Wszystko, czego dziś chcę, to kamp na Bergamutach. Artystki estradowe lat 80. w kontekście queerowej estetyki
All I Want Today Is Camp On Bergamuty Islands: Female Stage Artists of the 1980s in the Context of Queer Aesthetics

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the presence and significance of camp aesthetics in the performances of Polish female entertainers of the 1980s, particularly in the context of their participation in children’s musicals set in the Mr Kleks universe. It examines how queer sensibilities and camp – understood primarily as an artistic practice characterized by exaggeration, artificiality, and play with convention – permeated the popular culture of the period. It pays particular attention to the tension between the “innocence” of children’s aesthetics and the deliberate exaggeration and theatricality of the stage. The article asks whether, and how, the camp participation of female pop stars in children’s productions not only preserves camp’s distinctive “charm” but actually enhances it, offering a unique space for queer expression in socialist pop culture.

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