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Belgian art star Jan Fabre sent to trial for sexual harassment |
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In this file photo taken on March 29, 2016 Belgian multidisciplinary artist Jan Fabre and newly appointed artistic director of the annual Athens and Epidaurus Festival looks on during a press conference at Athens Acropolis museum to present the festival's program. Belgian choreographer Jan Fabre, one of Europe's most celebrated and controversial artists, was referred to a Belgian criminal court, charged with sexual harassment in the workplace, a court statement said on June 28, 2021. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP.
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BRUSSELS (AFP).- Belgian choreographer Jan Fabre, one of Europe's most celebrated and controversial artists, has been referred to a Belgian criminal court on charges of sexual harassment in the workplace, a court statement said on Monday.
The 62-year-old choreographer, visual artist and theatre director is known for his provocative performances that openly address sexuality. A first hearing will take place in Antwerp on September 21, the court said.
The case stems from complaints by twenty dancers who in 2018 alleged suffering years of humiliation and sexual harassment in an open letter that thrust the #metoo movement into the highest spheres of Europe's avant garde.
The former employees described a toxic work environment where sexual acts became an exchange for performance time and where "humilation was our daily bread".
Among other accusations, they said that Jan Fabre invited artists to his home under the pretext of preparing performances, but would then attempt a "sexual approach".
Some staff were offered a substantial sum after these invitations, with those who refused the money seeing their stature in the group suffer.
They alleged several acts of humiliation and sexual intimidation, including "semi-secret" photographic sessions in which dancers were singled out with offers of money and urged to take drugs to "feel more free".
The statement said that Fabre would be tried for "violence" and "sexual harassment in the workplace" against 12 employees, as well as "indecent assault on a person".
"It was never my intention to intimidate or hurt people psychologically or sexually," Jan Fabre defended himself at the time the complaints first emerged.
© Agence France-Presse
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