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Between a Puppetry and a Circus

Theatrical Protest Strategies in the Interwar Period

Author(s): Magda Nabiałek
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: drama; circus; avant-garde; Wandurski; Szelburg; Polewka
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the relationship between theatre and circus, cabaret, and puppetry. The author does not intend to merely reconstruct the associations but to show how the writers of interwar period used these spectacles in defiance of particular behaviours or social injustice. On the example of works by Witold Wandurski, Ewa Szelburg-Zarembina, and Adam Polewka, the author demonstrates that contemporary writers spoke about reality through such forms as circus, puppet theatre, and similar. They also used them to offer resistance and create a true bond with the audience.

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