Rage. Defiance. Love.

Why is it so hard to find common ground? Why does it matter? Why are we asked to choose sides, harden positions, hold our ground at all costs? But what if the cost is each other? What if our differences could be a site for renewal, for knowledge sharing, for respect and understanding? Antigone is an electric stimulus for the exploration of all of these questions. A classic text that sits in conversation with every generation, it asks us to confront power, loyalty, duty and the impossibility of a single truth.

It is not reason to never give in to reason. In 2026 this could not feel more urgent.

I’m especially drawn to works that transcend time and place, works that hit you in the solar plexus with their breathtaking accuracy in depicting an argument, a feeling, a situation. Stories that hold multiple perspectives without deciding which perspective the audience should adopt.

Programming Antigone in 2026, in the year of the Fire Horse, is an invitation to step boldly forward and reckon with our fractures and the things that divide us. This production, led in collaboration with the phenomenal Nigel Poulton and Brady Watkins, approaches the text with fresh eyes, open hearts and contemporary resonance.

Sound and body work as one, bringing this play into direct conversation with the world in 2026. I’m so excited by what we’ve made together and cannot wait to share it with you