Director and playwright Andrea Jiménez revisits Sophocles’ ancient myth to transform it into an engaging, direct, and communal stage experience. 🎭

Following acclaimed projects such as Casting Lear, the theater maker presents a new staging created in collaboration with Victoria Szpunberg at Centro de Cultura Contemporánea CondeDuque.

🎭 Contra Antígona

📅 From November 26 to December 5, 2026

🕐 19:30 (Sundays at 18:30)

📍 Centro de Cultura Contemporánea CondeDuque, Madrid

🎟️ €22

📖 The chorus at the heart of tragedy

Contra Antígona seeks to turn Sophocles' classical drama into a live meeting place for civic dialogue. During each performance, fourteen audience members are invited to form the Greek chorus and witness the tragedy directly on stage.

Far from a simple critique of the legendary character, this work invites audiences to interrogate traditional heroic narratives. By questioning the customary idealization or delegitimization of Antigone, the staging reclaims the vital role of the chorus, exploring how collective intelligence can foster richer and more nuanced spaces for deliberation.

🎭 Contemporary stage exploration at CondeDuque

Structured as a shared conversation filled with challenging questions, the piece brings together Andrea Jiménez's stage direction and Victoria Szpunberg's artistic collaboration.

✨ A provocative classical reimagining that returns central agency to the Greek chorus.