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Mothers of Scorched Earth

Summary/Abstract: A review of Trojan Women, based on the Euripides tragedy and directed by Kamila Michalak (Polski Theater in Poznań, premiere: 4.03.2016). Piotr Dobrowolski stresses the limited dynamics of most of the figures on stage, who seem like trapped marionettes. To his mind, this tactic should be interpreted as an allusion to the situation of contemporary refugees. Dobrowolski perceives Michalak's characteristic combination of opera aesthetics and a theatrical narrative – sound plays the most important function in the performance, defining the identities and emotions of the protagonists. The reviewer also stresses the symbolism of the predominantly red set, which could be a sign of the recent Trojan catastrophe or proof of the love of the survivors for the fallen.

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