Toneelgroep Amsterdam
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Toneelgroep Amsterdam is the Netherlands' largest repertory
company. Its home base is the Amsterdam
Stadsschouwburg, a classical 19th century theatre building in the heart of Amsterdam.
(an adaptation of John Cassavetes
's film) the audience watched the show lying in beds.
Ensemble: Barry Atsma, Kitty Courbois, Jacob Derwig
, Roeland Fernhout, Fred Goessens, Janni Goslinga, Marieke Heebink, Fedja van Huêt
, Hans Kesting, Hugo Koolschijn, Hadewych Minis, Chris Nietvelt, Celia Nufaar, Frieda Pittoors, Alwin Pulinckx, Halina Reijn
, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Eelco Smits, Karina Smulders, Leon Voorberg
Repertory
Repertory or rep, also called stock in the United States, is a term used in Western theatre and opera.A repertory theatre can be a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation...
company. Its home base is the Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
Stadsschouwburg, a classical 19th century theatre building in the heart of Amsterdam.
History
The Dutch Company Toneelgroep Amsterdam started in 1987 with Gerardjan Rijnders as its artistic director. His montage-method of creating plays and his avant-garde stagings of classic plays were very influential in the Netherlands, as well as abroad. Since 2000 the company is led by Flemish director Ivo van Hove. He and his long-time designer Jan Versweyveld broke through the confinements of the classical stage to rediscover the stage as a "location." For their production FacesFaces (film)
Faces is a 1968 drama film, directed by John Cassavetes and starring John Marley, Cassavetes' wife Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel and Lynn Carlin, who both received Academy Award nominations for this film....
(an adaptation of John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
John Nicholas Cassavetes was an American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. He acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby and The Dirty Dozen...
's film) the audience watched the show lying in beds.
International
Many of Toneelgroep Amsterdam's productions travel abroad. For instance, van Hove's adaptation of several of Shakespeare's plays, presented under the title Roman Tragedies, was shown at the major European theatre festivals (Wiener Festwochen, Festival d'Avignon, Theaterformen). Opening Night, another adaptation of a Cassavetes film, was shown at BAM in New York in December 2008. “Ivo van Hove's work has been groundbreaking in opening up audiences' understanding of classic texts and films. His work is unique, raw, shocking, surprising, hilarious – everything you want theatre to be – and he doesn't shy away from the ugly or the profane. In a word, stunning, with a capital ‘S’. ” Cate BlanchettCompany
Director: Ivo van HoveIvo van Hove
Ivo van Hove is a Belgian theater director best known as the artistic director of Toneelgroep Amsterdam in The Netherlands as well as for his avant garde experimental theater productions on Off-Broadway.-Career:...
Ensemble: Barry Atsma, Kitty Courbois, Jacob Derwig
Jacob Derwig
Jacob Derwig is a Dutch film and television actor.In 2003 he married actress Kim van Kooten; they have a son Roman and a daughter Kee Molly ....
, Roeland Fernhout, Fred Goessens, Janni Goslinga, Marieke Heebink, Fedja van Huêt
Fedja van Huêt
Fedja van Huêt is a Dutch stage and film actor. He studied a college of theatre en starred several plays and movies. He was connected to the theater companies RO-theatre and Theatre Company Hollandia...
, Hans Kesting, Hugo Koolschijn, Hadewych Minis, Chris Nietvelt, Celia Nufaar, Frieda Pittoors, Alwin Pulinckx, Halina Reijn
Halina Reijn
Halina Reijn is a Dutch actress and writer.Halina Reijn was professionally trained at the Theatre Academy in Maastricht...
, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Eelco Smits, Karina Smulders, Leon Voorberg