The Antigone Project

Colm Toibin and the actress Lisa Dwan will be examining the various translations of Antigone and the way that this text and story have been dealt with over the centuries. The class will analyze some translations of the play and also versions by Seamus Heaney, Anne Carson, Brecht, Anouilh and Athol Fugard. We will also work with creative writing students as they make their own versions, and performance students as they work out how the play in its versions could be produced. The class will be inviting in teachers from classical studies and other disciplines, including classical studies, literary studies and law.