Gardzienice : Polish theatre in transition / Paul Allain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allain, Paul.

Series:

Contemporary theatre studies ; v. 22.

Contemporary theatre studies ; v. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardzienice.

Theater--Poland--20th century.

Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Polish theatre in transition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Harwood Academic Publishers, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is one of the first detailed attempts to assess developments in Polish experimental theatres since 1989. The author questions whether those artists can maintain their vision in the face of Poland's economic difficulties and increased

Contents:

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Introduction to the Series; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Polish Theatre Romanticism Fades; 2 The Rural Context and Gardzienice Village; 3 Polish Society The Art of Gathering; 4 The Formation of Gardzienice From Grotowski and Paratheatre; 5 Training; 6 Performances; 7 European Parallels Future Models; 8 An Intercultural Assessment; 9 Searching for a New Language; Conclusion; Postscript; Appendix Polishing up on the Classics; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-159) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-29926-9

1-135-29927-7

1-280-14605-2

0-203-98950-3

9780203989500

OCLC:

475942788