I Want Absolute Beauty
PJ HARVEY, IVO VAN HOVE, (LA)HORDE, SANDRA HÜLLER
World Premiere
Sandra Hüller sings songs by the legendary singer-songwriter PJ Harvey
One woman. Her journey. Her decisions. Sandra Hüller (Oscar nominee for Anatomy of a Fall) sings and acts the leading role, embarking on an epic journey through extreme emotional and mental landscapes. She is joined by dancers, including some from the Ballet national de Marseille, directed by the revolutionary artistic collective (LA)HORDE, Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer and Arthur Harel who also co-choreographed Madonna’s Celebration Tour. We follow the protagonist’s attempts to become her true self, defying the roles and expectations society has for her. She reinvents herself in every encounter, every relationship and every city. With I Want Absolute Beauty Ivo Van Hove opens Ruhrtriennale 2024. This emphatic music theatre production with chosen songs by alternative rock star PJ Harvey shows how we can overcome obstacles, grow from them and finally accept that we can only take life as it comes. And that can feel really good!
Produced by Ruhrtriennale in partnership with Ballet national de Marseille direction (LA)HORDE.
Audio introduction
Find out more about the the production in our audio introduction.
Cast
- Conceived and directed by
- Ivo Van Hove
- Choreography
- (LA)HORDE - Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel (In collaboration with the dancers and the choreography assistants)
- Music
- PJ Harvey
- Set Design, Lighting Design
- Jan Versweyveld
- Video Design
- Christopher Ash
- Costume Design
- An D'Huys
- Sound Design
- Tom Gibbons
- Musical Director
- Liesa Van der Aa
- Dramaturgical advice
- Koen Tachelet
- Associate Bühnenbild
- Bart Van Merode
- Associate Light Design
- Dennis van Scheppingen
- Associate Sound Design
- Erwin Sterk
- Assistant Director
- Philip Decker
- Assistant Choreography
- Jacquelyn Elder ,
- Julien Monty
- Assistant Costume Design
- Belza Beausoleil
- Stage Management
- Dorike van Genderen
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- With
- Sandra Hüller (Play / Singing) ,
- Casper Tveteraas Hauge ,
- Efua Maria Aikins ,
- Emma Savoldelli-Harris ,
- Evan Sagadencky ,
- Jens van der Pijl ,
- Louka Gailliez ,
- Luca Völkel ,
- Nahimana Vandenbussche ,
- Sarah Abicht ,
- Timothy Firmin ,
- Tristan Sagon
- With special appearance by
- Isabelle Huppert
- And the voice of
- PJ Harvey
- Band
- Liesa Van der Aa ,
- Anke Verslype ,
- Neil Claes ,
- Alban Sarens
- Production Manager Ruhrtriennale
- Stefanie Hiltl
- Technical Project Manager Ruhrtriennale
- Georg Bugiel
- Technician
- Harald Adams ,
- Konrad Anger ,
- Steven Böhm ,
- Sascha Brandt ,
- Willi Eidam ,
- Desirée García López ,
- Bruno Grotsch ,
- Leif Hetfeld ,
- Severino Jurischka ,
- Andreas Korogonas ,
- Frank Kostadimas ,
- Torben Krol ,
- Daniel Lein ,
- Franzi Luhn ,
- Ole Meißner ,
- Gerd Mikuscheit ,
- Fernando Quartana ,
- Stefan Rausch ,
- Uwe Renken ,
- Stephan Schneppel ,
- Alma Schraer ,
- Ralph Schwarzenauer ,
- Stephanie von Porbeck ,
- Dominik Wegmann ,
- Christoph Wüst
- Dressing, collaboration costumes
- Sabine Höhfeld ,
- Laura Effsing ,
- Natalie Soroko ,
- Renate Wellershausen
Directions and arrival
Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
An der Jahrhunderthalle 1
44793 Bochum
I Want Absolute Beauty
PJ HARVEY, IVO VAN HOVE, (LA)HORDE, SANDRA HÜLLERFestival Stories
Artistic Synergies
A conversation between Ivo Van Hove and (LA)HORDE
INTO THE UNKNOWN
Poet and singer-songwriter PJ Harvey and Intendant of Ruhrtriennale Ivo Van Hove in conversation