Przystanek Woodstock XXI wieku, czyli teatralizacja społeczeństwa i zmierzch subkultur

Przystanek Woodstock is one of the most important cultural events in Europe. The evidence for that are massive attendance and concerts of valued Polish and foreign artists who represent various music styles. The article is an attempt to define the identity of the 21st century festival community. To achieve this the author compares Przystanek Woodstock to the original Woodstock Festival and the Jarocin festivals the symbols of which are the actual slogans, subcultures and ideologies. In the case of the Przystanek Woodstock the ideological element has been replaced by the carnivalesque element and the event reminds of the Muggleton’s supermarket of styles and a fancy dress costume party. As a consequence, the community of the Przystanek Woodstock is internally dispersed what makes it difficult to find the right terminology covering such a multi-level phenomenon. In the final part of the article the author concludes that the 21st century Przystanek Woodstock may find its identity if there is, in the nearest future, integration resulting from defining an object of rebellion