Museum is also actively engaged in the field. Through its exhibitions, public events, and educational initiatives – particularly with schools in the Brussels-Capital Region – it works daily against racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-LGBTQIA+ hate speech, and all forms of exclusion. Since 2020, more than 15,000 pupils from primary to higher education, both French- and Dutch-speaking, have taken part in its workshops on awareness and education for tolerance. This commitment was recognized in 2020 with the Democracy and Human Rights Prize awarded by the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
The Museum reaffirms its attachment to the universal principles of justice and human dignity. Rooted in a history of transmission and openness, it places the recognition of the other – in both their identity and their otherness – at the very heart of its mission.
On 12 September, the Jewish Museum of Belgium teams up with RendezVous to present two original creations.
With Table Dance, Michelle Woods and Roman Hiele create a unique work, a dialogue between performance and gastronomy inspired by their former pop-up restaurant.
Initiated by cook Michelle Woods and musician Roman Hiele, Table Dance was a restaurant and event space rooted in Antwerp. More aptly described as a practice than a venue, Table Dance now continues to operate nomadically as an ever-evolving body, although the duo officially celebrated its funeral at KVS in 2023. Table Dance made a name as providers of fine food, drinks, and entertainment. Existing far away from any standards, their practice consists of a hybrid mix of cuisine, music, performance, and scenography cherishing freedom, creativity, and collective quality time above all.
Mélodie Blaison and Barbara Salomé Felgenhauer present an original creation in which sound, breath, and ritual gesture enter into dialogue.
This performance emerges from the encounter between the two artists’ practices. Mélodie Blaison works with sound and breath, while Barbara Salomé Felgenhauer works through ritual gesture. Their respective materials—voice, flute, ceramics, and performative actions—meet within a shared space. Sound and gesture intertwine, moving bodies through a continuous flow.
Programme:
16:00 : Performance by Mélodie Blaison and Barbara Salomé Felgenhauer
17:00 : Culinary performance Table Dance by Michelle Woods and Roman Hiele