I Am a Mistake
Troubleyn/Jan Fabre
Tuesday, 9:30 PM
Dance House, Nicosia TBC
Dance House, Nicosia TBC
18.03
The performance is in Italian with English & Russian subtitles
Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Dance House, Nicosia TBC
Dance House, Nicosia TBC
18.03
Sunday, 7:00 PM
Pattihio Theatre, Limassol
Pattihio Theatre, Limassol
16.03
Sunday, 9:30 PM
Pattihio Theatre, Limassol
Pattihio Theatre, Limassol
16.03
(Belgium)
18+
… 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
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; the voice in this text weaves her web of confessions and meanings, sometimes as a metaphor of an artist sometimes in a protesting tone. It comes as no surprise that this piece is dedicated to the subversive film-maker (and amateur entomologist) Luis Buñuel and to Antonin Artaud.
'I am a mistake because I shape my life and work organically in accordance with my own judgement with no concern for what one ought to do or say', this is the character's frank summary of her world view and she is the first person to know that there is a price to be paid: that of gradual self-destruction. Jan Fabre is for the first time staging this theatre text with the talented Italian actress Irene Urciuoli.
'I am a mistake because I shape my life and work organically in accordance with my own judgement with no concern for what one ought to do or say', this is the character's frank summary of her world view and she is the first person to know that there is a price to be paid: that of gradual self-destruction. Jan Fabre is for the first time staging this theatre text with the talented Italian actress Irene Urciuoli.
CITF is thrilled to be collaborating with legendary Belgian artist, author and director known for pushing the boundaries of contemporary art and performance.
The original text by Jan Fabre, performed in Italian with English surtitles, is enhanced by the intense interpretation of the excellent Irene Urciuoli who for about an hour covers the entire scene and does not hold back. At the end of the premiere, she was long and deservedly applauded. Worth seeing
Anna Bandettini | La Repubblica
Carlo Tomeo | Alessandria today
… 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
The original text by Jan Fabre, performed in Italian with English surtitles, is enhanced by the intense interpretation of the excellent Irene Urciuoli who for about an hour covers the entire scene and does not hold back. At the end of the premiere, she was long and deservedly applauded. Worth seeing
Anna Bandettini | La Repubblica
Carlo Tomeo | Alessandria today
Concept, Direction, Text: Jan Fabre
Performer: Irene Urciuoli
Sound Design: Alma Auer
Dramaturgy: Miet Martens
Lighting design & technical: Wout Janssens
Photograph : Hanna Auer
Troubleyn/Jan Fabre is sponsored by Katoen Natie
Performer: Irene Urciuoli
Sound Design: Alma Auer
Dramaturgy: Miet Martens
Lighting design & technical: Wout Janssens
Photograph : Hanna Auer
Troubleyn/Jan Fabre is sponsored by Katoen Natie
About Jan Fabre:
Visionary Belgian artist Jan Fabre is a leading innovator and
one of the most influential figures in the international contemporary art world. Known for his contributions to visual art, theatre, and literature, he is the first living artist who was invited for large-scale solo exhibitions at prestigious institutions such as the Louvre Museum in Paris in 2008 and the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg in 2017. He remains the only artist to have received the honor of the Cour d’Honneur at the Festival of Avignon on three separate occasions (2001, 2003, and 2005), and the only contemporary artist commissioned to create a new work for the Felsenreitschule at the Salzburg Festival in 2007.
With his theatre company Troubleyn, Jan Fabre has been touring the world for over 40 years, presenting his groundbreaking productions at major leading theatres and international festivals, receiving worldwide acclaim. and winning over 30 international theatre awards and prizes. Fabre's unique place in#nbsp the Western theatre canon was recently confirmed by his inclusion in the prestigious series The Great European Stage Directors (Methuen/Drama), overseen by the influential theatre historian Simon Shepherd. The series begins with Stanislavski and ends with Jan Fabre.
one of the most influential figures in the international contemporary art world. Known for his contributions to visual art, theatre, and literature, he is the first living artist who was invited for large-scale solo exhibitions at prestigious institutions such as the Louvre Museum in Paris in 2008 and the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg in 2017. He remains the only artist to have received the honor of the Cour d’Honneur at the Festival of Avignon on three separate occasions (2001, 2003, and 2005), and the only contemporary artist commissioned to create a new work for the Felsenreitschule at the Salzburg Festival in 2007.
With his theatre company Troubleyn, Jan Fabre has been touring the world for over 40 years, presenting his groundbreaking productions at major leading theatres and international festivals, receiving worldwide acclaim. and winning over 30 international theatre awards and prizes. Fabre's unique place in#nbsp the Western theatre canon was recently confirmed by his inclusion in the prestigious series The Great European Stage Directors (Methuen/Drama), overseen by the influential theatre historian Simon Shepherd. The series begins with Stanislavski and ends with Jan Fabre.