A talk show of the future

‘20:30 Bruxsels Talks: A Talk Show of the Future’ is a radio show set in the year 2030. The live show took place at Beursschouwburg and was broadcast on BX1+. On 23 January 2020, Brusseleirs were transported to a future in which Brussels has made an inclusive and sustainable transition that takes care of its diverse population on both ecological and social levels. This future fiction piece is a twofold attempt to make the vastness and complexity of an eco-social future understandable and relatable through storytelling, while also demonstrating the role of media, such as radio, in the process of sustainable transition.  Over the past six months, BrusselAVenir gathered content for the show through several ‘LabAVenirs’ participatory workshops, specialist interviews, and collective imagining of Brussels in the year 2030. 

In this fun and entertaining show, you will hear people from the future sharing about their lives, hopes, and fears. There will be reminiscent throwbacks of the past (that is today) through sound archives; contemporary breaking news; live music; and interviews with influential members of 2030’s society, all with the aim to trigger action to make this plausible future a reality! 

Listen to the podcast here

Scenario, concept, and artistic direction: Khushboo Balwani and Ellen Anthoni
Conception team, actors, set design: Khushboo Balwani, Séverine Janssen, Ellen Anthoni, Cian Delaney, Johannes Cools, Catarina Gomes, Flavien Gillié, Omar Hobo, Islin Lucrezia, Jean-Jacques Deleeuw, Rrita Jashari, Sebastiaan Kennes, Maya van Leemput, Youna Marette, Pauline Miko, Angelo Vermueleun, Frederic Van Broeck, Elien D’hooge, Bryan Mugande (Bryn), Zaki Chairi, Audrey Speyer, Fan Yau, Ana Rispoli, Alain Deneef, Ken Van De Mierop, Mia Melvaer, Dora Meierhans, Lucille Vingerhoedt, Manuel Manrique Gil, Elias-Severin Neervoort
Venue, lights, and technical support: Beursschouwburg
Editing and post-production: Flavien Gillié, Omar Hobo, Khushboo Balwani
Production director: Khushboo Balwani

A production of BrusselAVenir
In association with BNA-BBOT, Beursschouwburg and BX1+
Thanks to Bruzz, Radio Moskou, Radio Panik and Radio Campus for the diffusion afterwards.