Ghent Entertainment

  1. De Vlaamse Opera

    Ghent's main opera venue was built in 1840 and boasts horseshoe-shaped tiered balconies and elegant salons.

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  2. NT Gent Schouwburg

    The Nederlands Toneel Gent is the city's premier theatre company, and performances (exclusively Flemish-language) can be seen here at the company's home.

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  3. Sphinx

    This cinema specialises in art-house films.

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  4. Studio Skoop

    A five-screen cinema with a cosy, old-fashioned atmosphere.

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  5. Vooruit

    Everything from jazz to flamenco and book-readings to lectures takes place at this left-leaning performance, theatre, arts and cultural space. This impressive building, on the edge of the student quarter and close to the revamped Zuid district, was built in 1912 as a cultural centre for the Socialist Party and is worth a look in itself. Students congregate in the vast open-plan foyer bar for coffee or drinks; you can also get hot, wholesome meals for under around €8 between and and to .

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