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Satoshi Miyagis grand, mesmerizingAntigoneis not a tragedy.
Thats theAntigonethats currently taking place in an 18,000-gallon pool of water at the Park Avenue Armory.
Perhaps theyre not really psychological at least in our Strasberg-and-Brando sense of the word at all.
Youve got to settle into the shows rhythm, let your heartbeat slow down and your Aristotelian expectations soften.
And when you open your hands and allow yourself to float in Miyagis production, the experience is hypnotic.
They carry candles inside of singing bowls that they play softly.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!
one of them shouts in English, a huge smile on her face.
Here were the traveling players, doing an almost comedic preshow summary of their verse tragedy inHamlet.
Theres something unembarrassed and essential about the theatricality of Miyagis preshow: It refuses to take itself too seriously.
Though Hondas voice soars and dips, neither actor registers conventional emotion on her face.
Its a marvelous moment.
We arent being asked to feel Creons pain.
Antigoneis at the Park Avenue Armory through October 6.
