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PEEP: Antigone, An Exploration of Performing Live Theatre During a Pandemic, Using Sophocles’ Antigone
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PEEP: Antigone
This practice-led research designed and deployed a dramaturgical methodology, Pandemic/Epidemic Embodied Performance (‘PEEP’), to stage a live theatre production of the ancient Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, in response to the disruptions to theatre caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The resulting production, performed within a large Perspex box, in a non-conventional theatre space, which adhered to health and safety protocols, demonstrated that theatre could remain live during the pandemic while maintaining the aesthetics and ephemeral qualities of theatre. Integral to this research is an exploration of how ancient Greek tragedy is relevant to contemporary theatre audiences.
Positioning the research through an epistemologically dramaturgical and theatrical perspective, the written thesis is structured as an ancient Greek tragic plot, with titles to guide the audience through the story of this research process. The written thesis reflects upon the processes of the rehearsal space and the disruptions and pressures which arose from the pandemic conditions.
This practice-led research designed and deployed a dramaturgical methodology, Pandemic/Epidemic Embodied Performance (‘PEEP’), to stage a live theatre production of the ancient Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, in response to the disruptions to theatre caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The resulting production, performed within a large Perspex box, in a non-conventional theatre space, which adhered to health and safety protocols, demonstrated that theatre could remain live during the pandemic while maintaining the aesthetics and ephemeral qualities of theatre. Integral to this research is an exploration of how ancient Greek tragedy is relevant to contemporary theatre audiences.
Positioning the research through an epistemologically dramaturgical and theatrical perspective, the written thesis is structured as an ancient Greek tragic plot, with titles to guide the audience through the story of this research process. The written thesis reflects upon the processes of the rehearsal space and the disruptions and pressures which arose from the pandemic conditions.
