ALEXANDER MORFOV'S EXILES

Blush discusses Alexander Morfav's Exiles, a play that has been showered with popular and critical awards. With Exiles, Morfov exploits the legend of the revolutionary uprising against the Ottoman Empire in the 1870s in order to present a bitter yet credible commentary on contemporary Bulgarian...

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Published in:Slavic and East European performance 2008-10, Vol.28 (3), p.73
Main Author: Blush, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Awards & honors
Consumerism
Dramatists
Ideology
Morfov, Alexander
Theater
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Summary:Blush discusses Alexander Morfav's Exiles, a play that has been showered with popular and critical awards. With Exiles, Morfov exploits the legend of the revolutionary uprising against the Ottoman Empire in the 1870s in order to present a bitter yet credible commentary on contemporary Bulgarian life. Disillusioned by the greed and rampant consumerism that have overwhelmed Bulgaria in the last fifteen years, Morfov attempts to convey the absurdity of the contemporary Bulgarian capitalist paradigm. The legendary context of the play strikes a deep national chord, and Morfov's ability to engage the audience creates powerful results. The play's overwhelming nationalist pathos has driven the show to popular success, but it has blinded many to its satirical and cynical reflection of modern-day Bulgarian ideology.
ISSN:1069-2800