| Abstrakt: |
In 1937, Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich wrote and staged the play Těžká Barbora [Heavy Barbara], which was inspired by the art of Pieter Brueghel the Elder and represents a unique experiment involving dramatisation and theatricalisation of his paintings. This article focuses on Alois Wachsman’s scenography for this play and explores it in relation to Brueghel’s paintings; the poetics and humour of Voskovec and Werich; trends and artists of the period; Wachsman’s scenography for the National Theatre; and his paintings. The study brings attention to the previously unknown fact that Wachsman created two different versions of the set design for Heavy Barbara. Both versions alluded to Brueghel; however, one was inspired by Surrealism/Wachsman’s imaginative painting, while the other accentuated the folk atmosphere of the play through its use of New Realism and New Objectivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
