W meandrach genealogii narodowych
In the Meanderings of the National Genealogy

Summary/Abstract: A review of the play A Pictorial Guide to the Polish Kings by Krzysztof Garbaczewski at the Stary Theater in Krakow (premiere: 23.03.2013). Świerkosz draws from the creation and later functioning of a series of kings' portraits by Jan Matejko, alluded to by the creators of the play. Describing the plot and form, the critic claims that A Pictorial Guide to the Polish Kings is more than another play about the "Polish soul." It more speaks of the obligation to create genealogical continuity, which legitimizes access to power. The performance, therefore, in the authors opinion, is a mocking dialogue with the tradition of how power is represented.

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