The Great European Stage Directors Volume 5: Grotowski, Brook, Barba

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Paul Allain (University of Kent, UK) Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London, UK)

The Great European Stage Directors Volume 5

Grotowski, Brook, Barba

Paul Allain (University of Kent, UK), Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London, UK)

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Methuen Drama
02 December 2021

Theatre Studies; Theatre: individual actors & directors; Theatre direction & production

Series: Great Stage Directors

This volume provides a fresh assessment of the pioneering practices of theatre directors Jerzy Grotowski, Peter Brook and Eugenio Barba, whose work has challenged and extended ideas about what theatre is and does.

Contributors demonstrate how each was instrumental in rethinking and reinventing theatre’s possibilities: where it takes place – whether in theatres or beyond – and who the audience might then be, as well as how actors train and perform, highlighting the importance of the group and collaboration. The volume examines their role in establishing intercultural dialogues and practices, and the wider influence of this work on theatre. Consideration is also given to each director’s documentation of their practice in print and film and the influence this has had on 21st-century performance.

Edited by: Paul Allain (University of Kent UK)
Series edited by: Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama University of London UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 512g
ISBN: 9781474253987
ISBN 10: 1474253989
Series: Great Stage Directors
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 02 December 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction to the Series, Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK) Introduction to Volume 5, Paul Allain (University of Kent, UK) Jerzy Grotowski 1. Jerzy Grotowski, Director? Paul Allain (University of Kent, UK) 2. Jerzy Grotowski in Poland: Between Church and State, Leszek Kolankiewicz (University of Warsaw, Poland) Peter Brook 3. Peter Brook in the United Kingdom: Before 1970, Kenneth Pickering (University of Kent, UK) 4. Brook and the Parisian Cycle, Georges Banu (formerly University of Paris III Sorbonne Novelle, France) Eugenio Barba 5. The Tree of Performance Knowledge: Eugenio Barba, Annelis Kuhlmann (Aarhus University, Denmark) and Adam J. Ledger (University of Birmingham, UK) Notes Bibliography and Filmography Index

Paul Allain is Professor of Theatre and Performance and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Kent, UK.