Troubleyn/Jan Fabre
Artistic direction: Jan Fabre
Creaton: 1986
Troubleyn/Jan Fabre is a theatre company with extensive international operations. Its home base is Antwerp. The artist Jan Fabre has been its artistic head since it was established in 1986. Troubleyn/Jan Fabre is a non-profit organisation and currently has 10 full-time staff, 4 of them artistic.
The name Troubleyn means ‘remaining faithful’ and expresses the wish to work with like-minded people in confidence and in the long term.
Troubleyn/Jan Fabre is responsible for:
1/ the creation and presentation of the work for the stage by the artist Jan Fabre (theatre, dance, opera, film projects, etc.) and by extension the coordination of publications, public talks, workshops etc.
2/ the work of the Troubleyn/Laboratorium. This space functions not only as a workplace and rehearsal space, but also as a laboratory for independent research and training, focussing on body and language.
Source : Eric Sleichim’s contemporary music ensemble BL!NDMAN ‘s website