1 option
Fritz Bennewitz in India : intercultural theatre with Brecht and Shakespeare / Joerg Esleben ; with Rolf Rohmer and David G. John.
LIBRA PN2658.B46 E85 2016
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Esleben, Jörg, author.
- Rohmer, Rolf, author.
- John, David Gethin, 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bennewitz, Fritz, 1926-1995--Correspondence.
- Bennewitz, Fritz.
- Mertes, Waltraut--Correspondence.
- Mertes, Waltraut.
- Bennewitz, Fritz, 1926-1995--Travel--India.
- Bennewitz, Fritz, 1926-1995--Criticism and interpretation.
- Bennewitz, Fritz, 1926-1995.
- Theater--India--History--20th century.
- Theater.
- Theatrical producers and directors.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Travel.
- India.
- History.
- Theatrical producers and directors--Germany--Correspondence.
- Theatrical producers and directors--India--Correspondence.
- India--Description and travel.
- Intercultural communication in the performing arts.
- Germany.
- Genre:
- Correspondence.
- Personal correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- "This volume offers the first comprehensive analysis of the work of East German theatre director Fritz Bennewitz in India between 1970 and 1994. Joerg Esleben has gathered together many of Bennewitz's own writings, most published for the first time, in which he reflects on his production of plays by Bertolt Brecht, Shakespeare, Goethe, Chekhov, and Volker Braun. By translating these writings into English, the editors have provided unprecedented access to Bennewitz's thinking about intercultural work in India. This material is illuminated by explanatory annotations, contextualized commentary, and critical perspectives from Bennewitz's former colleagues in India and other leading scholars. Through its kaleidoscope of perspectives, Fritz Bennewitz in India offers a significant counter to dominant models of Western theatrical interculturalism."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part I Fritz Bennewitz on His Work in India
- 1 The 1970s - Brechtian Experiments 23
- Historical Junctures 23
- New Delhi, 1970: Brecht, The Threepenny Opera 25
- Mumbai, 1973: Brecht, The Caucasian Chalk Circle 32
- New Delhi, 1979: Brecht on Trial and Brecht's Mr. Puntila and his Man Matti 63
- 2 The Early 1980s - Firsts, Tows, and Highs 83
- Kolkata, 1980: Brecht, The Life of Galileo 83
- New Delhi, 1981: Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night's Dream 104
- Bangalore, 1982: Brecht, Mr. Puntila and his Man Matti 115
- New Delhi, 1982: Brecht, The Caucasian Chalk Circle 123
- 3 The Mid-1980s-Brecht and the Bard in Bhopal 128
- Bhopal, 1983: Brecht, The Caucasian Chalk Circle 128
- New Delhi, 1983: Shakespeare, Othello and Brecht, The Life of Galileo 149
- New Delhi, 1984/5: Shakespeare, Hamlet and Sophocles/Brecht, Antigone 168
- Bhopal, 1985: Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream 176
- Bhopal, 1987: Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew 190
- 4 The Late 1980s and Early 1990s - Gaining a Village, Losing a Country 196
- Heggodu, 1989: Brecht, The Good Person of Sichuan 196
- New Delhi, 1989/90: Volker Braun, Great Peace and Shakespeare, Twelfth Night 200
- Heggodu, 1990: Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream 210
- New Delhi, 1990: Shakespeare, The Tempest 215
- Heggodu, 1991: Shakespeare, Twelfth Night 226
- Mysore, 1991: Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard 231
- Lucknow and Dhaka (Bangladesh), 1992/3 233
- Mumbai, 1993/4 240
- Goethe, Faust I 245
- Part II Perspectives on Fritz Bennewitz in India
- 5 Perspectives from Bennewitz's Partners in India Fritz Bennewitz: A Character Sketch and Interview / K.V. Subbanna Subbanna, K.V. 259
- Interview Responses: Amal Allana 265
- Samik Bandyopadhyay 267
- Akshara K.V. 269
- Prasanna 273
- Anuradha Kapur 276
- 6 Essays on Bennewitz in India: Intersections: Fritz Bennewitz's Biography and His Inter cultural Work / Rolf Rohmer Rohmer, Rolf 278
- Bennewitz in India: Politics, Brecht, and the Human Touch / David G. John John, David G. 294.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781487500382
- 1487500386
- OCLC:
- 950450072
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.