(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca will perform their original dance drama, “Antigona,” at the Mahaiwe from Wednesday, July 1, through Sunday, July 5, 2015. This visually arresting adaptation of Sophocles’s “Antigone” merges live music, theatrical spectacle, and dance, bringing the inherent theatricality of Flamenco to bear on this classical tragedy – reigniting the theatrical potential of the Greek chorus as the lyrical and rhythmic heart of the drama.

Noche Flamenca’s lead dancer and choreographer, the celebrated Soledad Barrio, will embody Antigone, the classical Greek heroine. Daughter of Oedipus and sister of the shunned Polyneices, Antigone follows her heart and defies Creon by burying her brother. Sentenced to death, Antigone then kills herself.

Noche Flamenca was founded in 1993 by artistic director Martin Santangelo and his Bessie Award-winning wife, Soledad Barrio and is recognized today as one of the world’s leading flamenco touring companies. Noche has been hailed for its authentic performances of one of the world’s most complex and mysterious art forms. The company performs to live music, propelling the dancers to an incredible height of drama that “goes straight for the expressive tension that seems to be at flamenco’s very heart” (New York Times)

The running time is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. Tickets, which are $25–$50 ($10 students under 18), are available at the Mahaiwe or 413.528.0100.

Schedule of performances:

Wednesday, July 1, 7:30pm

Thursday, July 2, 7:30

Friday, July 3, 7:30

Sunday, July 5, 3pm