When Art Becomes Diplomacy: Dragone and Belgium Enchant the Osaka World Expo

On May 25, 2025, Dragone unveiled the Belgian Pavilion at the Universal Expo in Osaka. In this moment, art and diplomacy intertwined: the dancers of Avantgardey, the renowned Kento Mori, and Shamio’s shamisen created a performance that suspended time itself. What might have been a simple protocol ceremony became something greater, an encounter of cultures, a gesture of beauty, and a bridge between Belgium and Japan. In that instant, the Belgian Embassy and Dragone stood not only closer together, but also closer to the universal language of the human spirit.