Love and Beauty Are the Powers Supreme is a festival celebrating the transformative power of creativity, passion, and resilience. With four remarkable performances, it invites audiences to explore the delicate balance where vulnerability becomes strength and beauty transforms into both shield and metamorphosis. The program includes two captivating new solo works: Io sono un errore with Irene Urciuoli, and I Believe in the Legend of Love with Ivana Jozic. Complementing these is Elle était et elle est, même, a mesmerizing piece by Fabre’s longtime performer, Els Deceukelier. At the festival's heart lies the monumental Peak Mytikas (On the Top of Mount Olympus), an eight-hour mythological rave blending ritual and rebellion, ecstasy and catharsis.
Fabre’s works, written on the bodies of and in honor of his 'Warriors of beauty'—the performers—interweave their personal stories with his own obsessions. These poetic tributes reflect humanity’s shared struggles and aspirations, questioning artistry with humor, philosophy, and politics. They delve into the paradoxes of love and unity alongside hatred and discord, transforming love into a force that heals, beauty into a guiding light, and art into a unifying call.
Join us for a festival at the Troubleyn/Laboratorium that celebrates art’s enduring power to transcend pain, inspire hope, and champion the spirit of love and beauty.
| Monday 3 February - Friday 14 February JAN FABRE TEACHING GROUP - 10 Day Masterclass with teachers Annabelle Chambon and Cédric Charron. |
| Tuesday 4 February 14:00 - 16:00 ART & ARCHITECTURE TOUR with Wil Beckers |
| Saturday 8 February 14:00 - 22:00 PEAK MYTIKAS (On the top of Mount Olympus) - An 8 hour performance |
| Wednesday 12 February 19:00 - 20:00 IO SONO UN ERRORE | I AM A MISTAKE with Irene Urciuoli Belgian Première |
| Thursday 13 February 20:30 - 21:30 IO SONO UN ERRORE | I AM A MISTAKE with Irene Urciuoli |
| Tuesday 18 February 19:00 - 20:00 IO SONO UN ERRORE | I AM A MISTAKE with Irene Urciuoli 20:30 - 21:30 ELLE ETAIT ET ELLE EST, MEME with Els Deceukelier |
| Wednesday 19 February 19:00 - 20:00 IO SONO UN ERRORE | I AM A MISTAKE with Irene Urciuoli 20:30 - 21:30 ELLE ETAIT ET ELLE EST, MEME with Els Deceukelier |
| Saturday 22 February 20:30 - 21:30 I BELIEVE IN THE LEGEND OF LOVE with Ivana Jozic Belgian Première |
| Wednesday 26 February 19:00 - 20:00 IO SONO UN ERRORE | I AM A MISTAKE with Irene Urciuoli 20:30 - 21:30 I BELIEVE IN THE LEGEND OF LOVE with Ivana Jozic |
| Thursday 27 February 19:00 - 20:00 IO SONO UN ERRORE | I AM A MISTAKE with Irene Urciuoli 20:30 - 21:30 I BELIEVE IN THE LEGEND OF LOVE with Ivana Jozic |
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FESTIVAL PASS
Standard price € 90,00 / Under 30 | Student | 65 plus € 70,00
Purchase a Festival Pass HERE
The Festival Pass offers you an exclusive opportunity to reserve one ticket for each of the following performances. Enjoy the flexibility and convenience of securing your spot at all five performances with one pass purchase.
After purchasing your Festival Pass, you will receive an email to confirm which performances you would like to reserve your place for. If you do not receive this email within 24 hours of purchase, please contact us at tickets@troubleyn.be to ensure your reservations are secured.
- The Festival Pass includes one ticket reservation per performance listed above.
- Reservations must be made in advance and are subject to availability.
- The pass is personal and non-transferable; it is valid only for the named holder.
- The Festival Pass is valid only for the specified performances and does not include additional events or masterclasses.
DAY PASS
€ 25,00
Purchase a Day Pass HERE
Enjoy two performances for a reduced price on one of the following days: Tuesday 18 February, Wednesday 19 February, Wednesday 26 February, Thursday 27 February
SINGLE PERFORMANCES
SOLOS: € 18,00
PEAK MYTIKAS (On the top of Mount Olympus)*
Standard price € 50,00 / Under 30 | Student | 65 plus € 30,00
*The performance is 8 hours long with no intermission.
Audience members are invited to come and go from the theatre as they please.
