Flemish Art Institutions will start broadcasting a broad cultural programme from various performing arts stages in Flanders to every living room and every screen in Belgium, with the support of the Flemish government.
The Flemish Art Institutions are collectively launching a new TV channel: Podium 19 will be a joint virtual auditorium where new productions from the many Flemish performing arts organisations will be broadcast to a wide audience, for as long as society is suffering from the impact of the coronavirus. The public will be able to enjoy a diverse range of performing arts productions from the comfort of their own home, each of which is programmed by a cultural organisation in Flanders.
Many countries in Europe are taking special measures to support the cultural sector. However, a similarly tight collaboration between performing arts organisations, TV providers, incumbent TV channels and the government that benefits makers and audiences is unedited.
Thanks to Podium 19, artistic activities of the Flemish performing arts centres can go on, artists and supporting teams can continue to work, and the public - both at home and abroad - can once again enjoy high-quality productions.
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Podium 19 - on TV and online
From Thursday, 21 January 2021
Join the premieres on Proximus Pickx and Telenet (Belgium only)
View online via VRT NU (Belgium) and Proximus Pickx (accessible worldwide)
For more information: www.podium19.be
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An initiative from the seven Flemish Art Institutions: Ancienne Belgique, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Brugge (Bruges concert hall), deSingel, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (Opera Ballet Flanders) and Kunstencentrum Voo?uit (Voo?uit Arts Centre).
In collaboration with Proximus, Telenet, UiTinVlaanderen and VRT.
With the support of the Flemish Community.