Antigone
rewriting of Sophocles
dramaturgy and direction Marco Martinelli
assistenti alla regia Valeria Pollice, Gianni Vastarella, Vincenzo Salzano
music Ambrogio Sparagna
set and lighting Vincent Longuemare
costumes Roberta Mattera
with the participation of the students of the Polo liceale “Ernesto Pascal” di Pompei, Istituto tecnico “Eugenio Pantaleo” di Torre del Greco, Istituto tecnico “Renato Elia” di Castellammare di Stabia, Liceo Artistico “Giorgio De Chirico” e Liceo “Pitagora – Croce” di Torre Annunziata
production Parco Archeologico di Pompei
in collaboration with Ravenna Festival, Teatro di Napoli – Teatro Nazionale, Collettivo LaCorsa
An archetypal figure and a universal symbol of rebellion, Antigone challenges our sense of responsibility and justice, reminding us of the present day, torn apart by wars and calls for divine justice. Following a series of comedies by Aristophanes, the latest of which, Lysistrata (“she who dissolves armies”), marked the start of a new four-year collaboration between Ravenna and Pompeii, Marco Martinelli now presents his first tragedy by Sophocles. He has worked with a hundred teenagers on the story of another powerful female figure who rebels against unjust laws. Driven by love, Antigone defies the world to give her brother Polynices a proper burial, against the will of the new ruler of Thebes. So: who are today’s tyrants and rebels? What is our Thebes? What are the injustices of our time?