Light snacks (soup, chips, chocolate, fruit) and drinks are available for purchase from our bar before, during & after the performance.
PEAK MYTIKAS
(On the top of Mount Olympus)
An 8 hour - performance
The highest peak of Mount Olympus is called Mytikas, a Greek word for nose. As the gods live on that mountain, the Nose is the nose of all the gods. Eleven multi-talented performers (actors, dancers, and musicians) join Jan Fabre in the creation of this 8-hour-long mythological rave... [READ MORE]
"Do Greek myths still mean anything to us today? Answered by the extraordinary Peak Mytikas (On the top of Mount Olympus), an excellent text by Johan de Boose, an 8-hour performance by Jan Fabre, a genius multidisciplinary artist dedicated to active provocation, who makes the crossover between the arts the signature of his visionary poetics, and 11 exceptional actors, dancers and musicians of astounding expressiveness…” - Magda Poli | Corriere della Sera
Multiple languages spoken | English surtitles
*The performance is 8 hours long with no intermission.
Audience members are invited to come and go from the theatre as they please.
IO SONO UN ERRORE | I AM A MISTAKE
With Irene Urciuoli
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... [READ MORE]
… the presence of Irene Urciuoli, an Italian performer who has been in Fabre's company for six years, emerges: delicate and concrete, she stands out for her precision and suppleness, her physical and evocative strength in the struggle for the power of beauty.” - Anna Bandettini | La Repubblica
Italian spoken | English & Dutch surtitles
ELLE ETAIT ET ELLE EST, MEME
With Els Deceukelier
She was and she is, even is inspired by Duchamp’s artwork, The bride stripped bare by her bachelors, even (The Large Glass). Legendary flemish actress Els Deceukelier plays a seductive bride situated in the twilight zone between reality and imagination... [READ MORE]
“Elle était et elle est, même… A fascinating show with Els Deceukelier who bewitched the spectators.” - Carlo Tomeo | Alessandria today
French spoken | English & Dutch surtitles
I BELIEVE IN THE LEGEND OF LOVE
with Ivana Jozic
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...[READ MORE]
“…Jozić returns again and again to a letter consumed not just by the dilemma of life and death, but also by love. Love, which emerges as the ultimate (and most important) theme of this performance, a performance that will be remembered by many as avant-garde, sincere, free from pretension and false moralizing, yet deeply emotional and, above all, artistically magical.” - Magdalena Mrčela | Dalmacija Danas
English spoken | Dutch surtitles
I’M SORRY
With Stella Höttler
*** Performances Postponed*** The performances of ‘I’m Sorry’ on Tuesday, 4th February, and Wednesday, 5th February have been postponed due to the wonderful news that our performers, Stella Höttler and Pietro Quadrino, are expecting their first child. Ticket holders are welcome to exchange their tickets for another date during the Love and Beauty Are the Powers Supreme festival or request a refund if the new dates are inconvenient. For assistance, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at tickets@troubleyn.be
The character played by Stella Höttler is lost and confused in this post-wokeness world. Therefore, she apologizes 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... [READ MORE]
"The beautiful text written by Jan Fabre and Stella Hӧttler was accompanied by an evocative soundtrack consisting of pieces from the St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach and a fascinating lighting design by Wout Janssens. Stella Hӧttler rendered her singular character with excellent expressive ability, both with her body and with vocal recitation in perfect Italian. The show, performed as a world premiere at Out Off, certainly deserves to be performed again.” - Carlo Tomeo | Alessandria today
Italian spoken | English & Dutch surtitles
KUNST & ARCHITECTUUR TOUR
@Troubleyn/Laboratorium
Discover the Troubleyn/Laboratorium and its art during this unique behind-the-scenes guided tour. Learn the history of this former 'Ringtheater', which was destroyed by a fire in 1974 and has since been rebuilt. Explore the integrated and permanent works of more than 70 international artists...[READ MORE]
Language: Dutch (Only)
Tickets: € 20,00
Your guide: Wil Beckers
JAN FABRE TEACHING GROUP 10-DAY MASTERCLASS
MONDAY 3 FEBRUARY - FRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2025
5 hours / day - 1 pm > 6 pm (Monday to Friday)
During the Love and Beauty Are the Powers Supreme festival we are organising a new session of the Jan Fabre Teaching Group at the Troubleyn/Laboratorium.
Teachers Annabelle Chambon and Cédric Charron.
