First published in 1991, Peter Brook and the Mahabharata is a collection of essays which contextualizes the production of Peter Brook’s The Mahabharata. Written by both scholars and collaborators on Brook’s production, these essays seek not only to discuss such issues as the politics of theatre interculturalism, but to describe the nature of the working process, and detail the technical problems engendered by touring a production of this size and complexity. Furnished with a new preface by the editor, the book continues to be crucial research work devoted to unravelling the mesmerising as well as the polarising enigma known as Peter Brook’s The Mahabharata. Thoroughly heterogenous and controversially irreverent, this book will be of interest to students of theatre, performance art, literature, South Asian studies and media studies.
Edited by:
David Williams Ph.D.
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 616g
ISBN: 9781032334936
ISBN 10: 1032334932
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 31 October 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements 1. Theatre of Innocence and of Experience: Peter Brook’s International Centre – An Introduction 2. A Narrative Synopsis of The Mahabharata 3. The Presence of India: An Introduction 4. The Language of Stories 5. Theatre, Popular and Special, and the Perils of Cultural Piracy 6. What is Not in The Mahabharata is Nowhere 7. The Bridge of Sand 8. Fluidity and Openness 9. Sensitivity and Listening 10. Musical Bricolage 11. Malleability and Visibility 12. Energy and the Ensemble: Actors’ Perspectives 13. The Great Poem of the World: A Descriptive Analysis 14. The Great Indian Epic and Peter Brook 15. Interaction-Interpretation: The Mahabharata from a Sociocultural perspective 16. A View from India 17. Something More Volcanic 18. Peter Brook’s ‘Orientalism’ 19. Brook’s Six Days: Theatre as the Meeting Place Between the Visible and the Invisible 20. Mahabharata Production Details 21. The World Tour: Logistics and Economics Bibliography Index
