Urban mosaic

摘要

The STUK is one of the best and most innovative art houses in Belgium, known particularly for theatre and dance. Founded as a student arts club in the 1970s, in the ancient university town of Leuven (Louvain), it is an independent body, funded by the state, city and university. Until very recently the STUK was spread about the town in a number of buildings. But with the acquisition of a lease from the university on a large part of the Arenberg Institute, a complex that once housed the university's chemistry department, the STUK has been able to concentrate its activities in one place and has transformed itself into a single, identifiable arts centre. This provincial Brabantine town now has a new public space and 10 new theatres embedded in its centre.