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ITA is a hopeless name for an art house. But there is no alternative for Amsterdam's city theatre

Toneelgroep Amsterdam and Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam will continue together as 'Internationa(a)l Theater Amsterdam' (ITA). Not to be confused with the just-removed Internationaal Danstheater Amsterdam. I find the name 'ITA' rather chilly. Maybe as cold as Toneelgroep, but at least that still contained the word 'group'. That has something cosy about it. ITA is something like ING. Great ambition and no roots. For a moment... 

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'Had Couperus been born 10 years later, he wouldn't have needed all that packaging'

Director Ivo van Hove chose the 'books of little souls' cycle as the conclusion of the Couperus triptych at Toneelgroep Amsterdam. He previously directed 'Silent Power' (2015) and 'The things that pass' (2016). Dramaturg Koen Tachelet adapted Couperus' Magnum Opus for the theatre. The books 'The Little Souls', 'The Late Life', 'Twilight of Souls' and 'The Sacred Knowing' together form the cycle 'The Books of... 

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passions humaines, guy cassiers, photo Kurt van der Elst

Hidden lusts of Belgians lead to great art on #HF15

2014 was the year of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, award-winning stage adaptation by Ivo van Hove. This year, that performance has been outstripped by 'Passions Humaines', written by Erwin Mortier, magisterially designed by Guy Cassiers. Again at the Holland Festival, confirming its place as a stage for the great debate on art. Two plays in which architecture, artistry and... 

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The 10 theatre performances you actually wanted to see in 2014, even if you had to leave Amsterdam for half of them

It's raining annual lists and we're merrily joining in. As subjective as anyone, after all, no one sees everything, and opinions on taste can always differ. Of course, also in this list many performances in or from the Randstad, but half of them were not yet shown there. And all genres mixed together. As long as it is theatre. With the only limitation: no repeats, apologies Ring and Lohengrin (DNO), St John Passion (NRO). And no dance, because for that our partner dance audience. 

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Sallie Harmsen and Joris Smit in Tasso (photo Kurt van der Elst)

Drama about art: to do or not to do? Ivo van Hove and Sallie Harmsen think so.

The National Theatre will premiere Blueprint for an Even Better Life on 8 November 2014, which addresses, among other things, the position of artists in society. A theme that also featured in their recent Tasso, and in Toneelgroep Amsterdam's successful The Fountainhead. Is the subject of art back on the theatre agenda due to the changed cultural politics of the past... 

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Matthias Mooij (1976-2014): a career that should have been there.

Hij had een belangrijk regisseur kunnen worden, maar was op de verkeerde tijd, op de verkeerde plaats. Uiteindelijk heeft zijn ziekte Matthias Mooij dodelijk dwarsgezeten. Gisteren overleed deze nog jonge theatermaker aan longkanker, dik anderhalf jaar na de première van zijn eerste grote-zaalproductie: Mogadishu. Met die voorstelling, van een stuk geschreven door de Engelse schrijfster Vivienne Franzmann, zette Mooij een nieuwe toon in het theater: niet langer greep hij terug op in het theater ...

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Aufführung der Komposition " Delusion of the fury " von Harry Partch in der Musiktheater Inszenierung von Heiner Goebbels mit dem Ensemble musikFabrik in der Jahrhunderthalle Bochum im Rahmen der Ruhrtriennale 2012-14 am Mittwoch, 21.08.2013

Seeing music (and not hearing it?)

Vanwege mijn fascinatie voor de complexe relatie tussen luisteren en kijken, besloot ik drie voorstellingen tijdens het recente Holland Festival te bezoeken en te ervaren wat er gebeurde als ik probeerde oren en ogen in gelijke mate de kost te geven. De eerste was “Delusion of the Fury” (1966) van de Amerikaanse componist Harry Partch, de tweede een concertante uitvoering van Philip Glass’ opera “The CIVIL warS” (1983), de derde een uitvoering van Franz Schuberts “Die Winterreise” (1827) waarbij...

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Ayn Rand was haunting Dutch theatre as early as 2006.

Ivo van Hove has not only a play made based on Ayn Roland's novel of ideas The Fountainhead. In 2006, the artistic director of Toneelgroep Amsterdam even wanted to base a whole new design of the theatre system on it. Eight years later, we can see that only the negative aspects of Van Hove's vision have been realised.

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7 confusing reasons why the stage version of The Fountainhead rattles, but you should still go.

Topical again, now that Toneelgroep Amsterdam is reprising the show, my review from 2014. This week, the stage adaptation of The Fountainhead premiered. The book is terrible, the performance rattles, the actors win only narrowly. The content, however, creates even more confusion, which is why I won't stop you from going to see it. And Hans Kesting, of course. I put it this way.

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'Mogadishu' fits into zeitgeist of moral confusion

Ooit was gesubsidieerd theater een linkse hobby. Inmiddels zijn we twee jaar verder, en heeft het gesubsidieerde theater zich zonder enige moeite gevoegd naar de heersende, veel rechtsere trend. Toneelgroep Amsterdam heeft immers een toneelbewerking van Ayn Rands rabiaat anti-sociale roman en Tea Party-bijbel The Fountainhead op het programma staan. En op donderdag 24 januari kondigde het Utrechtse stadstheatergezelschap De Utrechtse Spelen een toneelstuk aan waarbij voor de inhoudelijke verantw...

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