'Ancient Greek tragedy explodes into our times.' - The Guardian ★★★★★
Synopsis:
In Age of Rage, Ivo van Hove tells a primordial story of how revenge haunts and wrecks successive generations. This performance is in line with earlier large-scale social productions such as Roman tragedies and Kings of war. This time the history of the Trojan War and the royal Atrid family is the starting point. Ifigeneia in Aulis, Trojan Women, Hekabe, Agamemnon, Elektra and Orestes are edited into one story. Age of Rage shows the mechanisms, inevitability and hopelessness of a circle of violence.
Credits:
naar Euripides en Aischylos
regie Ivo van Hove
vertaling Gerard Koolschijn
bewerking Koen Tachelet, Ivo van Hove
dramaturgie Koen Tachelet
choreografie Wim Vandekeybus
scenografie & licht Jan Versweyveld
kostuums An D’Huys
compositie Eric Sleichim
cast: Achraf Koutet, Aus Greidanus jr., Chris Nietvelt, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Hans Kesting, Hélène Devos, Ilke Paddenburg, Janni Goslinga, Jesse Mensah, Maarten Heijmans, Majd Mardo en Maria Kraakman
dansers: Bai Li Wiegmans, Katharina Ludwig, Emma Hanekroot en Flory Curescu
muziekuitvoering: BL!NDMAN [drums] Hannes Nieuwlaet, Yves Goemaere, Ward Deketelaere, Gideon van Canneyt
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