Kultura (Skopje) (Nov 2014)
The Contradictions of Cultural (Theatrical) Memory
Abstract
In the late 1960s and 1980s, Slovak theatre was confronted with two sweeping social and cultural upheavals, a logical consequence of profound political repercussions. The former was connected with the events following the 21st of August 1968 (the invasion of Czechoslovakia by five of the Warsaw Pact armies), the latter with the democratic changes after The Velvet Revolution, in November of 1989. In the 1970s and 1980s, creative professionals shared a common theme (enemy) in an undemocratic social system; from the 1990s onwards, they have been on a quest for new themes. Particular attention is given to coming to terms with the past through an examination of personalities who shaped Slovak history.
