Wycieczka antropologiczna
An Anthropological Excursion

Summary/Abstract: A review of Halka directed by Paweł Passini (Stanisław Moniuszko Wielki Theater in Poznań, premiere: 26.06.2015). He mentions that the artists were inspired by Werner Herzog's film Fitzcarraldo; they allude to the international aspirations of Moniuszko's work, and the problematic label of a “national treasure.” Bogucki recalls a documentary film on the staging of Halka in a Haitian village, calling attention to its anthropological origins. This Poznań production also notes the motif of the female victim being sacrificed for the good of the community and the male/female conflict in general. Bogucki takes a critical approach to these strategies, seeing them as too leveling and superficial. He suggests the director has not carefully considered the historicity of the issues and too easily forgoes the class conflict in favor of the sexual aspect

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