Roman Tragedies

Synopsis: Video recording of Julius Caesar, Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra performed as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 30th Next Wave Festival. Videographer is Ben Cohen; video design by Tai Yarden.
Language: Dutch (Standard)
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 17 Nov 2012
Duration: 367 mins

Director

Ivo van Hove

Music

Eric Sleichim

Production Design

Jan Versweyveld; Tai Yarden

Costume

Lies van Assche

Contributor

Ben Cohen

Cast

Theatre: Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Theatre company: Toneelgroep, Amsterdam
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Contemporary
Plays: Antony and Cleopatra; Coriolanus; Julius Caesar
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes: Performed in Dutch. English supertitles were used for the production, but are not legible in this videorecording.
General: The production was created in 2007 for the Holland Festival.
Stills: " ...The open-plan furniture of grey sofas, rostra and low tables allowed the actors to move around while supplementary images were projected on a large screen (with surtitles) and the audience wandered through, taking coffee and drinks and sitting on the "set". We were all implicated. I spotted a Young Vic director flopping next to the ghost of Caesar at Philippi...". [Michael Coveney The Independent, 24 November 2009].
Textual information: Translated by Tom Kleijn.

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