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

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Great European Stage Directors Volume 5: Grotowski, Brook, Barba
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Paul Allain
Series edited by Simon Shepherd
SeriesGreat Stage Directors
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreDrama
Individual film directors and film-makers
Biographies and autobiography
ISBN/Barcode 9781474253987
ClassificationsDewey:792.02330922
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 20 bw illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publication Date 2 December 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

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