La Bellone rents five spaces for meetings, launches, conferences and small events in the center of Brussels. The largest is a courtyard under a glass roof that holds up to 200 people standing. The house, at Rue de Flandre 46, is a performing arts center in a historic building, and the rented spaces share the site with its residencies and public programme.
Seminars and company events
The galleries and the studio are the working rooms. The studio is a 100 m² rehearsal space with a dance floor and a light technical set-up, and it can also serve for a meeting, a launch or a conference. The galerie is a 50 m² white box that opens onto the façade and the courtyard, usable as a meeting or conference room. A second gallery of 50 m² on the second floor has the same use and the same view of the façade and the courtyard.
The smallest room, Cocoon 2, is a 20 m² space in the attic of the historic building. It works as a writing room or a meeting room for a small team. Plans and technical sheets are available for the courtyard, the studio and the galleries. The pages do not list seat counts for the studio or the galleries, so ask for the figure that fits your layout.
Rooms and capacities
The courtyard measures 198 m². Behind the façade of La Bellone, it takes 200 people standing, 150 in conference layout, or 120 seated for dinner. The house describes it as suited to intimate or tailor-made events. The venue offers five spaces in total: the courtyard, the studio, the galerie, the galerie 2 and Cocoon 2.
Booking runs through two channels. The studio, the two galleries and Cocoon 2 are requested from the house by email. The courtyard is handled by an outside partner, The Good Place, so contact them for that space.
Catering
The pages read do not describe catering. Ask the house or the courtyard's partner what is available before planning a dinner.
History and setting
La Bellone is a Brussels house for the performing arts, with an emphasis on dramaturgy, criticism, documentation and mediation. It hosts artists in residence, a documentation center and a public programme of talks, workshops and performances, with two main events each year. It also produces podcasts. A number of other associations work in the building. Most of its activities are free to the public.
The house is open Monday 9:00 to 15:00, Tuesday to Friday 9:00 to 17:00 and Saturday 14:00 to 17:00. Check the calendar before choosing a date, since the courtyard and rooms also serve its own programme.
Getting there
La Bellone is at Rue de Flandre 46, 1000 Brussels. The venue has a page with directions.
