Anyway: while Amsterdam's city newspaper Parool was embarking on a campaign against the Dutch capital's city company at the behest of the Flemish publishing board, the same Toneelgroep Amsterdam was winning the hearts of New York audiences with a production of the already years-old 'Roman Tragedies', which a few here did not even like overall: http://www.wijbrandschaap.nl/2007/06/romeinse-tragedies-hf2007ta/
Geen zure geluiden in Amerika, tot zover. Deze samenvoeging van de grote Shakespearetragedies ‘Coriolanus, Julius Caesar en Antonius&Cleopatra veroverde al stormenderhand de toeschouwers op Europese festivals, maar New York is ‘a different ballgame’. Daar gebeurt het toch nog steeds, tussen de 15 miljoen highly hippe stadsbewoners.
We verzamelden de tweets van het publiek op de eerste avond. Op de tweede avond was het enthousiasme nog groter, zo ook het aantal tweets. Honderden hebben we er geteld.
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‘Ivo van Hove is God #RomanTragedies’: Amsterdams theater verovert new York
Someone said that Shakespeare sounded better in Dutch than in English. To an American, that's like saying Al Qaeda is quite a cosy club. Or something like that.
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Daar stonden ze dus, de Nederlandse acteurs met hun Nederlandse teksten en hun Nederlandse subsidie, de sterren van de hemel te spelen. met één New Yorkse Parool-lezer in de zaal:
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How many bottles of champagne consumed per show?…. #romantic tragedies -
En natuurlijk ook iemand die het met bepaalde interpretaties niet eens was:
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However much you reinterpret Shakespeare, in the end the Orient must always be seductive, infantile, cowardly, scheming #romantic tragedies -
Maar over het algemeen was iedereen in de Brooklyn Academy of Music, het meest moderne theatercomplex van Nieuw Amsterdam, best enthousiast:
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Who’d have thought that nearly six hours of Shakespeare in Dutch could be so riveting. #romantic tragedies -
Super pumped to get my Ivo on. See y’all in about 6 hours! #RomanTragedies http://instagr.am/p/SJI1aHArNV/ SJI1aHArNV/
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Dylan & Shakespeare @BAM_Brooklyn. #RomanTragedies @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) http://instagr.am/p/SJJ3rcA0xV/ SJJ3rcA0xV/
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De vormgeving van dit stuk, dat tussen het publiek wordt gespeeld, sprak de toeschouwers in het begin al het meeste aan. En natuurlijk het gebruik van Bob Dylan songs in de soundtrack.
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Even the lobby experience is immersive: general admission can turn sextigenerians into gladiators #RomanTragedies -
Seats? Why are there seats? We have been duped! @BAM_Brooklyn #RomanTragedies GA means grab any seat not mill about like Roman citizens -
En je mocht dus facebooken tijdens de voorstelling. Of twitteren:
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Waiting for #RomanTragedies. Feels like we’re in the Newsroom. There is a computer set up on stage with Internet! http://campl.us/mR9m -
En toen begon het:
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This is so fuckin dope #romantic tragedies -
#RomanTragedies Coriolanus 95minutes till Coriolanus dies pic.twitter.com/ZcKFKiNsom/ZcKFKiNs -
When’s the last time an audience has been allowed to go onto a stage? #romantic tragedies pic.twitter.com/nJpcrTfyom/nJpcrTfy -
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A fight breaks out on stage a few feet away. Who says Shakespeare is boring? #RomanTragedies http://campl.us/mScw
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En actueel was het bij de Nederlandse premiere. Actueel is het in New York.
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“What is a city if not its people?” #occupyShakespeare @BAM_Brooklyn #romantic tragedies pic.twitter.com/6EPqC39Aom/6EPqC39A -
“…and the rabble mistake our prudence for fear.” Coriolanus making enemies in #RomanTragedies at @BAM_Brooklyn: pic.twitter.com/fAB50TT5om/fAB50TT5 -
Now this is what you call a front-row seat—right on the stage! #romantic tragedies pic.twitter.com/90ncRuWXom/90ncRuWX -
It’s fitting that on my 2nd day of Twitterdom I’m at a theatre performance encouraging the audience to tweet. #RomanTragedies -
Onstage seating. Onstage makeup stations. Making friends with the Dutch. #RomanTragedies pic.twitter.com/rI9iYfaKom/rI9iYfaK -
Wij hadden Kok en Fortuyn, zij Obama en Romney
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What’s President Obama doing in #romantic tragedies? pic.twitter.com/oPn4Aby0om/oPn4Aby0 -
#RomanTragedies‘ take on Coriolanus is far too easy to translate to modern American politics. Obama on background screens doesn’t help. -
Two onstage bars! #RomanTragedies http://campl.us/mSeH
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Uh oh I think Coriolanus is about to cave into his Mum #romanTragedies pic.twitter.com/82rAgR3Aom/82rAgR3A -
Five minutes until Coriolanus dies and we all turn into Volsci! Change is possible; he became a dragon. #romantic tragedies -
Ze kregen er steeds meer zin in.
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Should I get a drink before or after they murder caesar? #RomanTragedies #theaterworldproblems -
The mocking of the TV news might be my favorite part of this Coriolanus. #romantic tragedies -
#RomanTragedies live news of Israel/Hamas during Coriolanus -
#RomanTragedies totally absolutely running out of adjectives worth it. Including on stage bar design and acting -
The audience as the public is ingenious. A very visceral understanding of our role as a citizen in the game of politics. #RomanTragedies -
Maar je kon natuurlijk ook gewoon laarzen bestellen tijden het kijken.
