SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONTHIS FALL, join Park Avenue Armory for
the North American premiere of a thrilling
new take on Sophocles’ Antigone from
renowned Japanese director Satoshi
Miyagi and the Shizuoka Performing
Arts Center (SPAC). Following its world
premiere at the 2017 Festival d’Avignon,
Miyagi’s Antigone boldly reimagines the
classic Greek tragedy through the prism of
Japanese culture.
Miyagi turns the stage into a flowing
river of water, known in many spiritual
beliefs to separate the world of the
living from that of the dead. This fresh
take presents a riveting play about loss
and memorialization in a way that is
both timeless and timely, mixing the
foundational principles of Greek tragedy,
Japanese Noh theater, Indonesian shadow
play, and the Buddhist philosophy to
negotiate the boundaries of intercultural
encounters while creating a new theatrical
universe of globalized proportions.
A Timeless Play for Today
(^) ANTIGONE AT PARK (^) AVENUEARMORY
Thompson Arts Center 643 Park Avenue armoryonpark.com
Photo: Christophe Raynaud de Lage
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