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Jerzy Jarzębski. A Canceled Play

Summary/Abstract: A critical review of the play Chronos, directed by Krzysztof Garbaczewski (Polski Theater in Wrocław, premiere: 15.12.2013). Jerzy Jarzębski is disappointed to find that the performance has little in common with Witold Gombrowicz's text, or even with the author himself. The critic indicates places where Garbaczewski has misinterpreted the meaning and subject of the book. He believes that the play aims to "push aside Gombrowicz's text" in favor of the (allegedly) shocking, intimate confessions of the actors. Jarzębski believes that, instead of adapting Chronos for the stage, a space has been created for discussing a model for a new theater – one that is less than alluring, in that it imposes roles upon its potential debaters.

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