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Of je wetenschappelijke kennis etalieren:
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#romantic tragedies illustrates, much as Derrida articulates so clearly, der mendacious Differance of der Meaning through Speech. -
#romantic tragedies is theatre verité, mediatizing performance in a permanent state of meta theater turned inside out. -
I’ve been too riveted to tweet about it. Julius Caesar is about to become Caesar. #romantic tragedies pic.twitter.com/0SbxLY9xom/0SbxLY9x -
Beside myself that I didn’t know about #RomanTragedies until just now
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Actueel all over the place.
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Okay, I LOVE this. The storm the night the conspirators talk…is Hurricane Sandy. Blackout and all. #RomanTragedies pic.twitter.com/hymV4ulfom/hymV4ulf -
Spot the actor… Learning how to be a different kind of audience member at #RomanTragedies pic.twitter.com/YqzfpNdeom/YqzfpNde -
Julius Caesar bites it in 40. His tragedy takes place during hurricane sandy, natch. #Romantragedies -
Remember: you’re a plebeian. Not one of these leaders would care about you. #RomanTragedies -
Lessons Julius Caesar taught me: Don’t try to be a god and people won’t try to stab you. #RomanTragedies -
Girl on right: “I’m so confused!” Just wait until the stabbing, you’ll understand. #romantic tragedies pic.twitter.com/QQ5a8Dcbom/QQ5a8Dcb -
@BAM_Brooklyn #RomanTragedies is making Shakespeare & the Opera House accessible in ways only Ivo von Hove can. See it pic.twitter.com/XTjmj0keom/XTjmj0ke -
Shakespeare in Dutch ist almost as good as in German, much as der Comic Watchmen ist almost as good as der Film adaptation! #romantic tragedies
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And Caesar is a Norwegian John Malkovitch. #romantic tragedies pic.twitter.com/vzo1ynuoom/vzo1ynuo -
It’s like a Shakespeare-watching party in a really big living room #RomanTragedies http://yfrog.com/g0ppwmp pwmp
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Caesar is killed while I drink Brooklyn IPA on stage at BAM. Amazing theater! #romantic tragedies pic.twitter.com/Nej0zz01om/Nej0zz01 -
Watching so many people get testy because others are moving in front of them. Did no one read about how this show worked? #romantic tragedies -
Brutus speaks to the plebes. Including me and @collkavs. #awesome #romantic tragedies pic.twitter.com/vgG0KtXgom/vgG0KtXg -
dutch is a most beautiful language. #romantic tragedies -
En een nieuwe job opportunity voor Hans Kesting:
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Note to self: Inquire about Mark Antony’s availability for wedding speeches and funeral orations. #RomanTragedies
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Marc Antony grieves histrionically at post-assassination press conference #romantic tragedies pic.twitter.com/c9pHEyjFom/c9pHEyjF -
Brutus’ eulogy of Caesar become the press conference it was always meant to be. #romantic tragedies http://instagr.am/p/SJgS8Tg4IO/ SJgS8Tg4IO/
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Maar er was ook kritiek:
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Wish van Hove had checked out Lepage’s set for “Lipsynch” (an earlier BAM marathon). This is drab & non-functional. #romantic tragedies -
tweeting right from the stage @BAM_Brooklyn. Ivo has done it again. Amazing all around. #romantic tragedies
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@GPfood Beet chips at @BAM_Brooklyn. The ultimate endurance food for #RomanTragedies pic.twitter.com/calA9G1lom/calA9G1l -
Imagine 1 piece de theatre ou les personnages sont rediffuses sur ecran, tu te balades sur scene et on t encourage a tweeter #RomanTragedies -
Battery about to die due to social media overload. #romantic tragedies -
Dutch shakespeare… that s insane 🙂 #RomanTragedies
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It’s just so incredible. #RomanTragedies pic.twitter.com/UlaJjjInom/UlaJjjIn -
En toen viel de ondertiteling weg:
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cast switched to english for a technical problem. still amazeballs #romantic tragedies
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En complimentjes voor Chris Nietveld:
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“She’s Kristen Wiig!” Yup, the Dutch version! @chloe_rae #RomanTragedies -
Gratuitous shot from behind, girl fight, two women kissing, on stage dance party… Reality TV or #RomanTragedies? http://campl.us/mSqh
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Antony&Cleopatra the reality show #RomanTragedies #BAM -
How come the best Shakespeare’s I’ve seen have been in Dutch and Spanish? #RomanTragedies -
Cleopatra meets the newsroom. I smell a series. #RomanTragedies -
Five hours into #romantic tragedies and not bored for a minute. This is just brilliant. -
Oh my goodness, the use of Bob Dylan in Antony & Cleopatra–perfect. #RomanTragedies #weeps -
The cast literally moved out onto the street #romantic tragedies. Brilliant
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Enobarbus just ran outside of @BAM_Brooklyn’s Howard Gilman Opera House to deliver his last words! #romantic tragedies pic.twitter.com/uejX94Oeom/uejX94Oe -
If you happened to be outside of BAM just now and saw a man yelling in Dutch consider yourself lucky. #romantic tragedies -
Enobarbus’ running out onto der Street followed by ein Camera was blatantly stolen from “Der Misanthrope” at NYTW in 2007. #romantic tragedies
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never saw anything like this. doubt if i ever will again. #romantic tragedies
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Do words even exist for what I just saw? Outstanding, incredible, and overwhelming only begin to describe #RomanTragedies.
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#RomanTragedies drained my juice. Phone batteries and otherwise.
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#RomanTragedies was nothing short of inspiring. I never thought 6 hours of Dutch would be so powerful, so timely, and so moving.
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