About the Show

Famed Japanese director Satoshi Miyagi creates a new version of this fabled mythology that looks at this ancient play through the prism of Japanese culture. Performed in Japanese with English supertitles.

From the show:

He 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 theatre, Indonesian shadow play, and the Buddhist philosophy to negotiate the boundaries of intercultural encounters while creating a new theatrical universe of globalized proportions.

Critic Reviews (9)

CRITIC’S PICK "A Spellbinding ‘Antigone,’ Both Timeless and Urgent: An easily legible production of the ancient Greek tragedy borrows from the tradition of Noh theater at the Park Avenue Armory."
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3/5 Stars "Satoshi Miyagi's massive account of Sophocles' tragedy is dreamy, then sleepy."
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"At the Armory, a Mesmerizingly 'Japanese 'Antigone'"
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"Satoshi Miyagi's Entrancing Staging of 'ANTIGONE' Arrives From Japan"
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4/5 Stars "'Greek Tragedy Is Reflected Through Traditional Japanese Modes': A Japanese company delivers an unusually immersive staging of a classical play"
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A Best Bet "This drama about morality, resistance, and justice, seen through the prism of Buddist philosophy, proves to be timeless and universally significant...Splitting the characters in the Noh manner demonstrates the wisdom of Buddist detachment and the beauty of one-ness."
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"Perfectly directed (no easy feat, considering the nearly 40 actors that grace the performance) by Satoshi Miyagi, the production is a sonic and visual wonder."
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"Ethereal, stylized and visually stunning, Japanese director Satoshi Miyagi's production of 'Antigone'…fuses several theatrical traditions… inducing occasional confusion and impatience…[and] just as many moments that inspired deep emotions: pity…also awe."
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