Ensor Night feat. Som·m·e Of Us

Experience an unforgettable Ensor Night at MoMu, FOMU, KMSKA and Museum Plantin-Moretus. In MoMu, the Afrocentric curatorial collective Som·m·e Of Us invites several Black (queer) artists for an inspiring evening. The programme includes a screening-performance and Belgian film premiere of fashion film YARDIE: ReDEFINED, next to DJ sets and live performances by Missy Da Kunt, SHADEDBYNATURE, Yav, LEGOLANE, and Jazz Sanusi.

By showcasing the creativity of Black artists and the way in which they question the western societal norms of gender and sexuality, the curatorial collective aims to engage in an artistic conversation with Belgian artist James Ensor's work. This initiative seeks to challenge gender norms and celebrate the intersectionality of Black and Afrodescendant identities.

The event will also highlight the craft of make-up and hair by featuring Black Belgian make-up artists and hair architects Axelle Husikama, Jela Jahina, and Hady-Salomé Dahan.

YARDIE: ReDEFINED is a multimedia live performance, installation, and film screening that challenges societal perceptions of gender, using dancehall, sound system culture, and Yardie traditions as its lens. By blending Afro-Carribbean dance, fashion, installation art, and film, the performance invites audiences to critically examine the toxicity of rigid gender binaries globally but specifically within Black communities. It encourages a reimagining of gender identities, with a focus on celebrating queerness, a presence often marginalised or condemned within these cultural spaces to redefine YARDIE.

The Palace Of The Dogs founder Danny Bailey is a multidisciplinary artist and professional performer, using film and performance to empower underprivileged communities and promote inclusivity in the arts.

Performers: Jhaya Caupenne, Kassy Bondoko, Pedro AGR & Gianni Smith

The screening-performance YARDIE: ReDEFINED contains themes of homophobia and racism, as well as visuals of nudity. Viewer discretion is advised.

Born into a family of artists, Missy was immersed in art in all its forms from an early age, eventually finding his calling as an artist behind the turntables. Missy Da Kunt blends diverse genres, ranging from hip-hop, capoeira, baile funk, dancehall to voguebeat and ballroom culture, drawing from Caribbean roots and collaborating with artists to forge a unique, eclectic and versatile identity where codes and genres break down and intermingle.

Yav, originally from Congo, is a singer and songwriter, producer, movement artist and model. The multidisciplinary artist took part in Black Is King, a film by Beyoncé, as choreographer and dancer, and has also worked as a movement director for Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Daily Paper. His 2021 performance work Movements of Soul was selected for this year's AEROWAVES.

Kevin Legolane, also known as LEGOLANE, is a Brussel-based French DJ known for electrifying sets blending acid, house, hyperpop, and ballroom culture. A rising figure in the Belgian queer community, he’s performed at major festivals like Tomorrowland and Distortion. Also a model, LEGOLANE collaborates with brands like Christian Louboutin and Kenzo.

Jazz Sanusi is a Belgian-Nigerian alternative R&B artist blending jazz, blues, disco, and soul with modern hip-hop influences. Her latest EP Tender Toughness is a sonic plea to allow vulnerability and resilience to coexist in the same space, offering listeners a reassuring embrace of emotion and empowerment.

SHADEDBYNATURE's novel and visionary DJ sets play with tempo, drawing from contemporary urban music, the forward-pushing experimental and regional club sounds whilst pushing samples into aberrancies, creating new styles on the spot.