Guy Cassiers Guy Cassiers/Atropa
Triptyque du pouvoir
[Theatre]
One of the main figures of the Flemish scene, Guy Cassiers is used to mixing drama, media and technology. In his Triptyque du pouvoir (A Triptych on Power), he explores the ins and outs of political power, echoing the situation of today’s Flanders.
Atropa – the name of a deadly plant but also that of the eldest sister of the Fates who cut the thread of life – is based on Greek tragedy : on the verge of death, Agamemnon has to face the ghosts of Cassandra, Ifigenia, Hecuba, Andromache and Clytemnestra, all women for whose despair he is responsible.
Credits
Atropa
Peace's Revenge
by Tom Lanoye
Creation
Director, Guy Cassiers
Text, Tom Lanoye
Inspired by Euripides, Eschyle, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Curzio Malaparte
Dramaturgy, Erwin Jans
Aesthetic concept and scenography, Enrico Bagnoli, Diederik de Cock, Arjen Klerkx
Costumes, Tim Van Steebergen
Vocal contribution, Marianne Pousseur
With Katlijne Damen, Gilda de Bal, Vic de Wachter, Abke Haring
Marlies Heur, Ariane Van Vliet
Produced by Toneelhuis
Co-produced by Théâtre de la Ville-Paris ; MC2 Grenoble ; Linz 09 Cultural Capital, Festival d'Avignon ; Grand Théâtre du Luxembourg ; deSingel/Anvers ; Maison de la Culture d'Amiens, Festival d’Automne à Paris
A work presented during the European Cultural Season in France (1st of July- 31st of December)
