The Empty Space: A Book about the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate

ISBN-13: 9780684829579 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 144 str.

Etc Peter Brook

Opis

From director and cofounder of the Royal Shakespeare Company Peter Brook, The Empty Space is a timeless analysis of theatre from the most influential stage director of the twentieth century.

As relevant as when it was first published in 1968, groundbreaking director and cofounder of the Royal Shakespeare Company Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to explore the issues facing a theatrical performance--of any scale. He describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting, from Brecht's revolutionary alienation technique to the free form happenings of the 1960s, and from the different styles of such great Shakespearean actors as John Gielgud and Paul Scofield to a joyous impromptu performance in the burnt-out shell of the Hamburg Opera just after the war.

Passionate, unconventional, and fascinating, this book shows how theatre defies rules, builds and shatters illusions, and creates lasting memories for its audiences.

Recenzje

"Kein Regisseur hat das moderne Theater in Westeuropa stärker beeinflußt als Peter Brook, die Spuren seiner Theaterarbeit lassen sich mühelos in die Gegenwart verfolgen. Beharrlich hat er sich dem Theaterbetrieb mit seiner eingefahrenen Rhetorik widersetzt und statt dessen die Unberechenbarkeit des Theaterereignisses betont. 'Die Wahrheit im Theater ist immer auf Wanderschaft', schrieb der Regisseur vor 20 Jahren in 'Der leere Raum' - noch immer ein Klassiker der Theaterliteratur." (Rolf Suhl, Szene)
"Kaum ein anderes Buch hat für das Theater ähnliche Bedeutung erlangt; oft wird es als eine der Schriften zum Theater überhaupt bezeichnet." (Uwe Richterich, Diskurs)

O autorze

Peter Brook was one of the world's best-known theatre directors. His remarkable achievements include his productions of Titus Andronicus with Laurence Olivier, King Lear with Paul Scofield, and Marat/Sade and A Midsummer Night's Dream, both for the Royal Shakespeare Company. After moving to Paris and establishing the International Centre for Theatre Research in 1970 and the International Centre for Theatre Creation when he opened the Bouffes du Nord in 1974, he produced a series of events which pushed at the boundaries of theatre, including Conference of the Birds, The Ik, The Mahabharata, and The Tragedy of Carmen. His films included Lord of the Flies, Marat/Sade, King Lear, The Mahabharata, Tell Me Lies, and Meetings with Remarkable Men. Brook was the author of The Empty Space, The Quality of Mercy, and Tip of the Tongue, which have been published in many languages throughout the world.