Theatre Directors from Poland: The Classics and the Troublemakers, English Edition
Author: Burzyńska, Anna R.
category: Theatre and Performance, Theory and Practice

ISBN: 9788392333128, Instytut Teatralny - 2008
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Anna R. Burzyńska presents the artistic achievements and profiles of a group of contemporary Polish theatre director, from Andrzej Wajda and Jerzy Jarocki through toKrystian Lupa, Mikołaj Grabowski, Piotr Cieplak, Krzysztof Warlikowski, Paweł Miśkiewicz, Grzegorz Jarzyna, Maja Kleczewska and Jan Klata as well as many younger artists. She paints a picture of Polish theatre dating back 40 years, as seen through the eyes of the artists who helped create it.

Anna R. Burzyńska is a theatre critic and historian.

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Tadeusz Kornaś "Between Anthropology and Politics: two stems of Alternative Polish Theatre"

The book is a history of alternative Polish theatre. The Author presents groups which stemmed from two different genres; the “origins” theatre, which began with Jerzy Grotowski (i.e. The Laboratorium Theatre, Gardzienice, Pieśn Kozła) and the student theatre (i.e. The 8th Day Theatre, Biuro Podróży, Provisorium). Kornaś tells their stories as well as explaining their significance and activities in Polish culture.

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