Pogróżki postdramatycznego Fausta
Threats of the Post-dramatic Faust

Summary/Abstract: A review of the play Faust I + II, based on Goethe’s drama, directed by Nicolas Stemann (Salzburg Festival, premiere: 28.072011; Thaliatheater in Hamburg, premiere: 30.10.2011). Niedziela precisely describes the construction and interpretive premises of both parts. In his description of Part One he focuses on the analysis of three roles: Sebastian Rudolph (the poet, who presents the “Dedication,” “Prologue in Theater,” and “Prologue in Heaven” alone for the first hour), Philipp Hochmair (Faust), and Patrycja Ziółkowska (Gretchen). He also notes that, alongside the classical interpretations of this part, we can also find the theme of the “Faustian man” in this part of the play “with all his ups and downs.” Writing about Part Two, he foregrounds its critique of capitalism.

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