“Antigone” – speaking truth to power
Unintended consequences “Antigone: In the Language of Kings” — outdoors at the Getty Villa by Bondo Wyszpolski Essentially, you’ll want to know just one thing: Is the latest theater production in the Getty Villa amphitheater worth seeing? Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Keep reading. Co-produced (with the Getty) by the Latino Theater Company, “Antigone: In the Language of Kings” takes the play that Sophocles wrote in the fifth century BC and places it in 15th century Tenochtitlan, or what would become Mexico City, right before the Spanish arrived to upset the apple cart. It works. Evelina Fernández adapted the Sophocles play and put it in the sensitive hands of director José Luis Valenzuela. In a few paragraphs I’ll get to most of the others who contributed to making this production a true pleasure. Kevin Ortiz as Azteca Dancer 1 and Pollo as Azteca Dancer 2. © Craig Schwartz PhotographyThe original “Antigone” is the third part of a trilogy, following “Oedipus Rex” and “Oedipus at Colonus.” It’s a fairly straightforward story, despite its emotional detours: Two brothers fight, kill each other in combat, and while one (Eteocles) is given an honorable burial, the other (Polyneices)…
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