200 Years of Traditional Music and Dance in Belgium

We are pleased to announce the programme of the 5th ICTMD Belgium Symposium '200 Years of Traditional Music and Dance in Belgium', which will take place on the 19th of December in the Musical Instruments Museum in Brussels. 

Program - overview

9:45 Introduction



10:00-11:30 Session 1 - Documenting traditions in Belgium

Traditional Music in Belgium, a Documentary Series Produced by the MIM.

Collecting Traditional Music in Wallonia, from Romanticism to Digital.

Transmitting Transnational Traditions: Music and Dance Heritage in Flanders and Brussels.



11:30-12:00 Coffee Break



12:00-13:00 Press Conference

Rediscovering Wax Cylinders from the MIM.



13:00-14:30 Lunch



14:30-15:30 Session 2 - Case Studies (1): Dance and Music Traditions in Belgium

Traditional Dances in Wallonia: History, Myths and Creativity.

Dialect Songs and Heritage Legitimisation in Tournai: the Path to ‘Becoming Tradition’

Through the Lens of the Royale Compagnie du Cabaret Wallon Tournaisien and the Filles Celles Picardes.



15:30-15:45 Coffee Break



15:45-16:45 Session 3 - Case Studies (2): Dance and Music Traditions in Belgium

Tabandan Oyun Havası: Music and Dance of the Emirdağ Community in Brussels.

The Quadrille des Lanciers Still Danced in Wallonia.

Practical Information

The symposium is free to attend for both members and non-members of ICTMD Belgium. Non-members may bring their own lunch or go into town during the break. If you would like to join ICTMD Belgium, please complete your membership by 14 December 2025. To attend the conferences, please register here by 14 December.

For additional information, please contact ictmd.belgium@gmail.com.