Antigone. Law and Disobedience
Temporary exhibition

On the occasion of the world premiere of Ulrich Rasche’s Antigone (a co-production of the Athens Epidaurus Festival and National Theatre), the exhibition space of the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus hosts a new temporary exhibition titled Antigone. Law and Disobedience.

Open to the public in parallel to the performances at the Argolic theatre, the exhibition traces the transformations of one of ancient drama’s most iconic works—a play that has profoundly shaped Western modern consciousness—during its multiple iterations over the seventy-year history of the Epidaurus Festival.

Precious documents from the Athens Epidaurus Festival and many more cultural organisations and theatre companies in Greece and abroad (photographs, costumes, set models, music scores, and audiovisual material) evoke key instances of the Epidaurus history in the memory of the visitor. Further, the exhibition approaches the palimpsest of theatrical performance through a historical lens, inviting visitors to contemplate Antigone’s enduring themes, such as the notion of law and disobedience as both personal and political choices, the tragic internal contradictions of justice, the conflict between customary and political law as well as between family and state, and the agonising private dilemmas in times of civil distress.

Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus | Exhibition Hall

  • 27/06 until 29/06/2025 at 18:00
  • 04/07 until 05/07/2025 at 18:00
  • 11/07 until 12/07/2025 at 18:00
  • 19/07/2025 at 18:00
  • 25/07 until 26/07/2025 at 18:00
  • 01/08 until 02/08/2025 at 18:00
  • 08/08 until 09/08/2025 at 18:00
  • 22/08 until 23/08/2025 at 18:00

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