During the creation of Orgy of tolerance in the fall of 2008, the first financial crisis broke out: the over-consuming, the bankruptcy of sexuality and the greedy, self-destructing Western liberal economy were the main themes of this production.
The analysis of capitalism by Herbert Marcuse in the sixties is, more than forty years later, still to the point and had to be brought to the attention of the current generations. As usual Fabre chooses his aesthetics carefully and relates these to the content of his performances: for Orgy of tolerance he chose for the immediate punch in the face. With absurdist and sour Monty Pythonesque humor the nine thoroughbred Fabre performers sketch out the ruling “everything is possible, everything is allowed” mentality. Orgy of tolerance along with Sweet Temptations, Universal Copyrights and As long as the world needs a warrior’s soul belongs to Fabre’s most outspoken socially critical and political performances.
concept, direction, choreography, scenography Jan Fabre texts created together with the performers dramaturgy Miet Martens created with Linda Adami, Christian Bakalov, Katarina Bistrovic-Darvas, Annabelle Chambon, Cédric Charron, Ivana Jozic, Goran Navojec, Antony Rizzi, Kasper Vandenberghe extra cast Avignon 09 Sylvia Camarda, Gilles Polet perfomers from autumn 09 Linda Adami, Christian Bakalov, Annabelle Chambon, Cédric Charron, Bert Huysentruyt, Ivana Jozic, Katrin Lohmann, Kasper Vandenberghe, Kurt Vandendriessche music, lyrics Dag Taeldeman lights Jan Dekeyser, Jan Fabre costumes Andrea Kränzlin, Jan Fabre prosthesis Denise Castermans technical co-ordination Harry Cole sound technician Tom Buys light technician Anton Devilder production manager Sophie Vanden Broeck internship costumes Rachid Laachir internship dramaturgy Witte van Hulzen internship technique Brecht Beuselinck language coach Tom Hannes production Troubleyn/Jan Fabre (Antwerp, BE) in co-production with Festival Internacional de Teatro 'Santiago a Mil' (Santiago de Chile, CL), Peak Performances @ Montclair State University (US), Tanzhaus NRW (Düsseldorf, DE), deSingel (Antwerpen, BE), Théâtre de la Ville (Paris, FR), Dubrovnik Festival (HR)
première 14.01.2009, MAC, Santiago A Mil, XVI International Festival, Santiago de Chili
