Published: 18 November, 2009, 12:01
Edited: 18 November, 2009, 13:53
Bedlam, chaos and confusion. That’s what you get at “The Orgy of Tolerance”, a provocative performance by one of the world’s most avant-garde artists, Jan Fabre.
The burlesque Belgian act is to be performed in English and French at the New European Theatre festival on November 18, 19 in Moscow.
Although some say art is the triumph over chaos, “The Orgy of Tolerance” proves the contrary.
Brought together by the contemporary master of provocation, the performance is a perfect example of unpredictability.
“No provocation, no creation” – that is Jan Fabre’s philosophy.
“The Orgy of Tolerance” is rated for some strong sexual content and language.
 Jan Fabre |
The best way for Fabre to communicate his ideas on stage is through conflict and controversy. There’s a feeling that the cosmopolitan artist isn’t interested in anything else but revolt, farce and disorder, which all seem to him the quickest road toward freedom.
Breaking conventions and taboos is second nature to him.
In the 1970s, he caused a sensation as a performance artist when he set fire to bundles of money from the audience in order to make drawings with the ashes. In 1980, his performance “This is Theatre Like it was to be Expected and Foreseen” placed a virtual bomb under the seat of the theatre establishment.
Experimenting with concepts, words, images, actors and music, Fabre’s favorite subjects are sex, violence and beauty, and he’s been in search of some kind of a revelation for several decades.
Whether or not he’s found anything yet himself, he continues to make others guess and wonder.
Valeria Paikova, RT