THE MAN WITHOUT QUALITIES I

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10/06/10, 11/06/10, 12/06/10, 15/06/10, 16/06/10, 17/06/10, 18/06/10, 19/06/10, 10/09/10, 11/09/10, 15/09/10, 16/09/10, 17/09/10, 18/09/10, 19/09/10, 19/11/10, 20/11/10

On tour from 08/07/10 until 04/12/10 in Avignon, Essen, Roeselare, Breda, Gent, Orléans, Brugge, Hasselt, Eindhoven, Brussel, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Madrid, Leuven, Grenoble, Rotterdam, Groningen and Den Haag
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Date premiere :

10/06/10

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De man zonder eigenschappen I is a magnificently crafted and ingeniously thought-out and presented stage adaptation of the first – once again highly topical – part of Musil’s ‘unfinished symphony’. - Karin Veraart about "The Man Without Qualities I"

Enchanting. Guy Cassiers is a hypnotist. - René Solis about "The Man Without Qualities I"

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The Man Without Qualities I

The first part of a trilogy based on the novel Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften (The Man Without Qualities) by the Austrian writer Robert Musil. The novel has two main story-lines: a political satire and a love story. Ulrich, the man without qualities, is the pivotal figure in both stories.

The Man Without Qualities I tells how in 1913 the Viennese beau monde comes together to make preparations for the seventieth anniversary of Franz-Josef's reign in 1918. Much against his will, Ulrich becomes the secretary of this organization, which brings him into contact with the representatives of a society in a downward spiral. This provides plenty of scope for Musil's harsh, satirical side. He portrays a panorama of characters whom he describes with varying degrees of mockery: the omnipresent Diotima, the patriotic and conservative senator Count Leinsdorf, the arrogant German industrialist Paul Arnheim, the comical general Stumm von Bordwehr, etc. An important topic of discussion, apart from the preparations, is the murderer and sexual deviant Moosbrugger. By means of this colourful parade of characters Musil describes a society living on a volcano, as yet unaware of its imminent eruption.

Parts II and III of De man zonder eigenschappen will be created in the 2011-2012 season.

DIRECTION GUY CASSIERS SCRIPT ROBERT MUSIL ADAPTATION FILIP VANLUCHENE DRAMATURGY ERWIN JANS CAST KATELIJNE DAMEN, GILDA DE BAL, VIC DE WACHTER, TOM DEWISPELAERE, JOHAN VAN ASSCHE, LIESA VAN DER AA, WIM VAN DER GRIJN, MARC VAN EEGHEM, DRIES VANHEGEN, DIRK BUYSE MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT AND LIVE PIANO JOHAN BOSSERS DESIGN GUY CASSIERS, ENRICO BAGNOLI LICHTONTWERP ENRICO BAGNOLI SOUND DESIGN DIEDERIK DE COCK COSTUME DESIGN BELGAT (VALENTINE KEMPYNCK MET JOHANNA TRUDZINSKI) MONTAGE FREDERIK JASSOGNE SPECIAL THANKS TO NORBERTIJNERABDIJ TONGERLO, KONINKLIJK MUSEUM VOOR SCHONE KUNSTEN ANTWERPEN, JAMES ENSOR, DE INTREDE VAN CHRISTUS IN BRUSSEL, © SABAM BELGIUM 2010 , LEONARDO DA VINCI, HET LAATSTE AVONDMAAL © HAL9000 SRL NOVARA, ITALY - WWW.HALTADEFINIZIONE.COM - PER CONCESSIONE DEL MINISTERO BENI CULTURALI - SOPRINTENDENZA PER I BENI ARCHITETTONICI DI MILANO

PRODUCTION Toneelhuis

CO-PRODUCTION De Tijd, CDN Orléans, Maison de la Culture Amiens, Centro Dramático Nacional (Gobierno de España), Holland Festival

DURATION 160 min