Dramaturgy Entry #10

The story of Antigone continues to be preformed in many different ways. On ORO I discovered that the basic story line of Antigone has been the direct source of influence for many ballets and operas. I think this is so because the emotions that are portrayed in the straight play could easily be represented through movement.

From O.R.O
Ballet in one act with choreography by Cranko, music by Theodorakis, and design by Rufino Tamayo. Premiered 19 Oct. 1959 by the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, London, with Beriosova, Burne, and MacLeary. This adaptation of Sophocles' tragedy was revived for Stuttgart Ballet in 1961. Other Antigone ballets include those by Gioia (Venice, 1790), G. Galzerani (Milan, 1825), and Sokolow (mus. Chávez, c.1940).


Citation:
"Antigone" The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. by Debra Craine and Judith Mackrell. Oxford University Press Inc. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Central Washington University. 29 October 2010 <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t74.e118>

Visual Art to Help Portray the Desperation of Antigone

I thought that these two pieces of art clearly depict the desperation of Antigone as the play reaches the point of realization where she knows that she must bury her brother in a respectful way, but knows that by doing so she is pretty much sealing her fate. This point in the play should be a focus point for us to clearly portray her disparity to the audience during this scene in the play. Also to depict her disparity and how it continues to grow.

More Picture Research

I like the idea of including levels into the set design. To me this demonstrates how Antigone has to go out of her class rankings to confront Creon on the subject of her brother not receiving proper burial.

Citation:
 bw.edu

Background On R.C. Jebb Our Translator

For our production we are using the R.C. Jebb translation because it is said to be the most complete translation of Sophocles words.

Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb, (1841-1905) was a British classical scholar and politician.

He was educated at Charterhouse School and at Trinity College, Cambridge. Later in 1891 he was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge University; he was knighted in 1900. Jebb was acknowledged to be one of the most brilliant classical scholars of his time, a humanist and an unsurpassed translator from and into the classical languages.

Jebb is most noted for his translations of:

Sophocles (3rd ed., 1893) the seven plays, text, English translation and notes, the promised edition of the fragments being prevented by his death

Homer (3rd ed., 1888), an introduction to the Iliad and Odyssey

Modern Greece (1901)

The Growth and Influence of Classical Greek Poetry (1893)


Citation:

Jeb, Richard Claverhouse in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.

Video Post

The link below show a short video clip of Jody Williams, one of only seven women to be given the Nobel Peace Prize for her work as an active women's and human rights activist. She basically discusses the fact that it is important to stand up for change in the event you see things going on contrary to your beliefs or values. Sort of a call to action for people in our generation.

The content of "Antigone" portrays this belief too, but Antigone is the only one strong enough to stand up and be willing to be shot down, but still continue on in righting the wrong she sees in her world. Just more background to continue to widen our views for the play and the message we want to portray.

Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIhfBqwcaxs