Ivo Van Hove

Early Life and Artistic Journey

Belgian director Ivo van Hove, known for his avant-garde dramatizations, draws upon two Euripides texts, "Orestes" and "Electra," to tell the tale of a brother and sister united in their resentment of their mother, Clytemnestra. In collaboration with the Comedie-Francaise, van Hove is bringing the production to the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus for the Athens and Epidaurus Festival.

Internationally acclaimed Belgian director Ivo van Hove and the Toneelgroep Amsterdam help launch this year's Greek Festival with a double-bill adaptation of two films by Ingmar Bergman.

In collaboration with the British Embassy and the British Council in Athens, the Athens Concert Hall will be live-streaming a performance of Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" in a National Theater production from the Lyttelton Theater in London on Thursday, March 9.

National Theatre Live, an initiative operated by the Royal National Theatre in London, which broadcasts live via satellite, performances of its productions to movie theaters, cinemas and arts centers around the world, will presents Arthur Miller's masterpiece "A View from a Bridge"directed by Ivo Van Hove.

We saw Juliette Binoche for the first time in Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Three Colours: Blue” movie and we fell in love with her talent. The French actress has visited Greece many a time and is a huge fan of ancient drama. In a few weeks, the actress will be acting out Antigone, in London the famous Sophocles ancient tragedy, this time directed by Ivo Van Hove.