Meurtres coloniaux : Patrice Lumumba et Mehdi Ben Barka l Work in progress

Schedule

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Rue du Poinçon, 17, 1000 Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, BU

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Deux figures majeures de la lutte anticoloniale, deux défenseurs du panafricanisme, deux disparitions encore aujourd’hui entourées de mystère : Patrice Lumumba (1925–1961) et Mehdi Ben Barka (1920–1965).
Produit par Moussem – Centre nomade des arts, cette soirée donne à découvrir deux hommages à ces figures emblématiques.
➡️ Tim Natens présente un extrait de sa pièce Tand des Tijds (La Dent des Temps) : un monologue inspiré de Gérard Soete, policier belge impliqué dans la disparition de Lumumba. Pour la première fois, il en propose une lecture en français.
➡️ Hamza Halloubi dévoile une installation 3D autour de la disparition de Mehdi Ben Barka, mêlant faits historiques, hypothèses et fiction, pour questionner la manière dont l’Histoire s’écrit.
👉 La présentation sera suivie d’un échange avec les artistes.
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Two major figures of the anti-colonial struggle, two defenders of Pan-Africanism, two disappearances still shrouded in mystery today: Patrice Lumumba (1925–1961) and Mehdi Ben Barka (1920–1965).
Produced by Moussem – Nomadic Arts Center, this evening presents two artistic tributes to these emblematic figures.
➡️ Tim Natens presents an excerpt from his play Tand des Tijds (The Tooth of Time): a monologue inspired by Gérard Soete, the Belgian police officer involved in Lumumba’s disappearance. For the first time, he will read it in French.
➡️ Hamza Halloubi unveils a 3D installation on the mysterious disappearance of Mehdi Ben Barka, blending historical facts, hypotheses, and fiction to question how history is written.
👉 The presentation will be followed by a conversation with the artists.

ℹ️ Infos et tickets: www.espacemagh.be

𝖨𝗅𝗅𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 : 𝖲𝗈𝗉𝗁𝗂𝖺 𝖡𝖺𝗂𝖽𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗂 - 𝗍𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝖽𝗋𝗈𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝗋é𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏é𝗌.
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