JAN FABRE TEACHING GROUP | 10 Day Masterclass

MONDAY 2 MARCH - FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2026

@TROUBLEYN/ LABORATORIUM
Pastorijstraat 23, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium
5 hours / day - 10 am > 3 pm (Monday to Friday)

During the 2026 Festival | Poetry of Resistance, we are organising a new session of the Jan Fabre Teaching Group at the Troubleyn/Laboratorium in Antwerp. Candidates can participate in a 10-day session led by teacher Ivana Jozic.

GENERAL INFO ON THE TEACHING PRINCIPLES CAN BE FOUND HERE
A MORE EXTENSIVE DESCRIPTION CAN BE FOUND HERE

The series of exercises focuses on systematically refining and optimising the quest for the potential of the physical acting (also known as ‘physiological’ acting). The exploration of the evocative imagination of the ‘body as a whole’ is a leitmotif here. In exercises with titles such as ‘the old man’, ‘the tiger’, ‘the insect’, or ‘rice paper/fire’, it’s neither the imitation nor the psychological aspect which takes centre stage, but the exploration of the physical potential of the transforming body. Here, Fabre attaches great importance to breathing, the use of explosive energy, and the articulations of head, torso, and limbs. A lot of input is drawn from the kinetics of cold and warm-blooded animals.

APPLICATION

EARLY BIRD OFFER - Register for the masterclass before 16 January 2026 (UTC+2), to take advantage of the early bird offer and pay only 500 € (Regular price: 600 €).

APPLICATIONS

Candidates (actors, dancers, performers...) can send their compact CV with photo and mobile phone number by mail to masterclass@troubleyn.be before Monday 23 February, 5pm (UTC+2).

> The masterclass will take place with a limited number of participants.
> The participation fee is €600 (including 21% VAT) and includes a ticket to the 2026 Festival: The Poetry of Resistance, which grants you access to the performances I’M SORRY | UNA TRIBÙ, ECCO QUELLO CHE SONO | LA POÉSIE DE LA RÉSISTANCE and PEAK MYTIKAS (On the Top of Mount Olympus). Please note that PEAK MYTIKAS (On the Top of Mount Olympus) is an eight-hour performance and takes place on Saturday 14 March 2026, the day after the masterclass ends. Please adjust your travel plans accordingly if you wish to attend this performance.
> The masterclass will take place @Troubleyn/Laboratorium, Pastorijstraat 23, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium.
> Selected candidates will receive detailed information regarding the payment as well as other practicalities.
> Candidate selection will be based on the order of application submission, with priority given to early applicants.
> Masterclass conducted in English, with French translations available

JAN FABRE TEACHING GROUP | 10 Day Masterclass

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