{"id":10584,"date":"2025-09-29T15:53:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hessisches-staatsballett.de\/?post_type=nb_production&p=10584"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:40:54","slug":"i-am-bob","status":"publish","type":"nb_production","link":"https:\/\/www.hessisches-staatsballett.de\/en\/stuecke\/i-am-bob\/","title":{"rendered":"I am Bob"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In I am Bob<\/em><\/strong>, Imre and Marne van Opstal work with a large ensemble of sixteen dancers. At the heart of the Dutch sibling duo\u2019s piece lies the theme of identity. \u201cBob\u201d serves as a metaphor for the modern human being, caught and worn down by the endless systems of belonging\u2014career, everyday life, cultural background, and societal expectations. This entanglement within a web of dependencies is danced through synchronized group formations, repeatedly interrupted by soloist interventions. Individual outbursts and collective reintegration, the pressure to conform and the striving for freedom, unfold in a dynamic tension. An at times absurd undertone runs through the work, highlighting the duo\u2019s stylistic versatility. Following last year\u2019s emotionally charged I\u2019m afraid to forget your smile<\/em>, the van Opstals have now also been nominated for this year\u2019s German Theatre Prize DER FAUST with Voodoo Waltz<\/em>\u2014a production co-created with Hessisches Staatsballett at Schauspielhaus Bochum.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Choreography, Stage, and Costume <\/strong>Imre & Marne van Opstal<\/p>\n

Lighting and Stage <\/strong>Tom Visser<\/p>\n

Music <\/strong>Amos Ben Tal<\/p>\n

Dramaturgy <\/strong>Lucas Herrmann<\/p>\n

Ballet Mistress <\/strong>Jaione Zabala<\/p>\n

Stage Management <\/strong>Uwe Fischer<\/p>\n

Original Cast <\/strong>Greta Dato, Peng Chen, Margaret Howard, Sayaka Kado, Milica Mu\u010dibabi\u0107, Rita Winder, Alessio Damiani, Vanessa Shield, Aur\u00e9lie Patriarca, Masayoshi Katori, Anthony Michael Pucci, Jorge Moro Argote, Alessio Pirrone, Yamil Ortiz, Tatsuki Takada, Benjamin Wilson<\/p>\n

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung “Sind wir nicht alle ein bisschen Bob” – Stefan Benz, 13.10.2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Frankfurter Rundschau “Hessisches Staatsballett mit ‘Broken Bob’ – Sch\u00f6nheit in Zerst\u00f6rung” – Sylvia Staude, 20.10.2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Die Deutsche B\u00fchne “Unaufhaltsam: Xie Xin, Imre van Opstal, Marne van Opstal: Broken Bob” – Melanie Suchy, 19.10.2024<\/a><\/p>\n

hr2 Kultur “Ausbruch aus der androgynen Masse” – Joelle Westerfeld, 22.10.2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung “Viel Gef\u00fchl und schiere Masse” – Melanie Suchy, 20.10.2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Echo Online “Darmstadt zeigt Ballett-Premiere im Takt der Maschine” – Stefan Benz, 24.10.2024<\/a><\/p>\n

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