In the three-part theatre cycle Triptiek van de macht, Guy Cassiers concentrates on the complex connection between art, politics and power. Atropa, the final part of the trilogy, focuses on the mother of all wars: the Trojan War. Tom Lanoye selected a number of Greek tragedies about Agamemnon, commander of the Achaens, got to work and wrote a powerful contemporary text for the theatre. Past and present intertwine; references to the Iraq war make the piece come full circle.
- Tags
- Kunst
- macht
- politiek
- theater
- trilogie
- Artists
- Guy Cassiers
- Tom Lanoye
- Katelijne Damen
- Gilda De Bal
- Vic De Wachter
- Abke Haring
- Ariane Van Vliet
- Marlies Heuer
Guy Cassiers (direction), Tom Lanoye (text, based on Euripides Aischylos, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld & Curzio Malaparte), Erwin Jans (dramaturgy), Katelijne Damen, Gilda De Bal, Vic De Wachter, Abke Haring, Marlies Heuer & Ariana Van Vliet (performance), Enrico Bagnoli, Diederik De Cock & Arjen Klerkx (design) & Tim Van Steenbergen (costumes)
Production: Toneelhuis
Coproduction: Theatre de la ville Paris, Festival d’automne à Paris, MC2 Grenoble, Linz09 Cultural Captial, DeSingel Antwerpen, Festival d’Avignon, Grand Theatre de la ville de Luxembourg, Maison de la culture d’Amiens
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