Christine Mussche’s opening plea was, among other things, about the dominant position that Jan Fabre had. According to Mussche, he decided everything, not only on an artistic but also on a business level. “The board of directors has literally concluded that Fabre’s power was experienced as absolute. The role of the employer, the board of directors, was insufficiently known among the employees and was insufficiently respected by Fabre himself.”
According to the civil parties, older employees also invariably told young people who wanted to come to Troubleyn that “a sexual relationship with Fabre was part of it”.
“Sexual comments, nicknames, insults, privileged privileges and almost always sexual advances. There is an undeniable pattern. Many did not take it, but often suffered career damage as a result.”
According to Mussche, the suspected victims do not want to “dethrone Fabre”, but only ask “that he acknowledge his mistakes” and “that it will not happen again with the next young dancers”.
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