Braun, Edward,

The director and the stage : from naturalism to Grotowski / Edward Braun. - First edition. - 1 (218 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Meiningen theatre -- Antoine and the théâtre libre -- The symbolist theatre -- Alfred Jarry -- Stanislavsky and Chekhov -- Edward Gordon Craig -- Max Reinhardt in Germany and Austria -- Meyerhold: the first five years -- Meyerhold: theatre as propaganda -- Piscator in Berlin -- Brecht's formative years -- Artaud's theatre of cruelty -- Grotowski's laboratory theatre / [by Jennifer Kumiega].

"Beginning with the triple impulses of Naturalism, symbolism and the grotesque, the bulk of the book concentrates on the most famous directors of this century - Stanislavski, Reinhardt, Graig, Meyerhold, Piscator, Brecht, Artuaud and Grotowski. Braun's guide is more practical than theoretical, delineating how each director changed the tradition that came before him."--

1408163063 9781408163061

10.5040/9781408163061 doi




1800-1999


Theater--History--Europe--19th century.
Theater--History--Europe--20th century.
Theatrical producers and directors--Europe.
Theatrical production and direction.
Theater.
Theatre studies.
Theatrical producers and directors.


Europe.


Electronic books.
History.

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