Monodramy biograficzne w najnowszym teatrze polskim - świadectwa i rekonstrukcje

Abstract

Monodramas inspired by the lives of famous persons constitute a large group of contemporary Polish biographical plays. It is a sign of interest in clear-cut and referential characters - in contrast to the end-of-the-20th-century stage creation, marked by a profusion of characters with an unformed or broken personality. This article analyzes monodramas-testimonies and monodramas-reconstructions. In the first case, the character acts as a medium of absent reality, giving testimony by means of monologue about oneself and the outside world (it is an example of dialogical identity). The second type of monodrama is dominated by an auto-thematic approach, leading to the creation of meta-biographical plays (a performative identity establishing itself in the acts of creation of one’s own “I” is shown).