Litania mody
Litany of Fashion

Summary/Abstract: The Mythologies production (the Polski Theatre in Wrocław, prem: 9 II 2013) created by Paweł Światek (direction) and Tomasz Jękot (script) combines a verbose academic lecture with theatricalised fashion shows. The text is inspired by Roland Barthes’ Mythologies and is based on a loose juxtaposition of two themes: John Paul II’s funeral and modelling, treated as examples of modern myths. The author expresses reservations not only toward the text, but to the play’s rhythm. Contrary to what was promised beforehand, Mythologies fails to provoke any change in the definition of mythology proposed by Barthes, for “the only thing that the artists managed to highlight (especially at the end) was the fact that in a post-ethical society, similar themes are of no concern to anybody any more”.

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