Our new favourite neighbour. Its name refers to a time when many ‘kriekelaars’ (sour cherry trees) were all over Schaerbeek. Today, De Kriekelaar and Brussels collective ‘Buumkwekers’ have replanted more than 350 trees in many gardens in Schaerbeek in an attempt to bring the tree back.

This has been our beating heart of creation and presentation since 1983! The Kaaistudios are located in the former brewery Étoile. Did you notice the elephant on the façade — the first Kaaitheater logo?

Although they’re next to the Chicago area, BRONKS does not refer to the famous district in the city of New York. Did you know this building was conceptualised as a tree, with trunk-brown colours in the centre and leaf-green shades at the window side.

This cultural centre was constructed in 2014 on the foundations of the old Suchard chocolate factory. With its green roofs, geothermic heating and circular material use, the building is an icon of sustainability.

Originally a sugar refinery, this building housed the legendary Le Plan K in the 80s, where postpunk and avantgarde lovers partied in the company of Joy Division and William Burroughs.

Our oldest partner in crime; the collaboration between Les Halles and Kaaitheater goes back to the 1980s. The area around this former covered marketplace has a lot to offer, including Estaminet — an old small bar in the beautiful garden of La Maison des Arts.

Looking for lunch? Get a ‘behind the scenes’ feeling in KVS’ bar, a bit hidden on the first floor of their building at Arduinkaai/Quai aux Pierres de Taille. Throwback: Kaaitheater’s first ground-breaking festival editions back in the seventies took place behind KVS!

Guess what! Pilar is a play on words, mixing the two domains in which Pilar wants to support young talent: pi (science) and l’art (art) = pilar!

It began as an administrative centre for telephone and telegraph services in the early 20th century and in the 1990s even housed a popular nightclub!

This is the mothership of the Brussels dance company Rosas. On the same site, you’ll find the P.A.R.T.S dance school, the music ensemble Ictus and you can send your kids to dance classes in the Dancing Kids programme!

Join one of their guided tours and discover their monumental set design and costume department. And afterwards try to get onto the rooftop terrace with an amazing view over Brussels.

The Varia building had several lives before becoming a theatre. Constructed in 1900, it has functioned as an opera house, a cinema, a community hall and a car workshop/garage.

Next to Westrand lies the Sint-Alenapark, named after a saint from 7th-century Dilbeek, who was known for her healing miracles. You can still address her for your toothache and eye problems.