In Search of Greek Theatre #1 Audio Described: Antigone (2012) at the National Theatre

Audio described model. Step into the National Theatre’s Archive and uncover the tales behind Polly Findlay’s manufacturing of Antigone, tailored by Don Taylor and starring Christopher Eccleston and Jodie Whittaker.

In this digital go to to the Archive, comply with our exploration and discovery of how the work of historical Greek dramatists like Sophocles may be communicated successfully by way of efficiency. We will see how gadgets from the Archive will help discover various stagings and completely different interpretations of the play.

This video explains some of the conventions of Greek tragedy such the open-air set, the refrain, and costume and delves into the practicalities of staging an historical Greek play in a contemporary theatre constructing. We additionally talk about the idea of ensemble in fashionable theatre apply, and on this manufacturing.

As an instance of seminal world literature, Sophocles’ Antigone has been tailored and carried out on virtually each continent. Going behind the scenes of the productions lets us ask contemporary questions on why these performs and their myths are nonetheless related right this moment. Looking at these texts in efficiency additionally permits us to unlock new interpretations of traditional literature.
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The movie options Dr Lucy Jackson, Assistant Professor in historical Greek literature at Durham University and Erin Lee, Head of Archive at the National Theatre, London.

The movie was funded by Durham University and made by the National Theatre.
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