Tuwim, Julian - A Ball at the Opera

A Ball at the Opera (Bal w Operze, 1936) is the most famous satirical poem by Julian Tuwim, mocking the ruling elites, bureaucracy, and the growing fascist tendencies in 1930s Poland. The work combines elements of grotesque and expressionism, portraying a frenzied, absurd ball as a metaphor for the moral and political decay of contemporary society.