Antigone

Title
Antigone
Description
Tragedy adaptation performance at the Bouffes du Nord, Paris. Apparently the production also toured to Mali, Guinea and Senegal, though this has not been confirmed. This was a co-production between countries, Mali and Burkina Faso.

Text by Jean-Louis Sagot-Duvauroux and Habib Dembélé. The majority of the text is in French but with chants in Bambara. Performed by Soutigui Kouyate (Creon), Djénéba Kané (Antigone), Hélène Diarra (Tiresias).
Language
French
Bambara
Year Created
1999
Performance Venue
Bouffes du Nord
Geographic Location of Performance
Paris
Producer
Mandéka Théâtre (Bamako , Mali)
Director
Soutigui Kouyate
Text By
Jean-Louis Sagot-Duvauroux
Habib Dembélé
Performers
Soutigui Kouyate
Djénéba Kané
Hélène Diarra
Play Based On
Antigone