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In this timely retelling of a Greek classic, a Nez Perce family is caught between the pressures of the outside world—where a Nationalist Party threatens to silence their history. Set in the near future, Antíkoni must defend eternal truths, Kreon rides the waves of changing politics, and a Chorus of Aunties delivers raucous and wise traditional stories to guide them.

Directed by Madeline Sayet, Assistant Director is Jennifer Bobiwash, Dramaturgy by Courtney Mohler.

Native Voices’ Artistic Director, DeLanna Studi says, “This imaginative adaptation of the classic Greek tale makes us question what role museums have in caring for the dead. The play asks in new ways what the living owe the dead and what the dead demand of the living. And at what cost?

This venue [the Southwest Museum Campus] which once held a collection of Native ancestral remains and cultural materials, is a powerful symbol of our past. By choosing this historical site for the world premiere, Native Voices aims to actively reclaim the land and highlight the enduring power of Indigenous stories.”

Join us in celebration as we reclaim both a physical structure, one that encased our art and ancestors while dismissing our humanity, and a literary structure deemed the epitome of western theatre which blatantly disregards one of the world’s oldest forms of storytelling.

For more information, please visit theAutry.org/NativeVoices.

Antíkoni Performance Schedule 2024:

November 8-24, 2024

Opening: November 8, 8 p.m.

Thursdays and Fridays: 8 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays: 2 p.m.

Student Matinees: November 15 and 22, 11 a.m.

Get $10 tickets with code 10ANTIKONI

Visit theautry.org/events/native-voices