SVEDECTVO O ARCHITEKTOVI SCÉNY – OTTOVI ŠUJANOVI
BEARING WITNESS TO THE ARCHITECT OF STAGE – OTTO ŠUJAN

Summary/Abstract: Very few critics and theatre scholars have described and discussed the functions of theatre scenography in particular theatre production. To write about scenography (theatre stage/stage design) or theatrical costume requires discussing stage directing as well as the function of visual staging elements in the developmental stage of a particular theatre or theatre culture of a certain origin. In Slovakia there are not very many larger works written about scenographers who have dedicated their lives to the theatre. In addition to the monographs on František Tröster, Ľudovít Hradský, Daniel Gálik, Ladislav Vychodil, Aleš Votava and Milan Ferenčík, another publication has emerged. In this article, Dagmar Podmaková discusses Ladislav Čavojský’s book Otto Šujan: Scénický architekt – Architekt scény (Otto Šujan: Stage Architect, Architect of Stage) in the broader context of Slovak scenography. She praises Čavojský’s approach to the topic, which stems from the author’s personal knowledge of Slovak theatre since the middle of the 20th century, and the detailed study of Šujan’s archive, which, in addition to drawings and written material, contains a large number of scale models which were preserved in his studio. The approach of Vladimír Mlčoušek, who wrote a chapter in the book on Šujan’s television scenography, is also positively evaluated.

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