Neznáma (herecká) tvár Janka Borodáča
AN UNKNOWN (ACTOR’S) FACE OF JANKO BORODÁČ

Summary/Abstract: When reflecting on the work of Janko Borodáč, the founding personality of Slovak theatre, the greatest emphasis is rightly placed on his directing, dramaturgical, and directorial activities. Aside from that, Borodáč had also been an active member of the Slovak National Theatre drama ensemble for more than twenty years, where he enjoyed a prominent position. The aim of the study is to present not only the overlooked, marginalised even, perception view of his actor’s profile, but also to characterise the context of the chaotic operation of SND in its early years, in which the first generation of Slovak actors worked. Borodáč’s work as a pedagogue is also related to acting. Thanks to him, drama as a self-contained field of study was established at the Music School in Bratislava, the first of its kind in Slovakia, where he taught new generations of Slovak artists. As in directing and acting, in his teaching, too, he encouraged his students to familiarise themselves with a psychological-realistic method and he was consistent in disapproving of any manifestation of anti-illusionary stylisation.

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