The Grotowski Sourcebook (Worlds of Performance) [Paperback]

RICHARD SCHECHNER (Editor), Lisa Wolford Wylam (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415131111 | ISBN-13: 978-0415131117 | Publication Date: March 9, 2001 | Edition: Reprint

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Schechner and Wolford managed to build a real Grotowski bible.' -  Amazon.com

About the Author

Richard Schechner is a Professor of Performance Studies at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU and the editor of TDR: The Drama Review. Lisa Wolford is Assistant Professor of Theatre at Bowling Green State University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; Reprint edition (March 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415131111
• ISBN-13: 978-0415131117
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #792,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Must for any Growtoski fan, March 24, 2000

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François Geoffroy (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Grotowski Sourcebook (Worlds of Performance) (Hardcover)

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!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most important Grotowski book to own, June 1, 2010

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Publius (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Grotowski Sourcebook (Worlds of Performance) (Paperback)

With all due humility, I am someone who really knows quite a lot about Grotowski, and I will agree with the previous reviewer about the value of this book. Honestly, if you could only have one book on Grotowski, it should be this one. It is a more valuable book than the ever-famous "Towards a Poor Theatre." A major part of the reason for that is that it puts some historical rigor and critical perspective on Grotowski's career- something which it is difficult to discover by reading Grotowski's writing alone. Also, the post-theatrical periods are more than just interesting- they are pat that lead to the culmination of Grotowski's work- a path that went far beyond theatre into something which can't really be put into words, but, as Andre Gregory said, "Has something to do with living."