Revenge is a destructive force that frequently haunts and wrecks successive generations. In Age of Rage, Ivo van Hove and his company tell a primordial story about revenge that begins with the history of the Trojan War and the royal Atreidai family. Tragic mythological figures from stories like Iphigenia in Aulis, The Trojan Women, Hecuba, Agamemnon, Electra and Orestes encounter one another in an ongoing story. Age of Rage shows the mechanisms, inevitability and hopelessness of a circle of violence. This performance is in line with earlier large-scale ITA productions such as Roman Tragedies (2007) and Kings of War (2015). Van Hove: 'It is the story of years of war and how its consequences like an ineradicable cancer have a profound and long-lasting effect on families and society. But also a story about violence today and about radicalization. We see how, faced with major problems, leaders turn to murder and revenge rather than deliberation. A royal family that runs the country but never comes to a vision or approach for a better future. A dark, grand and universal tale.’
dates
Thu June 17 2021 7:00 PM
Thu June 17 2021 9:00 PM
Fri June 18 2021 7:00 PM
Fri June 18 2021 9:00 PM
Sat June 19 2021 7:00 PM
Sat June 19 2021 9:00 PM
Sun June 20 2021 3:00 PM
Sun June 20 2021 5:00 PM
Wed June 23 2021 7:00 PM
Wed June 23 2021 9:00 PM
Thu June 24 2021 7:00 PM
Thu June 24 2021 9:00 PM
Sat June 26 2021 7:00 PM
Sat June 26 2021 9:00 PM
Sun June 27 2021 2:00 PM
Sun June 27 2021 4:00 PM
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Dutch
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Duration of performance unknown (incl. pauzes)