I believe in the legend of love

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. The play emphasizes the right to dispose of one's own life, specifically the end of one's life. It is written with empathy and respect for life, love and death.

One evening Lancelot steps off a bridge, from life to death. Standing on the bridge, he wonders how his living body will fall. Will he float and defy gravity? Or will he fall and crash downwards?  Lancelot's words are addressed to his dear princess until they suddenly stop, when the step to endless nothingness has been taken.

The text was inspired by Bobbie Gentry's song 'Ode to Billy Joe'.

“He is being enticed by the 'sweet allure of life,' which Jozic, irresistibly attractive, unusually beautiful, and achingly adaptable, so magically translates into space. The fluid motion breaks into brief, fragmented moments that evoke an inner struggle, while a white veil of (in)decision drapes over the bright canvas of her face, which, with childlike ease, transforms into anyone or anything. To the sound of powerful music, gradually evolving from the patter of raindrops to tribal rhythms, and to the countdown of what could be the last moments of life, Jozic 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, will be remembered by many as avant-garde, sincere, free from pretension and false moralizing, yet deeply emotional and, above all, artistically magical.” - Magdalena Mrcela | DalmacijaDanas

“I believe in the legend of love … When Fabre's transgressive language is pure poetry." - Carlo Tomeo | Teatro e Teatro
 

Ivana Jozic

Ivana Jozic is a dancer and actress, born in Zagreb, Croatia. She studied dance at the School for Classical Ballet in Zagreb and London Contemporary Dance School, and acting in Drama Studio London. She started to work with Jan Fabre in 2003 for the production 'Je suis sang' (2003). Later she continued with other productions: 'Tannhäuser' (2004), 'The Crying Body' (2004), 'Histoire des Larmes' (2005), 'Requiem for Metamorphosis' (2007), 'Orgy of Tolerance' (2009) and 'Prometheus Landscape II' (2011).

Ivana has also performed in 'Belgium Rules/Belgian Rules' (2017), a production that toured internationally for many years. In 2021, she took part in Fabre's creation 'The Fluid Force of Love'. Additionally, she was involved in Jan Fabre's 24-hour project 'Mount Olympus. To Glorify the Cult of Tragedy' (2015). Currently, Ivana is performing in the latest Troubleyn/ Jan Fabre production 'Peak Mytikas (On the Top of Mount Olympus) - An 8-hour Production' (2023).

As a film actress, Ivana Jozic appeared in Chantal Akerman's movie-installation 'Women from Antwerp'  (2007) and in 'Pierre Coulibeuf's Doctor Fabre will cure you' (2013). 

Solo performances include working with Fabre on 'Angel of Death', which toured for 4 years and was a worldwide success winning the Golden Laurel Wreath at the MESS International Theatre Festival, honoring the best overall performance. In 2008, Fabre had written and created another solo for her: Another Sleepy, Dusty, Delta Day.

Since its inception, she has been a part of the Jan Fabre Teaching Group, training new generations of performers.