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.
Edited by:
RICHARD SCHECHNER (Tisch School of the Arts NYU USA), Lisa Wolford Wylam Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 37mm
Weight: 1.133kg ISBN:9780415131100 ISBN 10: 0415131103 Series:Worlds of Performance Pages: 544 Publication Date:23 October 1997 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
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A / AS level
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
RICHARD SCHECHNER, Lisa Wolford Wylam
Reviews for The Grotowski Sourcebook
'Schechner and Wolford managed to build a real Grotowski bible.' - Amazon.com