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Alternative theatre in Poland, 1954-1989

The dissertation argues that the alternative theatre movement has created new forms of performance art which have enriched the mainstream Polish theatre and theatre in the rest of the world. Polish sources, including books, journal and newspaper articles, scripts, and interviews were examined; quotations from these sources are translated into English. The author lived for four years in Poland and was able to observe performances and interview some of the members of many alternative theatre groups firsthand. In addition, her understanding of the political and historical phenomena discussed in the dissertation was enhanced by her personal experiences in the post-Solidarity era.

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  • "The dissertation argues that the alternative theatre movement has created new forms of performance art which have enriched the mainstream Polish theatre and theatre in the rest of the world. Polish sources, including books, journal and newspaper articles, scripts, and interviews were examined; quotations from these sources are translated into English. The author lived for four years in Poland and was able to observe performances and interview some of the members of many alternative theatre groups firsthand. In addition, her understanding of the political and historical phenomena discussed in the dissertation was enhanced by her personal experiences in the post-Solidarity era."@en
  • "In the 1970s, during the next period of political liberalization, the alternative theatre movement linked the avant-garde format it had acquired in the 1960s with the political engagement of the 1950s and reached its zenith with the work of Teatr STU, Theatre of the 8th Day, and Teatr 77. After the Solidarity period (1980-81), the movement declined in importance but groups such as Scena Plastyczna, Akademia Ruchu, Provisorium, and Gardzienice continue to exist and produce experimental work."@en
  • "First published in 1997."@en
  • "Tracing the evolution from 1954 to 1989 of the Polish alternative theatre movement, this dissertation attempts to illuminate the complex nature of the relationship between theatre and politics. It begins by examining the beginnings of the movement in the 1950s when two amateur student theatre groups, STS and Bim-Bom, performed programs of short, satiric skits which expanded the limits of the artistically permissible within a Communist society. In the 1960s, these satiric theatres, and others which sprang up in their wake, were forced by government censorship to become less politically active. However, during this period, student groups, such as Teatr 38, Kalambur, and the Afanasjeff Family Circus, concentrated on artistic experimentation, creating such forms as visual theatre, one-person shows, fact-montages, and poetry theatre. Furthermore, the period after 1956 saw the founding of two non-student theatres, Tadeusz Kantor's Cricot 2 and Jerzy Grotowski's Laboratory Theatre, both dedicated to artistic experimentation and having a worldwide influence on alternative theatres elsewhere."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Dissertations, Academic"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en

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  • "Alternative theatre in Poland : 1954 - 1989"
  • "Alternative theatre in Poland : 1954-1989"
  • "Alternative theatre in Poland, 1954-1989"@en
  • "Alternative theatre in Poland, 1954-1989"
  • "Alternative theatre in Poland, 1954 - 1989"
  • "Alternative theatre in Poland 1954-1989"
  • "Alternative theatre in Poland 1954-1989"@en

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