BAM! Festival

BAM! Festival, a new name for children's rights! Every year, on the occasion of the International Day of the Rights of the Child and Youth, the Cultural Centre of Nivelles and the city of Nivelles and its associated aldermanic offices make youth an absolute priority. Formerly known as the "Children's and Youth Rights Festival", this event is getting a makeover and today adopts a brand new identity: the BAM! Festival! Behind this punchy acronym (Bouger, Agir, Militer - Move, Act, Campaign), the festival clearly displays its ambitions: to offer an even more dynamic, festive and committed space where children and adolescents are not just spectators, but fully actors of their rights. While the Cultural Centre team and its partners are actively preparing the programming of this very first edition under the name BAM! Festival, here is a taste of what awaits the public. What is being prepared for this edition Through performing arts, cinema, visual arts and collective creation, the BAM! Festival will continue to promote the values of living together, freedom of expression and citizenship among the youngest. Building on the momentum of initiatives developed in recent years, the festival will offer a rich and varied program: The show Adieu Mochi. With a lot of humor, three actors from the Cie de la Casquette ask real questions about the meaning of life, choices to be made and the refusal of pre-drawn lines. Cinema screenings at Ciné4: A free screening and the special session presenting the screening on the big screen and the awards ceremony of the 2nd edition of the smartphone short film contest Court Toujours! (dedicated to 12-18 year olds). Creative and expression workshops: spaces for artistic practice (visual arts, writing, video, media) to give a voice and shape to the ideas of young people. An exhibition bringing together the productions of the young people will be held throughout the festival. Activities and awareness-raising spaces: playful paths designed in partnership with the local associative fabric to explore and understand the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. In practice Locations: Cultural Centre of Nivelles (Waux-Hall), Ciné4, Library. Complete program: www.ccnivelles.be/bamfestival All events are FREE!