It's Intense': Ivo van Hove and Jan Versweyveld on Bringing 'A Little Life' to BAM
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Known for their confrontational Broadway adaptations of landmarks like “The Crucible” and “West Side Story,” the Dutch theater maker and his production-designer husband have now adapted Hanya Yanagihara’s novel for a limited run in Brooklyn.
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A Little Life' Review: Ivo Van Hove Play Starring James Norton
A Little Life, Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam — a world of pain
Ivo Van Hove on the theatre of trauma: 'It's devastating, in a good way
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THEATRICAL VERSION OF A LITTLE LIFE 'IS DELIBERATELY PHYSICALLY INTENSE' SAYS DIRECTOR
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A Little Life' Review: Ivo Van Hove Play Starring James Norton, a little life
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Review: Ivo van Hove Brings A Little Life to the Stage, as Sublime as It Is Exhausting
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Director Ivo van Hove
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Review: Ivo van Hove Brings A Little Life to the Stage, as Sublime as It Is Exhausting
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A Little Life' Review: A Collage of Unrelenting Torment - The New York Times
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Director Ivo van Hove
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A Little Life' Comes to the Stage. The Audience Can't Look Away. - The New York Times
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Interview: Ivo van Hove on Adapting Visconti's The Damned for the Stage - Slant Magazine
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Ivo van Hove's A Little Life Will Run At BAM's 2022 Next Wave Festival
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Ivo van Hove's A Little Life Will Run At BAM's 2022 Next Wave Festival