El mètode Grönholm o la submissió a les modernitats liquides
- Autores: Anton Puyol
- Localización: Catalan Review: international journal of Catalan culture, ISSN 0213-5949, Vol. 20, Nº. 1, 2006 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Special Cluster: Studies in Medieval Iberian Literature and Culture in Honor of David J. Viera), págs. 131-151
- Idioma: catalán
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Resumen
From the moment El mètode Gronholm first opened as part of Projecte T-6 (2003), a breeding ground for new playwrights, it became a cultural phenomenon in Barcelona. This play by Jordi Galceran enjoyed a successful and record-breaking run at the Teatre Poliorama under the subtle direction of Sergi Belbel. In addition to garnering critical praise the play also achieved the success that Catalan audiences usuaIIy reserve for more commercial offerings and rarely for a new work. The plot revolves around four candidates for an executive-level position at a multinational company. The application and interview process the candidates must undergo soon turns into a twisted psychological game where reality and fiction merge while a corrosive power struggle takes place until the surprising ending. This essay analyzes how Galceran's text acerbically critiques the new Catalan society whose ascension has coincided with the arrival of socio-economic policies that have not only transformed the city but also forced its citizens to adapt rapidly to a brand new set of rules -the realm of liquid modernity as coined by Zygmunt Bauman. By infusing his play with copious referen ces to a Catalunya that cannot handle the tran-sition and the depravity of the present, the playwright simply reteUs a story that mirrors the process his audience undergoes daily amid the aseptic and überdesigned space named Barcelona.
