Psyche Casts Her Shackles Away: The Theatre in Łódź in November 1918
Anna Kuligowska-Korzeniewska
The Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy in Warsaw (Poland)
Abstract
The Polski Theatre in Łódź headed by Franciszek Rychłowski opened the new 1918/1919 season with a production of ’Eros i Psyche’ (Eros and Psyche) by Jerzy Żuławski. The play, written in 1903 and performed in Łódź during the anti-Russian socialist revolution of 1905, took on new relevance as Poland regained independence. The metaphor of Psyche, a princess imprisoned by an evil king whom she then defeated and killed, freeing herself from her shackles thanks to her steadfastness and willpower, resonated with both the audience and one of the critics, who wrote about waking up “to a new, free life.”
Keywords:
Eros and Psyche, Jerzy Żuławski, revolution of 1905, Łódź, Polish theatre historyReferences
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Anna Kuligowska-KorzeniewskaThe Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy in Warsaw Poland
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