SOPHOCLES ANTIGONE_ EPIDAURUS | 20, 21.07.2018

Little Theater of Ancient Epidaurus

Athens And Epidaurus Festival

Eteocles fell in battle, defending his city. He is a hero.

Eteocles usurped the throne that was rightfully his brother’s.

Polynices died while fighting against his own homeland. He is a traitor.

Polynices claimed the throne that was rightfully his.

Who is right? Who is wrong?

 

Creon is responsible for the Polis. There is a blind spot in the Polis.

Creon faithfully does what is, by his own declaration, necessary for the restoration of peace and order.

Antigone is responsible for her family and the dead of the family.

Antigone violates the laws of the Polis, causing mayhem and disorder.

Who is right? Who is wrong?

 

Athens prohibits proper burial of the sacrilegious, the traitors, and the suicides.

From just lord and keeper of the law, Creon becomes an obsessive tyrant; his stance precipitates three suicides.

Antigone buries her brother, thus doing what is normally reserved for men.

Creon mourns his son’s dead body, thus doing what is normally reserved for women.

Which one of the two is the tragic character?

 

 

CONTRIBUTORS

 

Translation – Dramaturgy: Nikos A. Panagiotopoulos

Direction: Konstantinos Ntellas

Set design: Andreas Skourtis

Costume design: Konstantina Mardiki

Original music: Alexandros Ktistakis

Lighting design: Panagiotis Lampis

Assistant to the set designer: Vivianna Chiotini

Assistant director – Movement: Androniki Marathaki

Communication: Maria Konstantopoulou

Cast: Efthimis Chalkidis, Thanasis Dovris, Konstantinos Ntellas, Fani Panagiotidou, Maria Parasyri, Despoina Dorina Remediaki

Production Design: Konstantinos Sakkas

Production Manager-Coordinator: Maria Vasariotou

Line production: Ioanna Venetaki

Production Management: Delta Pi

 

Participants: Students and graduates of Ptolemaida’s Music School: Christodoulos Anagnostopoulos, Stylianos Vlachodimos, Dimitris Mentesidis, Christos Zgouros. Students of Ligourio High School, Epidaurus Municipality. Members of KAPI, Epidaurus Municipality.

 

The following students of the Athens School of Fine Arts helped in preparing and constructing the sets: Konstantinos Valioutis, Marina Markouli, Lydia Maria Xyggi.

 

The performance is realized with the support of Athens Culture Net (founding donor: Stavros Niarchos Foundation) and Athens Digital Lab of the City of Athens, with exclusive donation from Stavrios Niarchos Foundation through Athens Partnership, a collaboration of COSMOTE, NOKIA and Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

 

Rehearsals were held at the Serafio Sports, Culture and Innovation Centre of the City of Athens.

 

 

LINKS

 

Sophocles Antigone | Konstantinos Ntellas

Sophocles Antigone, Konstantinos Ntellas | Athens And Epidaurus Festival 2018

Sophocles Antigone, Konstantinos Ntellas | Athens And Epidaurus Festival

Sophocles Antigone, Konstantinos Ntellas | Athens And Epidaurus Festival Website