We've been looking forward to it with you: NW's brand new cinema. This means new comfortable seats, but also a new, old-fashioned 35mm projector to show classics on analogue film.

We present our films in focus programmes. This 'focus' could be the current exhibition, a specific director, or a particular theme. Many of these 'focus films' will be framed with an introduction by the maker or an invited guest. This way, we not only show cinema in the broadest sense of the word, but also provide more depth.

We kick off during our opening weekend Club Ritual with our first focus Ritual Unions: four programmes composed in the theme of our opening exhibition Ritual in Transfigured Time by Counter Encounters. Alexis Blake is also coming to NW for a screening of Conditions of an ideal, followed by a Q&A. Not to be missed!

During the opening weekend Club Ritual will kick off our revamped film operation. Our first 'film focus' engages with the works on display and the premise of the exhibition Ritual in Transfigured Time. Four programmes in one day, curated by the international research and curatorial collective Counter-Encounters (Onyeka Igwe, Laura Huertas Millan and Rachael Rakes). There will also be a lecture, screening and conversation with Brazilian artist Ana Pi…

Among the bleached marble sculptures of the Parthenon friezes in the British Museum, Alexis Blake examines the historical white Eurocentric and gender imperialistic representation of the idealized woman’s [removed];Conditions of an Ideal (2016) is a choreography in which structured improvisations navigate between democratic group movements and individual postures, between moments of tension and balance.

April 24 marks exactly 40 years since the release of the legendary concert film Stop Making Sense. Featuring some of their best-loved hits and innovative stage set-ups, this film is a tribute to the Talking Heads' timeless craftsmanship and Demme's visionary direction. It is neither the only nor the last film in this focus programme.

We dive deep into his unique style and themes, showing Grizzly Man analogue thanks to our new 35 mm projector. In addition to his films, we will of course programme introductions and a documentary on his life.

One of this spring's most talked-about films 'from here' is undoubtedly Here, with which Bart Devos won the Encounters competition in Berlin. The film starts at 20:00 in the presence of the director.

We continue our well appreciated tradition: a fine selection of arthouse films every Tuesday night. This month, we show the super relevant Oscar winner The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer, and gems like Perfect Days by Wim Wenders and Past Lives by Celine Song…