9 November| 18:00 – I.L. Caragiale National Theater Bucharest, Studio Hall
“Our Antigone is the bird that sings the metaphysics of despair. Her weeping multiplies into many others. A group of women hear her voice and invade the city, foreshadowing social change. A dangerous game….”
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By: Cosmin Stănilă and Ionuț Sociu, based on Oedipus the Emperor, Antigone and Bacchae
Translated by: Ioana Flora
Directed by: Andrei Măjeri
Set and costume design: Adrian Balcău
Choreography: Andrea Gavriliu
Sound design: Adrian Piciorea
Video design: Siniša Cvetić
Assistant director: Milorad Savanović
Cast:
Antigone: Hana Selimović
Oedipus: Branislav Jerković
Jocasta: Sanja Mikitišin
Creon: Milovan Filipović
Tiresias: Radoje Čupić
Reporter: Nikolina Spasić
Nursemaid/ Merope: Gordana Đurđević Dimić
Ismene: Sonja Isailović
Polyneices/ Eteocles: Aljoša Đidić
Young Antigone: Iskra Šimon
Young Ismene: Anđela Paščan
Chorus:
Aleksandra Pejić
Danica Nikolić
Katarina Bradonjić
Mina Pavlica
Ivana Pančić
Simonida Mandić
Producer: Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad
Duration: 1h50min
Not suitable under 16 years of age
Performance in Serbian with Romanian and English subtitles
“Antigone may not be a true heroine, but she responds to the strong desire of those who want their voices to be heard. Having a flashback to the past (sometimes from a parodic perspective), she tries to rethink the role of women in society. Questioning the image of her father (Oedipus), Antigone is struck by the most terrible feeling: powerlessness.”