Unwritten Grotowski - Theory and Practice of the Encounter

This book visits the legacy of Jerzy Grotowski, focusing on his least known last phase of work on ancient songs and the craft of the performer. Salata posits Grotowski's work as philosophical practice, and more particularly, as practical research in the phenomenology of being.

List of contents

Prologue: A Journal from a Voyage to the Living Room 1. Grotowski Studies in a New Key 2. The Inner Man and His Deed: Jerzy Grotowski and the Heritage of Adam Mickiewicz and Polish Romanticism 3. Towards the Non-(Re)presentational Actor: From Grotowski to Richards 4. Nearness in Creation: From The Twin to The Letter 5. Towards a Theory of Aliveness: Pyric Theatre 6. Genealogy of Homecoming: A Journey of The Living Room

About the author

Kris Salata is Associate Professor in Performance at the School of Theatre, Florida State University, US.

Summary

This book visits the legacy of Jerzy Grotowski, focusing on his least known last phase of work on ancient songs and the craft of the performer. Salata posits Grotowski’s work as philosophical practice, and more particularly, as practical research in the phenomenology of being.

Product details

• Authors: Kris Salata, Salata Kris
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.05.2017
• EAN: 9781138108608
• ISBN: 978-1-138-10860-8
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Theatre Studies, Theatre: individual actors & directors, Individual actors and performers