An unprecedented anthology of contemporary Polish drama," Loose Screws"brings together nine previously un-translated plays by prominent playwrights who have emerged in rapidly changing postcommunist landscapes. The plays expose ways in which individual and social violence impinge upon one another, disrupt notions of a monolithic Polish identity, and try to find meaning within the post-9/11 global context.
This comprehensive collection offers an account of Polish history and politics though plays that range in subject from communism to mental illness, criminal and social violence, and...

Considered one of the most influential theatre practitioners of the 20th century, Polish director Jerzy Grotowski revolutionized contemporary theatre in multiple ways. Perhaps best known for his notion of poor theatre, Grotowski went beyond the confines of conventional theatre to systematically explore the possibilities of the human being in a performative context. In "Grotowski s Bridge Made of Memory," Dominika Laster analyzes core aspects of Grotowski s work such as body-memory, vigilance, witnessing, verticality, and transmission, arguing that these performance praxes involve a deliberate...