I, Antigone
Title
I, Antigone
Description
I, Antigone from Jean Anouilh's Antigone, with additional writing by Ketsia Velaphi & Ntumekelelo Siyepu.
The body of Polynices, Antigone's brother, has been ordered to remain unburied by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Antigone's faithfulness to her dead brother and his proper burial, and her defiance of the dictator Creon, seals her fate. Movement is central in this work and it functions as a device that takes the narrative forward and also as a theatrical language that attempts to give expression to.
The vocabulary used in this work is movement which unfolds in very particular ways when we think about it in relation to the text. Movement is the heartbeat of this work and it’s used very intentionally as a theatrical language that gives expression to Antigone's rage.
Antingone/Isamene: Katherine Sharp
Antingone/Isamene: Ketsia Velaphi
Creon: Liam Reeves
Haemon: Tobias Krause
Guard: Lucas Brame
Chrous: Natascha Nakuumba
Priest: Liyabona Ncana
Messenger: Nicole Potgieter
The body of Polynices, Antigone's brother, has been ordered to remain unburied by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Antigone's faithfulness to her dead brother and his proper burial, and her defiance of the dictator Creon, seals her fate. Movement is central in this work and it functions as a device that takes the narrative forward and also as a theatrical language that attempts to give expression to.
The vocabulary used in this work is movement which unfolds in very particular ways when we think about it in relation to the text. Movement is the heartbeat of this work and it’s used very intentionally as a theatrical language that gives expression to Antigone's rage.
Antingone/Isamene: Katherine Sharp
Antingone/Isamene: Ketsia Velaphi
Creon: Liam Reeves
Haemon: Tobias Krause
Guard: Lucas Brame
Chrous: Natascha Nakuumba
Priest: Liyabona Ncana
Messenger: Nicole Potgieter
Genre
Greek Tragedy
Proficiency Level
Student
Year Created
2022
Opening Date
2022-06-12
Closing Date
2022-06-14
Start Time
Sunday 12 June 2022 @ 15h00
Monday 13 June 2022 @ 20h00
Tuesday 14 June 2022 @ 18h00
Age Restriction
13
Restriction Warning
This play makes use of flashing lights and a haze machine which may affect some audience members.
Performance Venue
228 Theatre on Lower Main Road
Geographic Location of Performance
Cape Town
Producer
AFDA Cape Town
Director
Mahlatsi Mokgonyana
Text By
Jean Anouilh
Ketsia Velaphi
Ntumekelelo Siyepu
Performers
Katherine Sharp
Ketsia Velaphi
Liam Reeves
Tobias Krause
Lucas Brame
Natascha Nakuumba
Liyabona Ncana
Nicole Potgieter
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Rights Holder
This production was done in 2022 with graduating students in the Live Performance School at AFDA, Cape Town. All pertaining written documentation and visual material belongs to AFDA and may not be reproduced without the permission of AFDA, Cape Town. All use of this production material must be accredited to AFDA and referenced accordingly. This work may be used for research purposes only and is the intellectual property of AFDA.
