Rif is a workspace for music theatre—a place where contemporary music theatre is created that amazes, moves, sparks the imagination, and invites reflection. They explore the musical power of theatre and the theatrical power of music.
Like a coral reef, Rif grows through connection and collaboration. It attracts life while also allowing it to drift away. A reef is simultaneously a place, a process, and a community—a home, a breeding ground, and a source of energy. Inspired by this image, Rif aspires to be a living ecosystem, shaped by and for artists, local residents, and researchers.
Their work is rooted in the Deurneleitje in Mortsel (Antwerp), not as a finished building but as an open environment where ideas, people, and structures can take root, branch out, erode, and regenerate. Rif is not a closed institution but a shared, ever-evolving work of art, continually shaped by the contributions of many. In this way, Rif remains in motion: a place where art and community continually question, challenge, and inspire one another.

They offer short residencies of more or less 2 weeks. More info can be found on their website.