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>
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