Aleksandra Śląska’s Masks
Marta Cebera
marta.cebera@ug.edu.plUniversity of Gdańsk (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1545-6516
Abstract
This article covers the artistic achievements of Aleksandra Śląska (1925–1989), a Polish theatre and film actress remembered mainly for her portrayals of German women and aristocrats.The author focuses on the emergence of this typecasting of Śląska and counters it with a discussion of her less known professional image. The article offers an analysis of a wide array of Śląska’s diverse roles, from a part in Leon Kruczkowski’s drama Niemcy (Germans), through the title role in Henry de Montherlant’s La Reine morte and Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire, to successful appearances in comedies, such as Elwira in Aleksander Fredro’s Mąż i żona (Man and Wife). The author shows that Śląska’s generation shaped Polish culture under the People’s Republic and contributed to the development of new media. Śląska co-created the Polish school of radio play, Polish school of dubbing, and Television Theatre. The article juxtaposes the myth of a cold, unapproachable actress with the image of a multi-talented interpreter exploring the complexity of human nature, a woman of the theatre active in a number of different areas. (Transl. Z. Ziemann)
Keywords:
Aleksandra Slaska, actress, Polish theatre, Television Theatre, Polish film, Polish school of radio play, Polish school of dubbing, Ateneum TheatreReferences
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Marta Ceberamarta.cebera@ug.edu.pl
University of Gdańsk Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1545-6516
A doctor in the science of art, the graduate of PhD studies on the University of Gdańsk (2019). Since 2019 she has worked as lecturer at the University of Gdańsk, in Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. The author of articles in scientific journals and conference publications. She has published in journals such as: „Teatr”, „Zarządzanie w kulturze”, „Świat Tekstów. Rocznik Słupski”, „EKRANy”, „Fragile”, „Gdyńskie Zeszyty Filmowe SCRIPT”, „Pleograf. Kwartalnik Akademii Polskiego Filmu”. Her research interests include the theatre and drama in the 19th and 20th century, as well as the actors art and its evolution over the centuries.
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