Nie-Boska komedia w teatralnym tyglu

Abstract

„Theatrical melting pot” mentioned in the title is designated in the text by three theatrical stagings of Zygmunt Krasiński’s „Nie-Boska komedia” [„The Un-Divine Comedy”]. The combination discussed consists of the iconic spectacle by Konrad Swinarski from 1965, the cancelled staging by Oliver Frljić titled „Nie-Boska komedia. Szczątki” [„The Un-Divine Comedy. Remains”] (the premiere was scheduled for December 2013) and the performance „Nie-Boska komedia. Wszystko powiem Bogu!” [„The Un-Divine Comedy. ‘m telling God!”] staged in 2014 by Monika Strzępka to Paweł Demirski’s script in Stary Teatr in Kraków. The author approaches the spectacle in Kraków as a kind of last link, a culmination of the sequence of events that attracted great public attention, even outside theatrical circles. An introduction to the analysis of the spectacle consists of the reconstruction of the current discussion on Krasiński’s work and placing Swinarski in Polish theatrical tradition. Referring to the authors’ and reviewers’ statements, the author ponders on what reading of the drama –in a heated debate over „Nie-Boska komedia” – do Strzępka and Demirski propose.