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 and a historical-critical study of Grotowski by Richard Schechner.