Greek tragedy “Antigone” recreated by Vietnamese director
The launch of the play “Antigone” by Director Tran Luc on November 14 marked the start of a theater project by Goethe Institut in collaboration with Hanoi-based Youth Theatre of Vietnam running from late 2021 to early 2022.
A scene from the play “Antigone” by Director Tran Luc. (Photo: nhandan.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The launch of the play “Antigone”by Director Tran Luc on November 14 marked the start of a theater project byGoethe Institut in collaboration with Hanoi-based Youth Theatre of Vietnam running from late2021 to early 2022.
“Antigone” was written by Sophokles, one of the ancientGreek playwrights. For two and a half thousand years, the play has inspiredthe creative world and challenged to reflect on human nature and our place insociety. The project engages several well-known theatre directors in Vietnam.
Antigone by Sophocles is little known in Vietnam. It is saidto be very similar to “Kieu”, the main character of Vietnam’s classic versenovel “The tale of Kieu” by Nguyen Du. Like Kieu, Antigone came from a goodfamily, made a moral decision for moral reasons and was consequently at themercy of power structures and violence in her environment.
It is also about loyalty to the family and the state, abouthuman dignity and social cohesion, about the course of history and theimportance of the individual in society.
Recreated by Director Tran Luc with Vietnam’s traditionaltheatre techniques, the play has been more closely related to Vietnameseaudience and able to touch their hearts./.
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A scene from the play “Antigone” by Director Tran Luc. (Photo: nhandan.vn)
