Grunt to bunt
Rooted in Rebellion

Summary/Abstract: A report from the Da!Da!Da! Contemporary Drama/Theatre/Performance/Russia in Warsaw (17.05 – 22.06.2013). The author evokes the presentation of Polish theatre in Moscow during the Golden Mask 2011 festival, focusing on the lesson Russian artists could have drawn from this exchange of experiences. She characterises the oeuvre of Konstantin Bogolomov, hailed as the Russian Warlikowski, who drew the largest share of attention from Polish critics with his adaptations of King Lear and An Ideal Husband, which were replete with allusions to the Soviet Union from a contemporary and historical perspective. Another of the most important guests was Lev Dodin, who continues to immerse himself in the conservative theatrical tradition and attempted to grapple with Life and Fate, a novel set in wartime that was banned in the USSR. It is also worth describing Alexei Krymov's Gorki-10, which presents Lenin within a popculture context.

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