Het Is Teater Zoals Te Verwachten En Te Voorzien Was - This Is Theatre Like It Was To Be Expected And Foreseen - C'est Du Théåtre Comme C'était A Espérer Et A Prévoir - Es Ist Theater Wie Zu Erwarten Und Vorauszusehen War

Released in 1983 by the label Entr'acte, this record serves as a pivotal document of Jan Fabre’s early performance art career. It captures the soundscape of his landmark 1982 theatrical production, a marathon performance that lasted eight hours and established Fabre as a formidable force in the European avant-garde. The record functions not merely as a soundtrack, but as an extension of the performance's endurance-based philosophy, preserving the atmospheric intensity and structural repetition that defined his early work.

The conceptual design of the release reflects Fabre’s multidisciplinary approach, bridging the gap between visual art, theater, and experimental sound. By titling the work in four languages, Fabre emphasized the international nature of his artistic vision and his intent to challenge traditional boundaries of theater. The recording was received at the time as a radical departure from conventional stage soundtracks, grounding the ephemeral nature of the live performance in a physical, replicable medium that remains a key artifact of the Belgian avant-garde movement.