15 MAY – 17 MAY 2026
@TROUBLEYN/ LABORATORIUM, ANTWERP
Pastorijstraat 23, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium
Masterclass 6 hours / day

Troubleyn/Laboratorium continues its ‘Masters of the 21st Century’ series, welcoming international grandmasters. These masterclasses are aimed at professional performers who wish to deepen their knowledge and refine their craft. In 2026, we are honoured to welcome renowned director Eugenio Barba, working with Julia Varley, to Troubleyn/Laboratorium from May 15th to May 17th.

MASTERCLASS FRIDAY 15th MAY - SUNDAY 17th MAY  
Apply Now! 
Candidates can send their compact CV with photo and mobile phone number by mail to masterclass@troubleyn.be before Monday 11th May 2026 5pm (UTC+2). The masterclass will take place with a limited number of participants.

*** SUNDAY 17TH (17:00–20:00) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ***
The final session, a public demonstration & lecture on Sunday the 17th (17:00–20:00), will include the film Zona Limite and the demonstration The Flying Carpet.

MONDAY 25 MAY - FRIDAY 5 JUNE 2026
@BIBLIOTECA BERNARDINI DI LECCE
(ex Convitto Palmieri), Piazzetta Carducci, 73100 Lecce, Italy 
5 hours / day - 11 am > 4 pm (Monday to Friday)

We are pleased to organize a new session of the Jan Fabre Teaching Group at the Biblioteca Bernardini in Lecce. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a 10-day session led by teacher Irene Urciuoli.

The series of exercises focuses on systematically refining and optimising the quest for the potential of the physical acting (also known as ‘physiological’ acting).

A wild, satirical and visually explosive theatrical experience inspired by the outrageous medieval fabliaux and the radical spirit of Dario Fo’s Mistero Buffo.

The Fabliaux plunges audiences into a whirlwind of grotesque comedy, physical transformation and biting satire, where the Middle Ages collide with the present day. Drawing from the scandalous comic tales of 13th-century France, the performance reinvents these ancient stories through a fiercely contemporary lens, revealing how little humanity has really changed.

TROUBLEYN/LABORATORIUM, ANTWERP
Pastorijstraat 23, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium

Language: English | No subtitles. The performance relies heavily on physical expression, making it accessible to non-English speakers.
Duration: 70 Minutes 

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

TROUBLEYN/LABORATORIUM, ANTWERP
Location: start in the foyer @Troubleyn Laboratorium
Pastorijstraat 23, 2060 Antwerp

Language: Dutch (Only)
Duration: 2 hours

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...

I am a mistake is a theatre text written by Jan Fabre in 1988. It is a manifest 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.

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.

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.

« 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. 

Jan Fabre wrote I believe in the legend of love in the form of a letter from a man to his beloved. The outcome is a truly personal text, about loving and letting go.

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. 

The monologue details ’Simona the Stylite’ and her criminal plan to restore the healing and spiritual power of beauty.

A CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN
THE NATIONAL THEATER OF HUNGARY, TROUBLEYN/JAN FABRE
& THE BOZSIK YVETTE COMPANY

"Bodies trying to free themselves from physical limitations and taboos become liquid: they turn into blood, the body's fuel" – Jan Fabre

She was and she is, even is inspired by Duchamp’s artwork, The bride stripped bare by her bachelors, even (The Large Glass). Els Deceukelier plays a seductive bride situated in the twilight zone between reality and imagination...
 

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.