AT TEATRO OUT OFF
Mac Mahon 16, Milan, Italy

From 2 to 16 October, Festival Fabre returns to Teatro Out Off in Milan for its third edition, celebrating the theatre’s 50th anniversary with The Warriors of Beauty Celebrate 50 Years of Teatro Out Off. The programme opens with the Italian premiere of Jan Fabre’s HARAKIRI (A political and incorrect performance), followed by La poésie de la résistance and the world premiere of Who Shall Speak My Thought?. Roberto Trifirò closes the festival with Little Body on the Wall. The programme also includes a 5-day Jan Fabre Teaching Group Masterclass led by Giorgia Paolillo.

PROGRAM

 

Discover the Troubleyn/Laboratorium and its art treasures on this unique behind-the-scenes tour.

*A NIGHT OF ART @ TROUBLEYN/LABORATORIUM*
One ticket – Art Tour & Performance.
Join guide Wil Beckers for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Troubleyn/Laboratorium. Discover the historic former Ringtheater during a unique guided visit featuring permanent works by more than 75 international artists, followed by the performance I am a mistake, featuring Irene Urciuoli.

18:30 – 20:00 ART & ARCHITECTURE TOUR with Wil Beckers
20:30 – 21:30 IO SONO UN ERRORE | I AM A MISTAKE with Irene Urciuoli
Location: Starting in the foyer @ Troubleyn Laboratorium
Language: Dutch (Art Tour)
Performance spoken in Italian | English & Dutch surtitles
Places are limited.

SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER - WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2026

Following the extraordinary experiences of 2023, 2024 and 2025, Teatro OUT OFF in Milan is organizing a new 5-Day Jan Fabre Teaching Group masterclass.
Teacher: Giorgia Paolillo
Masterclass conducted in Italian & English

@Teatro OUTxOFF
Via Mac Mahon, 16, Milan, Italy

Jan Fabre, the visionary visual artist and theater creator, teams up with his Troubleyn company of 11 brilliant actors and dancers to present HARAKIRI (A political and incorrect performance) - a daring new dance and theater creation. A ‘razorblade’ performance, designed to simultaneously wound and amuse, it pushes the boundaries of performance art and provokes thought on the world we live in today.

2026 FABRE FESTIVAL | I GUERRIERI DELLA BELLEZZA FESTEGGIANO I 50 ANNI DEL TEATRO OUT OFF | MILAN
At Teatro Out Off
Mac Mahon 16, Milan, Italy

I am a mistake is a theatre text written by Jan Fabre in 1988. It is a manifesto that amounts almost to a profession of faith by the artist. The blunt confession 'I am a mistake' is like a mantra that repeats and divides.

TROUBLEYN/LABORATORIUM, ANTWERP
Location: Troubleyn Laboratorium
Pastorijstraat 23, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium
Language: Italian Spoken | English & Dutch surtitles

*A NIGHT OF ART @ TROUBLEYN/LABORATORIUM*
One ticket – Art Tour & Performance.
Join guide Wil Beckers for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Troubleyn/Laboratorium. Discover the historic former Ringtheater during a unique guided visit featuring permanent works by more than 75 international artists, followed by the performance I am a mistake featuring Irene Urciuoli.

Language: Dutch (Art Tour)
Spoken in Italian | English & Dutch surtitles (Performance)

Who Shall Speak My Thought? is a haunting theatre text written by Jan Fabre in 1980. Performed by the Spanish actress Ivette Codina, this hypnotic solo plunges into the mind of a hypersensitive individual driven to the edge by the sounds, images, and sensations of the world around them.

An ode to those who feel too much, hear too much, see too much and who continue to search for beauty and meaning within the overwhelming chaos of existence.

2026 FABRE FESTIVAL | I GUERRIERI DELLA BELLEZZA FESTEGGIANO I 50 ANNI DEL TEATRO OUT OFF | MILAN
At Teatro Out Off
Mac Mahon 16, Milan, Italy

La poésie de la résistance / The Poetry of Resistance is a powerful and engaging theatre text, written by Jan Fabre in 2024, that celebrates the strength of art, poetry, and resistance against oppression. In a poetic and rhythmic manifesto, two performers present themselves as members of an artistic resistance movement, fighting non-violently against censorship, suppression, and conformity. 

2026 FABRE FESTIVAL | I GUERRIERI DELLA BELLEZZA FESTEGGIANO I 50 ANNI DEL TEATRO OUT OFF | MILAN
At Teatro Out Off
Mac Mahon 16, Milan, Italy

A poetic dance theatre performance conceived and choreographed by Pé Vermeersch, created for and with Angela Babuin, and inspired by the legacy of Mata Hari.

For Mata with Love reflects on the enduring tension between freedom and social control, asking what is truly condemned when a woman refuses to conform. It is an ode to those who choose beauty over fear, movement over silence, and artistic freedom over conformity.

AT THE TROUBLEYN LABORATORIUM, ANTWERP
Location: Troubleyn Laboratorium
Pastorijstraat 23, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium
Language: Multiple Languages Spoken | Dutch Surtitles

« La vraie révolution sera mentale ou ne sera pas. »
(The true revolution will be mental, or it will not be.) — Antonin Artaud

Una tribù, ecco quello che sono | A Tribe, That Is Me (2004) is Jan Fabre’s poetic perspective on the work of theatre visionary Antonin Artaud, the 'founder' of the Théâtre de la Cruauté (1938). This cruelty is not physical, but spiritual—a call to return to raw, unfiltered truth. 

AN 8 HOUR PERFORMANCE

The highest peak of Mount Olympus is called Mytikas. A Greek word for Nose. Because the gods live on that mountain, the Nose is the nose of all the gods.

The character played by Stella Höttler is lost and confused in this changing world. Therefore, she apologizes herself for everything—for how she looks, for how she behaves, for what she says … She tries to find her way in the world of self-censorship...

Within the Bernardini Library's spaces dedicated to theatrical Culture and the performing arts, the Jan Fabre Archive and Teaching Centre represents a new addition to an internationally recognised centre for theatre research, performance history, and contemporary practice.

The Jan Fabre Archive and Teaching Centre is conceived not only as a place of preservation but also as a space for research, learning, and artistic exchange. Bringing together archival materials from Jan Fabre's theatre practice, it offers researchers, students, artists, and future generations access to a body of work that has continually explored the relationship between theatre, performance, choreography, and the visual arts.

The British publishing house Bloomsbury Publishing UK (Methuen Drama - Bloomsbury Publishing UK) launched an 8-volume series, ‘The Great European Stage Directors’. This comprehensive series delves into the genealogy and development of theatre practice by focusing on individual directors within their historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts. Each volume provides in-depth analysis of three major directors, making it an essential resource for theatre practitioners and scholars alike.

Jan Fabre has been featured in the prestigious final volume, alongside Pina Bausch and Romeo Castellucci. The series under the guidance of the influential theatre historian Simon Shepherd, is a fascinating read for anyone passionate about the evolution of European stage directing.

 

ReFrame aims to be an open platform that fosters deeper reflection and dialogue on art, freedom of expression, power, and polarization through diverse perspectives and expert insights, promoting greater nuance, mutual understanding, and constructive public debate.