HAMLET

Perfomance, 18+ 2:00
october 7, Tue Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
20:00
october 8, Wed Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
20:00
october 9, Thu Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
20:00
october 11, Sat Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
20:00
october 12, Sun Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
15:00
october 14, Tue Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
20:00
october 15, Wed Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
20:00
october 16, Thu Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
20:00
october 17, Fri Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
20:00
october 18, Sat Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
20:00
october 19, Sun Premiere
THEATRE DU CHÂTELET, PARIS, FRANCE
15:00
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare is perhaps one of the most well-known works in the theatrical repertoire worldwide. This play serves as a point of reference when “time is out of joint” or “when the past demands vengeance and the future, a choice,” as Kirill Serebrennikov puts it. For this production at the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Russian director and filmmaker has taken a bold, radical approach: Hamlet is portrayed by several actors, splitting and multiplying, delivering his lines in multiple languages — English, Russian, German, and French. Shakespeare’s play inspired Kirill Serebrennikov to create a show in which Hamlet is confronted with himself, his time, and the audience: “Hamlet as violence. Hamlet as myth. Hamlet as diagnosis. Hamlet as rhizome. Hamlet as phobia. Hamlet as memory.”

Adapted for musical theatre — that is, with a performative approach blending text and music in all possible combinations — Hamlet is accompanied by the Ensemble intercontemporain, conducted alternately by Pierre Bleuse and Yalda Zamani. The orchestra will perform music by Blaise Ubaldini, composed specifically for a large ensemble (thirty musicians) including drums and electric bass, an electronic synthesiser, and a vocal trio.


"To be abnormal is to have doubts about the laws of existence. It’s the insolent man who turns up and says: "No, that’s not how it is, it’s not like that." So he gets beaten up, driven away, cursed. But through the questions he raises, he might change all sorts of things. And in the end, people say, "Yes, there’s something in that, and he was probably right."

Anthony Palou and Nathalie Simon, “Kirill Serebrennikov, un Russe pas très tranquille”. 

Le Figaro, 6 July 2022

 

Language: French, English, German, Russian (surtitled in French and English)

Production by the Théâtre du Châtelet in coproduction with Kirill & Friends Company


AUTHORS
PLAY, DIRECTION, SET AND COSTUME DESIGN
KI­RILL SE­REB­RENNI­KOV
MUSIC (Théâtre du Châtelet)
BLA­ISE UBAL­DI­NI
MUSICAL DIRECTION
PI­ER­RE BLE­USE, YAL­DA ZA­MANI
COSTUMES AND MASKS CO-CREATION
SHAL­VA NIK­VASH­VI­LI
DRAMATURGY
AN­NA SHA­LAS­HO­VA
MUSICAL DRAMATURGY
DA­NI­IL OR­LOV
LIGHTING DESIGN
DA­NI­IL MOS­KO­VICH
VIDEO DESIGN
ILYA SHA­GALOV
SOUND DESIGN
IWAN PRE­BEN
ASSOCIATE SET DESIGN
OL­GA PAV­LUK
CAMERAMAN
FROL POD­LESNYI
ARTISTIC PRODUCTION MANAGER
ALI­NA ALESH­CHEN­KO

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