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Centuries of Oblivion for a 'Knot'
In the Easter edition of 'Politika' from May 1, 1926, the one-act comedy by Branislav Nušić titled 'Čvor' was published and subsequently forgotten. Specifically, since then, it has not been reprinted nor has it been included among similar one-act plays and short scenes in any of the previous editions of Nušić's collected works. Meyerhold's phenomenon is a true paradox. He wants to abolish professional actors, yet he creates one of the most professional theater troupes in history. He wants theater to be a weapon of revolution, and revolution consumes it. It's not always easy here, but Serbia has given me more than others. Here I could be who I am; elsewhere I would be what I must and what is expected of me. Taking a girl out for an evening drink at the airport once signified good taste and increased the chances that, as the day drew to a close, a hand would carelessly rest on a smooth girlish knee. No one at the time would have imagined that airports would become symbols of chaos, crowds, and inconvenience. In Ivana Mladenović's award-winning film 'Sorella di Clausura,' the main character persecutes a famous musician, convinced that with him she will gain love, wealth, and fame, and this daydreaming helps her survive in a grim, difficult everyday life.
TL;DR
- Branislav Nušić's one-act comedy 'Čvor,' published in 1926, has been forgotten and not reprinted.
- Meyerhold's approach to theater is described as paradoxical, aiming to abolish professional actors while forming a highly professional troupe and seeking to use theater as a tool for revolution.
- A personal reflection highlights Serbia as a place where one can be authentic, unlike other places where expectations dictate identity.
- The article contrasts the past romantic notion of taking a girl to an airport bar with the current reality of airports as places of chaos and inconvenience.
- The film 'Sorella di Clausura' features a protagonist who escapes a difficult reality through fantasies of love, wealth, and fame with a musician.