Július Vašek. Herec duševných rozporov
Július Vašek. An actor of mental conflicts

Summary/Abstract: The history of the Nová scéna Theatre is still a non-preferred and inadequately researched field in Slovak theatre research. Although the members of its drama en-semble have been prominent figures of Slovak culture, they have not received specia-lized theatrological attention. They include the actor Július Vašek (1926 – 2009) who,mainly in the 1950s and ‘60s, played crucial roles in the repertoire of Nová scéna andbecame popular also due to his regular performances in television and films. On theone hand, this study tries to name his dramatic individuality, specify his means ofexpression, and examine the strategies of the directors in casting the actor in roles ofasocial individuals and criminals. At the same time, through Vašek’s artistic career,the author of this study tries to map the turbulent staging and socio-political historyof this second drama theatre in Bratislava, since the actor received roles in it shortlyafter its birth in the 1950s and retired from it in the early 1990s, when the theatre en-tered a different phase of its existence.

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