Ivo van hove

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The director of the Toneelgroep in Amsterdam since 2001, Ivo van Hove has directed over a hundred often award-winning shows, plays, novel or film adaptations, musicals, and operas. He has also adapted films, by directors like Visconti, Bergman, or Cassavetes. From Shakespeare to Duras, from Pasolini to Bowie, his protean creations explore human emotions through text, images, and sound. At the Festival d'Avignon, he recently directed The Damned in the Cour d'honneur du Palais des papes in…

Mark Strong, Nicola Walker and Phoebe Fox star in a menacing, meticulously conceived production. It’s like watching a runaway train hurtle towards you

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Hanya Yanagihara’s best-selling novel includes many disturbing scenes. In a new production in Amsterdam, the director Ivo van Hove puts that cruelty center stage.

‘I know what would make her happy. . What’s that? . If you would be less formal with her. Would you do that for me, Hedda? . I told you not to ask me that.’ - #heddagabler by #henrikibsen directed by #ivovanhove with #halinareijn #barryatsma #celianufaar #jacobderwig #hadewychminis #friedapittoors and #roelandfernhout - #openingnight 22 June 2006

ivo van hove

Words and images clash in the notorious dramatic installations of the Belgian director and his frequent collaborator, lighting and stage designer Jan Versweyveld.

Belgian director Ivo Van Hove is known for avant garde theatre, but although this production (which we saw toward the end of previews) aims to upset our received notions of the play, I would not ca…