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CENTENNIAL JULIUS BARC-IVAN (Storocny Julius Barc-Ivan)

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Cavojsky L.

Slovenské divadlo (Slovak Theatre)

2009

vol. 57

issue 2-3

113-128

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Julius Barc-Ivan, the prominent Slovak dramatist of the 20th century, the author, theatre scientist, reflects on his life and artistic fate. He introduces his theatre plays to the reader, notably dramatic piece 'Dvaja' (The Couple), which is considered to be the best Slovak intimate theatre play and 'Matka' (Mother), the central figure being, which is exceptional for Barc, a powerful female protagonist suggestive of an ancient tragedy. The author of this paper traces the fate of Barc's drama and he notes that, ironically, the most frequently staged piece is the comedy 'Mastny hrniec' (A Pot of Grease), which considered to be a marginal work by its artistic contribution and untypical for Barc. He underlines that some plays by J. Barc-Ivan have not been staged so far, and the production of 'Diktator' (The Dictator) directed by Jan Jamnicky was halted by the Slovak National Theatre shortly before its premiere in 1937, and it has not been premiered ever since. In conclusion, the author makes mention of the recent staging of Barc's plays, such as 'Neznamy' (The Stranger) by Slovak Intimate Playhouse in Martin, '3000 ludi' (3,000 Men) by the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and 'Cirkus' (The Circus) by Arena theatre company, which is a montage based on the play 'Dvaja' (The Couple) and a short story 'Cirkus' (The Circus).

A TEARFUL PLAY BY JOZEF PODHRADSKY: HOLUBY AND SULEK. ONLY ONE-TIME PRODUCTION? (Klasika na jedno pouzitie? (Smutnohra Josefa Podhradskeho Holuby a Sulek))

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Cavojsky L.

Slovenské divadlo (Slovak Theatre)

2011

vol. 59

issue 1

37-63

During his long life, the priest and educator Jozef Podhradsky (1823 - 1915) was also a writer, especially a playwright. He started as a romantic and ended as a messianist and symbolist. He wrote a lot, but his plays were hardly performed on stage at all. Anyway, he was very responsive and actual in his early work. He wrote a Shakespearean drama Holuby a Sulek (1850) as a personal testimony on struggle of Slovak people for civil, national and social rights in the revolution in 1848. It became a historical play even when staged for the first time, although it had been written as a contemporary piece. However, literary experts praised his poetic and documentary value. It took 131 years to premiere this play (1981, Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava). The production was a great social and artistic success, but withdrawn from the repertoire due to the political pressure. It was performed by the students of the Academy of Arts in Banska Bystrica for the second time in 2010. The play was directed and adapted for modern-days Slovak theatre by Matus Olha, who uses dramatized prose and old plays in their original language to create a specific form of contemporary professional and amateur theatre. He shows that it is possible to stage the plays by authors who were forgotten and translates classics into the contemporary language of theatre.

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CENTENNIAL JULIUS BARC-IVAN (Storocny Julius Barc-Ivan)

A TEARFUL PLAY BY JOZEF PODHRADSKY: HOLUBY AND SULEK. ONLY ONE-TIME PRODUCTION? (Klasika na jedno pouzitie? (Smutnohra Josefa Podhradskeho Holuby a Sulek))