The Grotowski Sourcebook
The Grotowski Sourcebook by Richard Schechner, Lisa Wolford Wylam
English | 2001 | ISBN: 0415131111 | 548 Pages | PDF | 24.6 MB
English | 2001 | ISBN: 0415131111 | 548 Pages | PDF | 24.6 MB
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.