Phaedra in Flames
Text Nino Haratischwili
Director Ola Mafaalani
Cast Tamar van den Dop, Yela de Koning, Gustav Borreman, Yamill Jones, Rick Paul van Mulligen, Sander Plukaard
New European Ensemble
Viola Emlyn Stam, Santiago Velo
Cello Matthijs Broersma, Willem Stam
Harp Astrid Haring, Ernestine Stoop
Violin Rada Ovcharova, Jellantsje de Vries
Translation Maaike van Rijn
Editor Ko van den Bosch
Music Krists Auznieks
Setdesign Jeffrey Kranen & Ola Mafaalani
Costume design Regine Standfuss
Lighting design Marc Heinz
Hair and make-up design Bärbel Scheid
Dramaturgy Remco van Rijn
Assistent Director Goosje Leeuwenstein
Phaedra in flames is a modern adaptation of the classic love drama Phaedra. In this new version by Nino Haratischwili (The Eighth Life), she explores how, as a woman in a man’s world, you can fight for your own freedom. Tamar van den Dop stars as Phaedra and Yela de Koning as her lover Persea, with live music by the New European Ensemble.
The power of love
Phaedra, Queen of Athens, is trapped in an unhappy marriage to her husband, Theseus. Everything changes when she meets her future daughter-in-law, Persea. This young woman shakes up everything and everyone around her, recklessly challenging existing power structures. Phaedra becomes captivated by Persea’s fierce energy. A secret, passionate relationship develops — with disastrous consequences.
Raw, visual and Poetic
Director Ola Mafaalani made her name with raw, visual, and poetic productions such as Othello, Wings of Desire, and Fellini. Until 2016, she led the Noord Nederlands Toneel. Since then, she has created her major productions mainly for opera and abroad (including Berlin and Riga). For the first time since the theater hit Borgen (2016), she now returns to the main stage. Composer Krists Auznieks has written new music, performed live by four musicians from the New European Ensemble. Phaedra in Flames is a prodcution of Het Nationale Theater, in coproduction with NEuE.
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Phaedra in Flames
“For me, Phaedra in Flames is about the unstoppable power of love, which, like weeds, keeps springing up among the rubble. Nino Haratischwili shows how we all — women and men alike — live in a world built on outdated structures. The old has not yet disappeared, which means the new cannot be born. Phaedra and Persea attempt to force that renewal, but conservative forces give them no chance. Their attempt is a necessity, especially now. If we do not fight for a loving way of relating to one another, there will be none!”
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