| Year and length: | 2025, 30’ (Italian premiere) |
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| Written and performed by: | Princess Isatu Hassan Bangura |
| Music: | Edis Pajazetovic |
| Surtitles translation and adaptation: | Matilde Vigna |
| Production: | NTGent |
Theatre
Princess Isatu Hassan Bangura - Blinded by Sight - An Oedipus Monologue
Description
Blinded by Sight is a monologue as physical as it is lyrical about the downfall of the iconic king Oedipus. Princess Isatu Hassan Bangura portrays a tragic hero reflecting on fate and free will, insight and blindness, crime, guilt and punishment. At the end of his days, the blind, exiled Oedipus relives the earth-dark story of his previous life.
What remains of a king’s body? What remains of his soul? What remains in his heart after his fatal confrontation with fate?
Oedipus: the man who saw too much—only to be left in darkness. Blinded by Sight is not just a retelling of his story, but a visceral descent into the soul of a man who has lost everything—his throne, his sight, his family, his certainty.