Requiem pour Antigone

Antigone represents the absolute and universal symbol of rebellion in the feminine form. The myth has traversed millennia and still endures in our modern world.

This version focuses on the conflict pitting Antigone against Creon, two personalities of unyielding character, set against a colonial war backdrop where yesterday's victims have become today's oppressors.

"Death rather than humiliation" seems to be Antigone's credo. Her sacrifice echoes that of Shakespeare's Lucrece, another iconic figure of tragedy.

Assistant(s): Aïcha Finance Lighting: Jean-Luc Mingot