Yves Degryse & Bart Baele/BERLIN & NTGent
True Copy
Dates
fri 13 feb 2026 - 20:00
sat 14 feb 2026 - 20:00
location
Rode zaal
price
€ 10 → 35
duration
1h 20' language
Spoken Language: Dutch
Accessibility
True Copy returns: BERLIN on truth, art and the lie that feels real
Theatre collective BERLIN created this successful production at DE SINGEL in 2018. It tells the tale of master forger Geert Jan Jansen, a man whose whole life was a balancing act on the tightrope between fiction and reality. In their oft-praised blend of theatre and documentary, directors Bart Baele and Yves Degryse narrate the universal story of a man striving to keep his footing in the web of his own lies. Or... are they variations on the truth?
The long-awaited revival of True Copy comes at the perfect time, now that the truth is under pressure everywhere. For twenty years, Jansen lit up the art world. Even Picasso and Appel signed the authenticity certificates for the works he had painted. And there are still paintings of his hanging in museums today, whose falsity no one suspects. BERLIN thus highlights the sore points in the art world, and beyond. A classic in the making.
The long-awaited revival of True Copy comes at the perfect time, now that the truth is under pressure everywhere. For twenty years, Jansen lit up the art world. Even Picasso and Appel signed the authenticity certificates for the works he had painted. And there are still paintings of his hanging in museums today, whose falsity no one suspects. BERLIN thus highlights the sore points in the art world, and beyond. A classic in the making.
Credits
concept, direction
with
assistent Geert Jan Jansen
video
editing
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