The crisis of the modern city : counterculture in Wrocław

The text analyzes the relationship between the crisis of modernity and the counterculture movement, using the example of the history of post-war Wrocław. The city has become a scene of counterculture movements, unique in its dynamics. Their presence can be traced in the microscale of the city, in the system of connections with local history. The decolonial view allows us to go beyond the need to subordinate local traditions and histories to the already established narratives about the global counterculture. The medium of theatre in particular has become an effective tool for transmitting countercultural practices, political attitudes, behaviors, fashion and sexuality.