Antigone Undone: Juliette Binoche, Anne Carson, Ivo van Hove, and the Art of Resistance (The Regina Collection, 8) - Hardcover

Aitken, Will

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0889775214 ISBN 13: 9780889775213

Publisher: University of Regina Press, 2018

Synopsis

What can be learned from tragedy and the art of theater

In 2015 Will Aitken journeyed to Luxembourg for the rehearsals and premiere of Anne Carson’s translation of Sophokles’ 5th-century BCE tragedy Antigone, starring Juliette Binoche and directed by theatrical sensation Ivo van Hove.

In watching the play, he became awestruck with the plight of the young woman at the centre of the action. “Look at what these men are doing to me,” An­tigone cries, expressing the predicament of the dispossessed throughout time. Transfixed by the strange and uncanny power of the play, he finds himself haunted by its protagonist, finally resulting in a suicidal breakdown.

With a backstage view of the action, Aitken illuminates the creative process of Carson, Binoche, and Van Hove and offers a rare glimpse into collaborative genius in action. He also investi­gates the response to the play by Hegel, Virginia Woolf, Judith Butler, and others, who too, were moved by its timeless protest against injustice.

About this title

Book Description:

An urgent and mesmerizing account of the creative and destructive powers of great art, Antigone Undone also offers an inside look at the creative processes of Anne Carson, Juliette Binoche, and Ivo van Hove.

About the Author:

Will Aitken has written three novels – Realia, A Visit Home, Terre Haute – and the non-fiction book Death in Venice: A Queer Film Classic. He lives in Montreal.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Regina Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0889775214
• ISBN 13: 9780889775213
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240