Jerzy Grotowski

Master director, teacher, and theorist Jerzy Grotowski's work extended well beyond the conventional limits of performance. Now revised and reissued, this book combines an overview of Grotowski's life and the distinct phases of his work; an analysis of his key ideas; a consideration of his role as director of the renowned Polish Laboratory Theatre; and a series of practical exercises offering an introduction to the principles underlying Grotowski's working methods.

Author: James Slowiak, Jairo Cuesta
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 02/12/2018
Pages: 182
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780815386797

About the Author

James Slowiak is Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Akron, USA and co-artistic director of New World Performance Laboratory. He assisted Jerzy Grotowski in the Objective Drama Program at the University of California-Irvine and in Italy from 1983-1989.

Jairo Cuesta is co-artistic director of New World Performance Laboratory. He collaborated with Jerzy Grotowski on Theatre of Sources and the Objective Drama Program from 1976-1986.