The Grotowski Sourcebook (Worlds of Performance)

By Richard Schechner and R. Schechner

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415131111
• ISBN13: 9780415131117
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A Must for any Growtoski fan

The Grotowski sourcebook might be a bit expensive, but is surely worth the price. It is the only book I know that covers not only Grotowski's production period (up to the 70'S), but also his post-theatre experiments, which are much more interesting than you could expect. Schechner and Wolford managed to build a real Grotowski bible. Thumbs up!