On the evening of May 11, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended the concert, Best of Belgium, in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Ancienne Belgique concert hall in Brussels.
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On the afternoon of Friday, May 8, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived at the WIELS Contemporary Art Center in Brussels to view the new live exhibition dance piece entitled, Work/Travail/Arbeid. This unique exhibition was created by Ms. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker in collaboration with Rosas and the WIELS Contemporary Art Center.
Per a press release via the WIELS:
“What would it mean for choreography to perform as an exhibition? This question is the point of departure for ‘Work/Travail/Arbeid’. In response, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker reimagines her piece ‘Vortex Temporum’ for the radically different temporal, spatial, and perceptual conditions of a museal space. The choreographer does not simply bring a dance performance into a new kind of space, but rethinks it as a nine weeks long exhibition, accessible to the public and continuously performed during regular opening hours.
The original length of the choreography, made for the condensed time and space of a stage performance, will thus be entirely reinvented so as to extend itself across a new time and space. The result is a project that transforms the very material and conditions that have long been essential to dance, and in particular the rigorous structuring and choreographic écriture for which De Keersmaeker is known, into an entirely new exhibition form.”
Work/Travail/Arbeid will be open to the public until May 17, 2015.
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On Friday, May 8, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe paid his respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at the Colonne du Congrès in Brussels in connection with the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the ending of World War II.
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On Thursday, May 7, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium presided over the 2015 Prix Reine Mathilde, a prize which is awarded annually to an organization which deals with vulnerable young people in society, at the Palais Royal in Brussels. This year the award went to Kruiskenshoeve from East Flanders.
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On May 6, 2015, Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Belgium accompanied by her parents, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, baptized the new P902 patrol ship, Pollux, at the Zeebrugge Naval Base in West Flanders.
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On Tuesday, May 5, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium visited the headquarters of the telecommunications company, Proximus, in Brussels.
During today’s brief visit His Majesty met with staff as well as interns. As he toured the headquarters His Majesty discovered “…new technologies the company [has] invested in. A virtual reality glasses project, for example, took up 15% or 1 billion euros of Proximus’s turnover…” notes the Belgian newspaper, Flandre Info.
On Monday, May 4, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium accompanied by Count Yvan de Launoit attended the first session of the first round of the 2015 Concours Reine Elisabeth (Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition) held at the Flagey in Brussels.
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