Wyjść z teatru i w nim pozostać Nikołaj Jewreinow – spojrzenie z XXI wieku

Nowadays the growing interest in the work of Nikolai Evreinov, especially in the idea of ​​the theatralization of life, provokes the question: Was Evreinov really ahead of his time, as Erika Fischer-Lichte suggests? What do his ideas mean today, in the era of performance studies? The article discusses Evreinov's most important concepts – such as the theatralization of life (on the example of human sex life, among others), monodrama, theater for oneself – as well as his works on the origins of theater which he saw in the scapegoat rituals, folk rituals, and public executions. Evreinov's ideas are juxtaposed with his work as a director (as the co-creator of the Ancient Theater in St. Petersburg, and the director of the mass spectacle The Storming of the Winter Palace) and with his dramatic works (on the example of the following dramas: The Beautiful Despot, In the Stage-Wings of the Soul [also known as: Theatre of the Soul], the parody The Inspector General [also known as: The Government Inspector] and The Chief Thing).