What does Jan Fabre mean when he says 'anyone who presents a monologue must be an athlete of emotions'? The answer lies in this special series. For three weeks at a stretch you can enjoy three monologues he wrote for the actor Dirk Roofthooft. The main idea behind each monologue is Fabre's questioning of the artistic calling and the status of originality and authenticity associated with it. Plus o
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What does Jan Fabre mean when he says 'anyone who presents a monologue must be an athlete of emotions'? The answer lies in this special series. For three weeks at a stretch you can enjoy three monologues he wrote for the actor Dirk Roofthooft. The main idea behind each monologue is Fabre's questioning of the artistic calling and the status of originality and authenticity associated with it. Plus one of the recurring themes in Fabre's work: metamorphosis. Thirteen years after the creation of 'The Emperor of Loss', Jan Fabre completed the circle with 'The Servant of Beauty'. Two reruns and a world premiere.
In 'The Servant of Beauty' he looks back at his past. To the time when, as a young man, he entered the service of his French-speaking master. When he was a puppeteer he dreamed of becoming completely invisible, even of disappearing completely, leaving only his puppets behind. As he holds forth, he philosophises at length about what beauty is and was and about his desire to achieve an 'ultimate state of being'.
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