Theatre in the Mirror of Philosophy: Polish Stage Adaptations of Witold Gombrowicz
Anna Bielecka-Mateja (University of Gdansk)
Gombrowicz’s novels have often been analyzed in different philosophical contexts. New interpretative possibilities in this respect have been created by theatrical adaptations of Gombrowicz’s four novels, a tendency dating back to the 1980s. This article shows how theatrical productions of his novels engage phenomenology, feminism, psychoanalysis, and postmodernism. Most often, the directors meaningfully use the scene design and the whole system of theatrical signs. The article analyzes stage strategies employed by Waldemar Śmigasiewicz (Ferdydurke and Pornografi a), Mikołaj Grabowski (Trans-Atlantyk), and Paweł Miśkiewicz (Kosmos).
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The sample of Polish version of this article is available here: http://tekstualia.pl/index.php/pl/nasze-numery/286-3-50-2017/artykuly/1441-teatr-w-zwierciadle-filozofii-powiesci-witolda-gombrowicza-na-scenach-polskich
