ANTIGONE

Psychological, political and philosophical dilemmas meet in fiery conflict in a raw 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 confronted when Theatre ZeBU and Signe Kærup Dahl present political world literature on stage. Who does the audience sympathize with: The rebel Antigone or the authority Creon?

Civil disobedience has taken place for generations. How does the state affect the individual, and how do we experience it in today’s conflicts?

The performance is particularly targeted at ancient history studies at high school level.

The story in brief
The twin brothers Polyneices and Eteocles fight for power in Thebes after their father – Oedipus – has fled the city. Eteocles is elected king, but the brothers are confused and kill each other in a great battle. Now Oedipus’ brother-in-law, Creon, must take over the government and orders that Polyneices, as the attacking party, should not be buried in sacred ground, but instead rot. Creon announces that there will be a death penalty for anyone who defies his order. Behind the scenes stands Antigone – sister of Eteocles and Polyneices – and she is angry. Creon violates the laws of the gods, because the family must be buried in order to gain access to the realm of the dead. Her duty as a sister weighs heavier than the king’s orders: Polyneices must be buried.