Description
This acclaimed volume is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of Jerzy Grotowski's long and multi-faceted career. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Grotowski's life and work.
Edited by the two leading experts on Grotowski, the sourcebook features:
*essays from the key performance theorists who worked with Grotowski, including Eugenio Barba, Peter Brook, Jan Kott, Eric Bentley, Harold Clurman, and Charles Marowitz
*writings which trace every phase of Grotowski's career from his 'theatre of production' to 'objective drama' and 'art as vehicle'
*a wide-ranging collection of Grotowski's own writings, plus an interview with his closest collaborator and 'heir', Thomas Richards
*an array of photographs documenting Grotowski and his followers in action
*a historical-critical study of Grotowski by Richard Schechner.
About the Author
RICHARD SCHECHNER, Lisa Wolford Wylam
Reviews
'Schechner and Wolford managed to build a real Grotowski bible.' -Amazon.com
Book Information
ISBN 9780415131117
Author RICHARD SCHECHNER
Format Paperback
Page Count 544
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 1010g
