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Title

Roman tragedies [videorecording] / Brooklyn Academy of Music, Alan H. Fishman, chairman of the board, William I. Campbell, vice chairman of the board, Adam E. Max, vice chairman of the board, Karen Brooks Hopkins, president, Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer, presents the Toneelgroep Amsterdam production ; co-produced by the Holland Festival, de Munt Brussels in cooperation with Kaaitheater Brussel, Muziektheater Transparant, Blindman ; [based on Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony & Cleopatra] by William Shakespeare ; translation by Tom Kleijn ; directed by Ivo van Hove ; [video director] Ben Cohen.

Publication

Brooklyn, 2012.

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Additional Authors

• Fishman, Alan H
• Campbell, William I
• Max, Adam E
• Hopkins, Karen Brooks
• Melillo, Joseph V
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Kleijn, Tom
• Hove, Ivo van, 1958-
• Versweyveld, Jan
• Yarden, Tal
• Sleichim, Eric
• Assche, Lies van
• Slegers, Bart
• Fernhout, Roeland, 1972-
• Goessens, Fred
• Goslinga, Janni
• Heebink, Marieke
• Scholten van Aschat, Gijs
• Kesting, Hans
• Koolschijn, Hugo
• Devos, Hélène
• Nietvelt, Chris
• Pittoors, Frieda
• Pulinckx, Alwin
• Smits, Eelco
• Smulders, Karina, 1980-
• Cohen, Ben
• Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer
• Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, producer
• Kaaitheater Brussel, producer
• Muziektheater Transparant, producer
• Blindman Kwartet
• Holland Festival, producer

Description

3 videodiscs (DVD) (367 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Modern dress adaptation of Shakespeare's three Roman tragedies: Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony & Cleopatra. The language has been translated and adapted into modern Dutch.

Subjects

• Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C > Drama
• Brutus, Marcus Junius, 85 B.C.?-42 B.C > Drama
• Caesar, Julius > Drama
• Theater > New York (State) > New York
• Political violence > Drama
• Theater > Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Adaptations
• Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C > Drama
• Theatrical productions > New York (State) > Brooklyn > 2011-2020
• Drama

Genre/Form

Drama.

Note

• Video shot from the back of the theatre, using a single camera, with no close-up shots. Recorded by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and donated to the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
• Performed as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 30th Next Wave Festival.

Access (note)

• Permission required.

Credits (note)

• Set and lighting design by Jan Versweyveld ; video design by Tal Yarden ; music composed by Eric Sleichim ; costume design by Lies van Assche.

Performer (note)

• Bart Slegers, Roeland Fernhout, Fred Goessens, Janni Goslinga, Marieke Heebink, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Hans Kesting, Hugo Koolschijn, Hélène Devos, Chris Nietvelt, Frieda Pittoors, Alwin Pulinckx, Eelco Smits, Karina Smulders.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 17, 2012.

Language (note)

• Performed in Dutch. English supertitles were used for the production, but are not legible in this videorecording.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Call Number

NCOV 3916

OCLC

868891091

Title

Roman tragedies [videorecording] / Brooklyn Academy of Music, Alan H. Fishman, chairman of the board, William I. Campbell, vice chairman of the board, Adam E. Max, vice chairman of the board, Karen Brooks Hopkins, president, Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer, presents the Toneelgroep Amsterdam production ; co-produced by the Holland Festival, de Munt Brussels in cooperation with Kaaitheater Brussel, Muziektheater Transparant, Blindman ; [based on Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony & Cleopatra] by William Shakespeare ; translation by Tom Kleijn ; directed by Ivo van Hove ; [video director] Ben Cohen.

Imprint

Brooklyn, 2012.

Access

Permission required.

Credits

Set and lighting design by Jan Versweyveld ; video design by Tal Yarden ; music composed by Eric Sleichim ; costume design by Lies van Assche.

Cast

Bart Slegers, Roeland Fernhout, Fred Goessens, Janni Goslinga, Marieke Heebink, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Hans Kesting, Hugo Koolschijn, Hélène Devos, Chris Nietvelt, Frieda Pittoors, Alwin Pulinckx, Eelco Smits, Karina Smulders.

Event

Videotaped at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 17, 2012.

Language

Performed in Dutch. English supertitles were used for the production, but are not legible in this videorecording.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Added Author

Fishman, Alan H, producer.

Campbell, William I, producer.

Max, Adam E, producer.

Hopkins, Karen Brooks, producer.

Melillo, Joseph V, producer.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Coriolanus.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra.

Kleijn, Tom, translator.

Hove, Ivo van, 1958- director.

Versweyveld, Jan, set designer.

Versweyveld, Jan, lighting designer.

Yarden, Tal, projections designer.

Sleichim, Eric, composer.

Assche, Lies van, costume designer.

Slegers, Bart, actor.

Fernhout, Roeland, 1972- actor.

Goessens, Fred, actor.

Goslinga, Janni, actor.

Heebink, Marieke, actor.

Scholten van Aschat, Gijs, actor.

Kesting, Hans, actor.

Koolschijn, Hugo, actor.

Devos, Hélène, actor.

Nietvelt, Chris, actor.

Pittoors, Frieda, actor.

Pulinckx, Alwin, actor.

Smits, Eelco, actor.

Smulders, Karina, 1980- actor.

Cohen, Ben, videographer.

Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer.

Holland Festival, producer.

Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, producer.

Kaaitheater Brussel, producer.

Muziektheater Transparant, producer.

Blindman Kwartet.

Research Call Number

NCOV 3916