Incluvie Classics - 'Ganja & Hess'
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L'Incoronazione di Poppea
A ruthless dictator falls in love with a sexy woman. Together, they get rid of every obstacle in their way: his wife, her former lover, and also the voice of reason. Everything is sacrificed to passion, in this tale where evil triumphs, virtue and reason are humiliated, and nothing corresponds to our moral principles. Jan Lauwers, the director and choreographer, sets L'incoronazione di Poppea in a way congenial to his means: a visual artist, he translated the emotions expressed by Monteverdi’s music into dancing and visual images. The result was mixed; the general impression was one of many ideas, seemingly not fully developed or analysed. The stage was constantly cluttered with moving bodies, or tableau vivants, leaving a sense of confusion, and distracting from the music.
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A ruthless dictator falls in love with a sexy woman. Together, they get rid of every obstacle in their way: his wife, her former lover, and also the voice of reason. Everything is sacrificed to passion, in this tale where evil triumphs, virtue and reason are humiliated, and nothing corresponds to our moral principles. Jan Lauwers, the director and choreographer, sets L'incoronazione di Poppea in a way congenial to his means: a visual artist, he translated the emotions expressed by Monteverdi’s music into dancing and visual images. The result was mixed; the general impression was one of many ideas, seemingly not fully developed or analysed. The stage was constantly cluttered with moving bodies, or tableau vivants, leaving a sense of confusion, and distracting from the music.
Cast
Jan Lauwers
Director
Sonya Yoncheva
Poppea
Kate Lindsey
Nerone
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Ottavia
Carlo Vistoli
Ottone
Renato Dolcini
Seneca
Ana Quintans
Virtù / Drusilla
Marcel Beekman
Nutrice / Famigliare I
Dominique Visse
Arnalta
Lea Desandre
Amore / Valletto
Tamara Banjesevic
Fortuna / Damigella
Claire Debono
Pallade / Venere
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