Appointment with the future

Two sharp minds take you on an entertaining journey through time, to the world of tomorrow. Bart Schols and Karel Van Mileghem join forces for a performance full of imagination, existential questions, and humor that will change your view of the future forever. In In Afspraak with the Future, they explore the big questions of our time: Where are we, as humans, heading? Bart Schols has been the face of De Afspraak on Canvas for years. A psychologist by training, a sharp interviewer by nature. He knows better than anyone how to present complex themes clearly and humanely. Karel Van Mileghem is a TV maker, musician, and producer. He won an Ensor for his VRT series Het Leven In Kleur. Together, they spoke with the sharpest thinkers of our time—historians, scientists, philosophers, and futurists from all corners of the world—to understand where we come from and where we are going. In one hundred years, humanity has made the greatest evolutionary leap in its history. From horse and carriage to driving robots on Mars. From light filaments to quantum computers. Technology is taking over our intelligence at breakneck speed. But what is our place as humans in that? Our minds and bodies love slow, natural change. We took thousands of years for small evolutionary leaps. And now? In less than one generation, the world has changed its shape four times. Appointment with the Future is not a classic theatrical performance, but an immersive thought experiment. Through talk, visuals, and music, Bart and Karel reveal themselves as visionaries of their time. They knead predictions into a sensory experience, also zoomed in on Belgium. Well-known song lyrics suddenly take on a prophetic meaning. Science and emotion flow together. The audience is taken on a journey through possible future scenarios, balancing between wonder and awe. An evening full of imagination, existential questions, and humor. About who we are, where we come from, and what will become of us in the world of tomorrow.