ITA Live Encore: The Things That Pass
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After The hidden force, Ivo van Hove made a second adaptation of a novel by Couperus: The things that pass, this time a coproduction with Toneelhuis (Antwerp).
Duration 130 minutes
Genre theatre
Language Dutch
Subtitles English
Stream Saturday April 13
ITA Live Encore
This stream can be viewed on April 13 at 8:30 PM CET.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to watch the stream at another time.
About The things that pass
Directing The hidden force, Ivo van Hove got rid of the image that had been stuck to Couperus since the 1970s. Not a costume drama in The Hague, no tempo dulu (the good old days). But he did get straight to the core of this visionary novel: the culture of the west, irreconcilable with that of the east.
The second project is based on the majestic psychological novel Old people and the things that pass (1906). Couperus imagined an ‘appalling and dreadful tragedy’. We see how a hushed-up murder of passion in the Dutch East Indies continues to have a devastating influence on the family of the elderly Ottilie and Takma. The hushing up of their adulterous relationship and the murder of Ottilie’s husband leave deep traces in the consecutive generations, who are trapped in an unresolved past.
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Lot and Elly are the youngest members of this doomed family. They hope to be able to free themselves from the stranglehold of The Hague, but arrive back home disillusioned after their honeymoon in Italy. There is no escaping this family that is damaged by horrible secrets that should never become known.
Just like in The hidden force, Couperus shows that he is far ahead of his time. He paints the portrait of a modern family that does not cohere and is literally spread out to all the corners of the world. The family members struggle with their lustfulness, their faith, dreams of material happiness and mutual jealousy. A family where almost nobody dares to give in to their deepest wishes and desires, to be who they really are.
The things that pass is selected for the Dutch Theatre Festival 2017.
REVIEWS
NRC
'Sober, oppressive and unrelenting'
de Volkskrant
'Great drama of fate, which does full justice to Couperus in a style consistent performance'
Theaterkrant
'Van Hove, Versweyveld, Tachelet, De Wit and the fifteen actors, all of whom make an excellent contribution, make The things that pass an extremely rich performance in both words and images.'
De Morgen
'That tension between abstraction and raw realism shows how relevant, even visionary, this work by Couperus still is. Not to be missed.'
CREDITS
author Louis Couperus
director Ivo van Hove
adaptation Koen Tachelet
dramaturgy Peter Van Kraaij
scenography and light Jan Versweyveld
costumes An D'Huys
music Harry de Wit
video Theunis Zijlstra
choreography Koen Augustijnen
casting advice Hans Kemna
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cast Aus Greidanus jr., Abke Haring, Achraf Koutet, Katelijne Damen, Frieda Pittoors, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Steven van Watermeulen, Janni Goslinga, Hugo Koolschijn, Eelco Smits, Bart Slegers, Celia Nufaar, Maria Kraakman, Majd Mardo, Luca Savazzi
coproduction Ruhrtriënnale
production Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Toneelhuis
private producers Joost Houtman en Jeffrey Ong, Jeroen van Ingen en Jaap Kooijman, Rob en Marijke van Oordt
supported by Ammodo
