Jochem Valkenburg on Octavia. Trepanation
Jochem Valkenburg | 2017 | заметка

“I can safely say that mounting the world premiere of Octavia. Trepanation was one of the greatest adventures the Holland Festival embarked upon in recent years – in collaboration with Stanislavsky Electrotheatre. Thanks to the visionary work of director Boris Yukhananov, the brilliant score by Dmitri Kourliandski, a fabulous ensemble of performers (including an immense choir of terracotta soldiers sourced locally) and super dedicated teams at both partner institutions, it became an unforgettable theatrical, musical and philosophical enquiry into the mechanisms of tyranny. At the same time, Octavia beautifully demonstrates that there are no limits to the artistic imagination, and that festivals and theaters are here to turn those dreams into realities.“ 

Jochem Valkenburg,
programming director music & music theatre, Holland Festival.