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The Theatre of Grotowski (Performance Books)

The Theatre of Grotowski (Performance Books)

by JenniferKumiega (Author), JenniferKumiega (Author)

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    Paperback 1985

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First published in 1985, this is a reissue of the seminal text on the work of Jerzy Grotowski and Laboratory Theatre recognised as being one of the most influential and important studies of the Polish theatre practitioner. In 1984 Grotowski's Laboratory Theatre closed down after twenty-five years of ceaseless experimentation pushing at the boundaries of the nature of theatre. From tiny beginnings in provincial Poland, Grotowski's influence spread to Eurpoe and the United States, fuelled first by the international tours of his remarkable company and then by 'paratheatrical' participatory projects which attracted adherents all over the world. This magnificent study of his work remains one of the most important and thorough examinations of the history, theory and post-theatre work of this most influential of theatre practitioners.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 306
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Published: 09 May 1985
ISBN 10: 0413580407
ISBN 13: 9780413580405
Book Overview: Jerzy Grotowski is one of the key theatre practitioners of the twentieth century studied by every student of drama and theatre studies from GCSE upwards Kumiega's book has long been recognised as the seminal work about Grotowski and the work of the Laboratory Theatre Despite Grotowski's importance and his being studied on every drama course, there are few authoritative books about him 'Jennifer Kumiega's magnificent study has at last appeared ... managing to combine a factual history of the group's activities with a critical account of the developing theories. It would be difficult to praise Kumiega's work too highly' David Bradby, Speech and Drama

Author Bio
Jennifer Kumiega studied drama at Manchester University. She embarked on her thesis at Bristol, but much of her research into Grotowski took place in Italy and Poland. She taught herself Polish and worked with the Laboratory Theatre in Poland intermittently between 1975 and 1981.