Theater
Roman Tragedies
By William Shakespeare
Toneelgroep Amsterdam
Directed by Ivo van Hove
Visionary director Ivo van Hove transforms the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House into a modern-day Roman amphitheater with this interactive, hyper-modern take on Shakespeare's powerful trilogy about the use and abuse of power: Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Coriolanus. Staged as a single immersive experience, van Hove's production turns audience members into the citizens of Rome, encouraging them to grab a drink during the action at the on-stage bar, push through the crowd to hear Marc Antony defend Caesar, or take it all in on giant video screens and tickertape news feeds.
Ivo van Hove is the visionary general director of contemporary international theater company Toneelgroep Amsterdam, the Netherlands' largest repertory company.
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