Vasco Mendonça e Katie Mitchell

21 → 22 Feb 2014

Dates & Schedules

Friday and Saturday → 9.30pm

Price

16€ w/ discounts

Location

Main Auditorium

Additional Info

Performed in English

The House Taken Over tells the story of two adult brothers living together in a house that has been in the family for several generations. Despite the seeming peacefulness, they live under a powerful, unknown threat. Inspired by the strangeness of Cortázar’s text, Portuguese composer Vasco Mendonça and British theatre director Katie Mitchell build a small masterpiece.

Creative Credits

music
Vasco Mendonça

director
Katie Mitchell

director’s assistant
Robin Tebbutt

libreto
Sam Holcroft

from
Casa Tomada by Julio Cortázar

dramaturgy
Lyndsey Turner

musical direction
Etienne Siebens

assistant to musical direction
Robin Tebutt

interpretation
Oliver Dunn (baritone) and Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano)

Asko|Schönberg Ensemble
Frank Braafhart, Heleen Hulst, Saleem Khan, David Kweksilber, Jeannette Landré, Joey Marijs, Marijke van Kooten, Jan Erik van Regteren Altena, Quirijn van Regteren Altena, Toon van Ulsen, Bernadette Verhagen, Anna voor de Wind, Hans Woudenberg

set design
Alex Eales

light design
James Farncombe

stage direction
Claire Delville

scribe
Wim Hoogewerf

costumes
Leslie Hugot

technical coordination
Nic Roseeuw

technicians
Bram De Cock, Diederik Suykens, Jaap Toet, Raf Van Damme

production coordination
Kristel Deweerdt

production
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence et de l’Académie européenne de musique, LOD music theatre

co-production
Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, deSingelAntwerp, Asko Schönberg

support
ENOA and Programa Cultura da Comissão Europeia

image
Kurt Van der Elst

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The House Taken Over Vasco Mendonça e Katie Mitchell

Sinopsis

Creative Credits

Vasco Mendonça e Katie Mitchell