ANTIGONE
Can one defy the law in the service of a greater cause?
Psychological, political and philosophical dilemmas meet in fiery conflict in a bone-to-bone version of Sophocles’ Antigone performed by two actors and a live electronic musician.
Punishment and conscience, young and old, woman and man, individual and society are pitted against each other when ZeBU and Signe Kærup Dahl present political world literature on stage. Who does the audience sympathize with: the rebel Antigone or the authority Creon?
Throughout the generations, civil disobedience has taken place. How does the state affect the individual, and how do we experience it in today’s conflicts?
The performance is particularly targeted at ancient knowledge at secondary school level.
The story in brief
The twin brothers Polynices and Eteocles fight for power in Thebes after their father – Oedipus – has fled the city. Eteocles is elected king, but the brothers are unclear and kill each other in a big battle. Now Oedipus’ brother-in-law, Creon, must take over and orders that Polynices, as the attacking part, should not be buried in holy ground, but instead rot. Creon announces that there will be a death penalty for anyone who defies his command. Antigone – sister of Eteocles and Polynices – stands in the wings and she is angry. Creon violates the laws of the gods; the family must be buried to gain access to the underworld. Her sisterly duty outweighs the king’s orders: Polynices must and must be buried.
From 15 years
Duration 55 min.
Guestplay ZeBU
EXPERIENCE ANTIGONE ON TOUR
Antigone will be on tour in September and October 2024, so don’t hesitate to contact henriette@zebu.nu if you want to hear more about the possibilities. We travel all over the country, and the show is suitable for high schools – particularly targeting ancient knowledge.
WORKSHOP ADAPTED TO THE CLASSROOM
At ZeBU, you can purchase tailor-made workshop courses guided and facilitated by our skilled theater educators. This means that the theater experience finds its footing in professional courses that fit into your teaching. Only the imagination sets the limits, and our theater teaching team is ready for sparring. So what do you wish for? Contact us today on 71 99 88 77 to hear more.
CREDITS
Co-production | ZeBU and Signe Kærup Dahl |
Director | Jørgen Carlslund |
Processing of manuscript | Jan Overgaard Mogensen |
Cast | Jan Overgaard Mogensen, Carl Martin Norén |
Musical concept developer | Signe Kærup Dahl |
Composer and musician | Marie Rørbæk |
Dramaturg | Anne Nymark |
Scenography consultant | Filippa Berglund |
Lighting designer | Jørgen Carlslund and consultant Sonja Lea |
Consultant | Vibeke Wrede |
Production manager | Nicole Johansen |
Tailor | Michael Nøhr |
Seamstress | Andrea Næsborg Olsen |
Builder | Jonathan Hjorth |
Photographer (top banner) | Sonja Lovdal |
Photographer | Emilia Therese |