In Antigone: She Is Among Us, award-winning actress Andrea Beltrão reinvents the Greek tragedy, bringing the story to the present day and providing exclusive details about the editing process of Sophocles' work.
2,500 years ago, Sophocles' Antigone was a moving play that captivated audiences. The story of the princess who defied a king to bury her own brother is brilliantly restaged by Andrea Beltrão—one of his most audacious works, which earned him the APCA Award. By reinventing the Greek tragedy, Andrea Beltrão, along with director Amir Haddad, not only created a critical and commercial success, but also gives new meaning to one of the most extraordinary characters in the history of theater, confronting her with the greatest lessons of struggle of our time.
Antigone is a symbol of insubordination. Someone who converted grief into political activism. Loss into life force. By recreating her, Andréa Beltrão recognizes the magnitude of her persistence and brings Antigone into the present.
In this book, the actress, producer, and theater director discusses the creative process and highlights key passages she uses to re-tell the story of the young woman who defies the State. Anyone who encounters Andrea Beltrão's Antigone is not left unscathed. The protagonist's presence can be experienced—through Millôr Fernandes' translation of Sophocles' text, which accompanies this edition in its entirety—as if we were in the ancient Theater of Dionysus. She is among us.
“To bring the audience closer to one of the sources of the Western canon, actress Andrea Beltrão and director Amir Haddad created a different and modernized production of Antigone , by Sophocles.” – Fábio Prikladnicki, Zero Hora
"The expression 'fourth wall' defines the imaginary boundary between the actor on stage and the spectator. Antigone , a Greek tragedy by Sophocles, was recreated as a monologue by actress Andrea Beltrão and director Amir Haddad and constantly subverts this barrier." - Dirceu Alves Jr., Veja São Paulo
“Andrea Beltrão (...) confirms the relevance of Sophocles’ text.” - Ubiratan Brasil, Estadão
