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Atropa. De wraak van de vrede

Triptiek van de macht III

Guy Cassiers, Toneelhuis

Atropa. Avenging peace, the final part of the Triptiek van de macht (The Triptych of Power), draws on the mother of all wars: the Trojan War. 

Tom Lanoye and Guy Cassiers freely reworked the well-known Greek tragedies, concentrating on Agamemnon, the Greek commander-in-chief, and on the women who become his victims. In an unexpected and powerful new ending all these women confront Agamemnon with the ultimate collapse of his power. For Agamemnon's arguments Lanoye consulted the speeches of George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld : the logique de guerre is of all times.

Atropa was staged at the Avignon Festival 2008.

director

  • Guy Cassiers

text

  • Tom Lanoye

vocals, texts, music

  • Marianne Pousseur

adaptation

  • Guy Cassiers
  • Tom Lanoye

after

  • Euripides
  • Aischylos
  • George W. Bush
  • Donald Rumsfeld
  • Curzio Malaparte

performance

  • Marlies Heuer
  • Abke Haring
  • Gilda De Bal
  • Vic De Wachter
  • Ariane van Vliet
  • Katelijne Damen

design

  • Enrico Bagnoli
  • Diederik De Cock
  • Arjen Klerkx

costume design

  • Tim Van Steenbergen

production

  • Toneelhuis
  • Toneelhuis

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  1. Thursday 15 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  2. Thursday 15 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  3. Friday 16 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  4. Friday 16 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  5. Saturday 17 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  6. Saturday 17 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  7. Wednesday 21 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  8. Wednesday 21 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  9. Thursday 22 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  10. Thursday 22 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  11. Friday 23 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  12. Friday 23 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  13. Saturday 24 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  14. Saturday 24 May 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  15. Friday 11 July 2008 — Festival d'Avignon - Opéra Théâtre d'Avignon, Avignon
  16. Saturday 12 July 2008 — Festival d'Avignon - Opéra Théâtre d'Avignon, Avignon
  17. Sunday 13 July 2008 — Festival d'Avignon - Opéra Théâtre d'Avignon, Avignon
  18. Monday 14 July 2008 — Festival d'Avignon - Opéra Théâtre d'Avignon, Avignon
  19. Saturday 6 September 2008 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  20. Saturday 13 September 2008 — 16h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  21. Monday 6 October 2008 — Théâtre de la Ville, Parijs
  22. Tuesday 7 October 2008 — Théâtre de la Ville, Parijs
  23. Wednesday 8 October 2008 — Théâtre de la Ville, Parijs
  24. Thursday 9 October 2008 — Théâtre de la Ville, Parijs
  25. Friday 10 October 2008 — Théâtre de la Ville, Parijs
  26. Friday 24 October 2008 — Kaaitheater, Brussel
  27. Saturday 25 October 2008 — Kaaitheater, Brussel
  28. Thursday 20 November 2008 — MC2, Grenoble
  29. Friday 21 November 2008 — MC2, Grenoble
  30. Friday 9 January 2009 — Maison de la Culture, Amiens
  31. Saturday 17 January 2009 — Linz 2009, Linz
  32. Friday 30 January 2009 — Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxemburg
  33. Thursday 16 April 2009 — 30CC/Schouwburg, Leuven
  34. Friday 24 April 2009 — Schouwburg Kunstmin, Dordrecht
  35. Tuesday 28 April 2009 — Parktheater, Eindhoven
  36. Saturday 2 May 2009 — Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
  37. Tuesday 5 May 2009 — Grote zaal ITA, Amsterdam
  38. Wednesday 6 May 2009 — Grote zaal ITA, Amsterdam
  39. Saturday 9 May 2009 — CCHA, Hasselt
  40. Tuesday 12 May 2009 — Maison de la Culture, Amiens
  41. Saturday 16 May 2009 — CC Brugge/Stadsschouwburg, Brugge
  42. Wednesday 20 May 2009 — VIERNULVIER/Theaterzaal, Gent
  43. Thursday 21 May 2009 — VIERNULVIER/Theaterzaal, Gent
  44. Friday 22 May 2009 — VIERNULVIER/Theaterzaal, Gent
  45. Saturday 23 May 2009 — VIERNULVIER/Theaterzaal, Gent
  46. Tuesday 26 May 2009 — Chassé Theater, Breda
  47. Wednesday 2 September 2009 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  48. Wednesday 2 September 2009 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  49. Thursday 3 September 2009 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  50. Thursday 3 September 2009 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  51. Friday 4 September 2009 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  52. Friday 4 September 2009 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  53. Saturday 5 September 2009 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  54. Saturday 5 September 2009 — 21h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen

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