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Slovak Theatre as a European Entity, strany: 13-20 Full text
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Publishers: Art Research Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theatre and Film Research, VEDA Publishing House of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Book type: edited book
Published: 13. 6. 2022
Edition year: 2018
Pages: 214
Language: English
ISBN 978-80-224-1705-1 (print), ISBN 978-80-224-1705-1 (online)
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In: Theatre as a Value-based Discourse Slovak Theatre and Contemporary European Theatre Culture: Conference Proceedings from the International Scientific Conference 5th and 6th of October 2017 Bratislava, Slovakia
Aneta Głowacka
Contemporary Political Theatre in Poland: From Criticism to Commitment
Politically engaged theatre has a long tradition in Poland, and today this kind of theatre is an important artistic stream. The first generation of artists whose debuts were after 1989 dealt with the aftermath of a number of political, social and economic changes on the topic of morality, rather than with analysing and assessing political decisions and the shape of democracy in Poland. At the beginning of the 21st century, there were artistic debuts for Monika Strzępka and Jan Klata, who have set
the course of political theatre in Poland. The theatre proposed by Strzępka and Klata was primarily critical of the economic and political system, dealing with Polish myths and fantasies, often used in political games.
Another stream of political theatre, which has become increasingly important, is attempting to influence the shape of society. Artists who had been working in the
last three years in Teatr Polsky w Bydgoszczy [Polski Theatre in Bydgoszcz] (Bartosz Frąckowiak, Paweł Wodziński) and cooperating with various institutions (Wiktor Rubin), ask questions about the shape of democracy in Poland, civic engagement, and solidarity in their performances. They often provoke spectators during their performances to express their views and make decisions. This article discusses contemporary political theatre in Poland, and in particular its roots, transformations, and variations.
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Pages: 103 - 119
Language: English
Edition year: 2018
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Monika Strzępka, Jan Klata, Wiktor Rubin, Marta Górnicka, contemporary Polish theatre, political theatre, socially-engaged art
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