Dance artist Anu Laiho and costume designer/architect Peny Spanou presented a work-in-progress performance of their research on Antigone at Akerselva at the Elvelangs i Fakkellys in September 2022.

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We invited the public to pass by the spirit of Antigone choosing defiance in order to fulfill her destiny and committing to her fate in death – transforming Akerselva into the rivers to the underworld carrying Antigone to her final rest in bittersweet triumph and allowing her to be reborn.

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Antigone’s feminist heroism - a woman fighting for what is right, Akerselva’s history with female factory workers, and graffiti meet under the Vøyenbrua bridge during the outdoor event Elvelangs i Fakkelys.

The project is funded by Norsk Scenografer i Creo. It is part of a series of performances and research by Anu Laiho and Peny Spanou about the character of Antigone from Greek mythology in Norwegian landscapes, starting in 2020.

Read the program note here.