Kulturowy model relacji rodzinnych w cybermusicalu dla całej rodziny Partycja, królowa sieci Michała Walczaka

Abstract

This article analyzes Partycja, królowa sieci [Partition, Queen of the Net], staged at the Białystok Puppet Theater since 2022, as an articulation of a specific cultural model of family relations. Michał Walczak, as author and director, captures both the dynamics of transforming family and social interactions under pandemic isolation (“Covid times”) and the ambiguous impact of virtual reality on the consciousness and behavior of the “digital natives” generation. The fairy-tale melodramatic convention of the play serves as a synthesizing framework, merging elements of pop culture, high culture (including literary intertextuality), and digital space into a heterogeneous whole. Furthermore, the performative nature of the production revitalizes the game-based formula, enabling the introduction of a didactic dimension in an engaging and unobtrusive manner.