%0 Journal Article
%T “The Pulp of Reality” – Boredom as the Material of a Work Of Art in Tadeusz Kantor’s Theater
%A Cichoń, Dagna
%J Zoon Politikon
%V 2023
%R 10.4467/2543408XZOP.23.009.19142
%N 14/2023
%P 224-253
%K Tadeusz Kantor, Cricot 2, theatre, pulp, boredom
%@ 2082-7806
%D 2024
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zoon-politikon/article/miazga-rzeczywistosci-nuda-jako-materia-dziela-sztuki-w-teatrze-tadeusza-kantora
%X 
	The aim of this article is to try to interpret the meaning of boredom in Tadeusz Kantor’s theatre. I analyse fragments of three performances that were key to his artistic development: The Return of Odysseus (1944), as well as The Madman and the Nun (1963) and The Dead Class (1975). By juxtaposing different ways of understanding boredom, in a philosophical and literary perspective, with Kantor’s work, I will examine whether and in what sense we can speak of this phenomenon in relation to his theatre. Finally, I will try to show why Bruno Schulz’s ideas may help us to uncover the potential significance of Kantor’s „pulp of reality”.