Shakespeare marathon
“Rise and fall of an empire ”
*In order to allow us to better prepare the arrival of this colossal production, the premiere of ROME is postponed to Friday, May 5.
** TIME CHANGE : The May 6 show will now begin at 3pm, in order for the performers to get more rest.
*** Please note: There will be 2 intermissions for this performance. Total duration is 7 hours and 30 minutes including the 2 intermissions.
Binge-watching an entire TV series, eyes glued to your screen, is so 2020–21. It’s time for a unifying saga, an epic experience … it’s time for ROME! Welcome to a Shakespeare marathon: the four Roman plays plus a stage adaptation of a narrative poem, assembled in a single production under the sharp eye of the great director Brigitte Haentjens, with a cast of some 20 performer–athletes and three musicians whose hearts vibrate in tune with the eloquent dialogue translated by the inimitable Jean Marc Dalpé.
ROME is a spectacular seven and a half hour journey behind the scenes of an empire that rose and fell, as if following the trajectory of a prophetic black sun that, 400 years later, resonates eerily with our times. The cycle opens with The Rape of Lucrece, the female body portrayed as a territory to be invaded; a chaotic democracy struggles to emerge in the face of Coriolanus’ contemptuous and exaggerated righteousness; Julius Caesar exposes the implacable mechanics of tyranny; the explosive cocktail of love and politics is captured in Antony and Cleopatra; and the adventure concludes with the legendary bloodbath of Titus Andronicus.
We will depart from ROME basking in the glory of having attended a performance–event that will leave its mark on the soul and the body, even as it chips away at the very foundations of our so-called “civilized” societies.
How the show unfolds
ROME features twenty-nine (29) performers sharing the stage. This Shakespearean saga lasts seven and a half hours (7 hours 30 minutes) and is presented in three (3) parts with two (2) intermissions. Get ready for an extraordinary theatrical experience!
Snack bar service will be available on site.
Part 1 ~ 1 hr 45 min
PROLOGUE
LUCRÈCE: Movements I, II, III
CORIOLAN: Movements I, II
Intermission ~ 30 min
Part 2 ~ 2 hrs 40 min
CORIOLAN : Movement III
JULES CÉSAR: Movements I, II, III
ANTOINE ET CLÉOPÂTRE: Movement I
Intermission ~ 20 min
Part 3 ~ 2 hrs 10 min
ANTOINE ET CLÉOPÂTRE: Movements II, III
TITUS ANDRONICUS: Movements I, II, III