Toneelgroep Amsterdam

Toneelgroep Amsterdam

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name = Toneelgroep Amsterdam


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caption = Ensemble of Toneelgroep Amsterdam, photographer: Jasper Zwartjes
address = Prinsengracht 437
city = Amsterdam
country = The Netherlands
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website = http://www.toneelgroepamsterdam.nl

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.

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 Flemmish 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 "Faces" (an adoptation of John Cassavetes' film) f.i. the audience watched the show lying in beds.

International

Many of Toneelgroep Amsterdam's productions travel abroad. Shakespeare's Roman tragedies for instance was shown at the major European theatre festivals (Wiener Festwochen [ [http://www.festwochen.at/index.php?id=eventdetail&L=0&detail=176 Wiener Festwochen: Event Detail ] ] , Festival d'Avignon [ [http://www.festival-avignon.com/index.php?r=29&pid=120586395595 Tragédies romaines - Festival d'Avignon : Programme ] ] , Theaterformen). "Opening Night", another adaptation of a Cassavetes' film, will be shown at BAM in New York in december 2008 [ [http://www.bam.org/events/09OPEN/09OPEN.aspx BAM : Brooklyn Academy of Music ] ] [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117987090.html?categoryid=15&cs=1&nid=2562 BAM sets stage for New Wave Fest - Entertainment News, Legit News, Media - Variety ] ] .

Company

Director: Ivo van HoveEnsemble: Barry Atsma, Kitty Courbois, Jacob Derwig, Roeland Fernhout, Renée Fokker, 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, Eelco Smits, Karina Smulders, Leon Voorberg

References

reflist www.theaterformen.de

External links

* [http://www.toneelgroepamsterdam.nl/ Official website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/toneelgroepamsterdam Toneelgroep Amsterdam's YouTube-channel]


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