Conversations with Peter Brook, 1970-2000
"Peter Brook is one of the giants of twentieth-century theater, a unique creative genius who, through his groundbreaking productions of King Lear, Marat/Sade, a Midsummer Night's Dream, and especially The Mahabharata, has virtually reinvented the way actors and directors think about theater. Margaret Croyden has followed Peter Brook's career from 1970 to the present, gaining unparalleled perspective on the evolution of his work. Throughout the interview in this book, she uses that knowledge to …
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- Full title :Conversations with Peter Brook, 1970-2000 / Margaret Croyden.
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"Peter Brook is one of the giants of twentieth-century theater, a unique creative genius who, through his groundbreaking productions of King Lear, Marat/Sade, a Midsummer Night's Dream, and especially The Mahabharata, has virtually reinvented the way actors and directors think about theater. Margaret Croyden has followed Peter Brook's career from 1970 to the present, gaining unparalleled perspective on the evolution of his work. Throughout the interview in this book, she uses that knowledge to elicit from Peter Brook some of his most insightful thoughts and deepest feelings about theater and the world."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2003.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:xv, 301 pages, [16] pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0571211372, 9780571211371, 0571221726, 9780571221721
- oclc:ocm50643760
- LC Classification:PN2598.B69
- Dewey Decimal:792/.0233/092
Table of Contents
A midsummer night's dream -- The beginnings of the International Center of Theater Research -- In the hills of Iran: Orghast -- Experiments at the Center -- Experiments in Africa -- Meetings with remarkable men -- Antony and Cleopatra -- The ik, Ubu, The conference of the birds -- La tragédie de Carmen -- The Mahabharata -- The tempest -- The man who -- The tragedy of Hamlet -- Looking back.
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