Each edition of the Reiefestival revolves around a theme and in 2023 that theme was ‘Faith’.
The faith theme referred not only to the various world religions, but equally to spirituality or highly personal forms of faith and belief. Superstitions and rituals, in turn, are nestled in everyday life. Faith is also about truth and about the boundary between truth and fiction. About the moment when you believe something becomes truth.
Several artists drew inspiration for Reiefestival 2023 from material or information from Bruges’ heritage organisations: from ex votos to witch stories. Discover the connection between these sources and the performances.
Want to know more about the many facets of ‘Faith’ yourself? Here you will find some, often surprising, facts about superstition, beliefs, rituals, spirituality and truth.