NEW YORK—Stark, severe, uncompromising, dark—these are the qualities imbued by director Ivo van Hove into his production of “Antigone,” translated by Anne Carson in a new version of Sophokles’s classic play.
Costumed in modern dress, mostly in black (An d'Huys), with a minimalist set and lighting design (Jan Versweyveld), this version speaks to 21st century audiences. Softly throbbing background music (Daniel Freitag) deepens the effect, while video projections (Tal Yarden) strengthen the modernist concept.
Sophokles's ideas—universal and timeless—ring true in today's conflict-torn world.
