Łukasz Twarkowski / Anka Herbut / Dailes Theatre Latvia
ROHTKO
Dates
thu 26 mar 2026 - 19:00
fri 27 mar 2026 - 19:00
sat 28 mar 2026 - 19:00
location
Rode zaal
price
€ 10 → 45
duration
4h interval
with intermission ca. 20:40
Extra info
Belgian premiere
language
Spoken Language: Chinese, English, Latvian, Polish / Surtitles: Dutch, English
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ROHTKO hits you with an inescapable force in your face. De Theaterkrant
With a deliberate typographical error in the title, the sought-after Polish iconoclast Łukasz Twarkowski nods to imitation brands like Adibas and Dolce Banana. Following the spectacular QUANTA, which graced the Red Hall last season, he once again shakes up the international theatre landscape. ROHTKO is a monumental spectacle, inspired by one of the greatest scandals in the art world. This emerged when an unsuspecting couple purchased a forged painting by Mark Rothko for over eight million dollars, only to discover that the renowned New York gallery Knoedler had been dealing in forgeries of Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Robert Motherwell for years.
In a large-scale spectacle brimming with pulsating beats, video projections, dynamic set changes, and intertwining storylines, Twarkowski questions whether fake can also be real. Whether a forgery can evoke genuine emotions. According to the Chinese philosophy of ‘shanzai’, it certainly can. In this concept, an original product is not fixed but serves as a starting point for creative interpretation. One thing is certain: what applies to Rothko's paintings also holds true for Twarkowski's so-called ‘Netflix theatre’. Once you’ve seen it, you’ll never forget it. Fake or not.
In a large-scale spectacle brimming with pulsating beats, video projections, dynamic set changes, and intertwining storylines, Twarkowski questions whether fake can also be real. Whether a forgery can evoke genuine emotions. According to the Chinese philosophy of ‘shanzai’, it certainly can. In this concept, an original product is not fixed but serves as a starting point for creative interpretation. One thing is certain: what applies to Rothko's paintings also holds true for Twarkowski's so-called ‘Netflix theatre’. Once you’ve seen it, you’ll never forget it. Fake or not.