Bouts in Perspective

Celebration, visions of the future, and 3D street art

Get ready for the big reveal... We’ll unveil Leon Keer’s giant 30CC/Minnepoort façade mural on this special day.

Pull up a chair and meet lots of Leuven townsfolk. Join the conversation and broaden your horizons through workshops, board games from around the world, tasty treats, and more.

Easels, drawing boards, and perspective boxes specially designed for the festival assist SLAC/Academie students as they explore new perspectives on Leuven’s landscape. Visit to peek over their shoulders and discover new visualisations of Dirk Boutslaan.

An eclectic programme awaits. Inspired by Bouts, all kinds of Leuven associations amaze and entertain with stage performances from Chinese dance, traditional Leuven (Leveise) tunes, conservatory ensembles, slam poetry, and street musicians to circus acts and a fables caravan.

Directed by Jennifer Regidor, the Lemmens Institute Dance Department performs an eclectic repertoire of classical, modern, contemporary, and urban dance styles. And the The Last Supper? It inspired a whole new choreography.

Leuven violinist Renelius Bikar grew up in a musical family, where he began playing music when he’d only just turned five. Today, he’s considered one of the best Roma violinists. He and his ensembles will perform a swingin’ programme packed with traditional Roma tunes and hot club jazz classics.

Experts from various fields share new perspectives from their fields of work. Get inspired and expand your horizons! Featuring Peter Carpreau, Sarah Neutkens, Ruben Mersch, Alexandra Meijer, Mario Vanhaeren, Virginie Platteau, Adilia Yip, Fleur Pierets, Youssef Kobo, Jorn Craeghs, and Lien De Ruyck.

Immerse yourself in Bouts’ world and recreate his Last Supper with friends and family. Photographer Paulina Januszewska captures your masterpiece in the photo booth!

Special thanks to Iwona Pom for the backdrop

Ever wondered what Bouts’ characters are feeling? Iwona Pom uses augmented reality to reveal what Bouts’ characters would look like with one of the six universal facial expressions (anger, surprise, disgust, enjoyment, fear, and sadness).

Cosy up on one of the fluffy cushions of this charming little caravan and listen to short stories, Flemish fairy tales, and fables by Rien Van Meensel and Toot. For families, kids, and grown-ups too... appealing to all walks of life! (In Dutch)

Metamorfosium’s make-up artists transform kids with a full metamorphosis. Their inspiration? The works of Dieric Bouts, of course!

SLAC/Academie launched an open call to students under the banner of THREE FLAGS, inviting them to design a giant flag for the New Horizons | Dieric Bouts Festival. Starting Saturday, 30 September, you’ll see the three winning flags proudly hanging from SLAC’s façade.