HEMPSTEAD, NY – Hofstra University Honors College presented Sophocles’ Antigone, presented by the Theatrikos Kyklos, under the direction of founder Lefteris Giovanidis, on Thursday, November 2, at The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, South Campus.
Antigone is a humane and political play against oppression, and is regarded as the finest surviving drama of ancient Greek literature, and the most complete, both structurally and textually. It deals with all the key elements of civilization — polis, demos, tyranny, law, hubris, discipline, and anarchy. A discussion led by Hofstra faculty and members of the Theatrikos Kyklos followed the performance.
The Theatrikos Kyklos ensemble consists of Greek actors who specialize in ancient drama at the National Greek Theater, as well as at the Athens and Epidaurus festivals.
The event was free and open to the public and was co-sponsored by the Hofstra Cultural Center; Departments of Drama and Dance, Comparative Literature, Languages and Linguistics, and English; and the Women’s Studies Program.
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