Somewhere between Malmö and Copenhagen Inter-spaces in Marius Ivaškevičius’ play Close City
Somewhere between Malmö and Copenhagen Inter-spaces in Marius Ivaškevičius’ play Close City

Summary/Abstract: In the drama Close City, first published in 2005, Lithuanian playwright Marius Ivaškevičius focuses on the (im)possible connections between Malmö and Copenhagen. The initially realistic setting of a failing marriage in the spirit of August Strindberg and Ingmar Bergman evolves gradually into an absurd spectacle that explores spatial and intertextual interstices. This article investigates how the drama, as a scenic kaleidoscope, elaborates on the influence of imagined geographies in the Baltic Sea region, discusses (gendered) power relations, and questions Scandinavian exceptionalism.

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