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The Empty Space: A Book about the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate

by Peter Brook

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Peter Brook is a former co-director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, founded the International Center for Theater Research in 1971.

Synopsis:

First published in 1968, The Empty Space is a timeless analysis of theatre, from perhaps the most influential director of the twentieth century. In The Empty Space, groundbreaking director Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to explore the issues facing any theatrical performance. Here he describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting, from Brecht’s revolutionary alienation technique to the free form happenings of the 1960s, and from the different styles of such great Shakespearean actors as John Gielgud and Paul Scofield to a joyous impromptu performance in the burnt-out shell of the Hamburg Opera just after the war. Passionate, unconventional, and fascinating, his book shows how theatre defies rules, builds and shatters illusions, and creates lasting memories for its audiences.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780684829579
Author:
Brook, Peter
Publisher:
Touchstone Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Theater
Subject:
Drama
Subject:
Performing arts
Subject:
Theater - History & Criticism
Subject:
General Performing Arts
Subject:
Drama -- History and criticism.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st Touchstone ed.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
19951231
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
141 p.
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.31 in 4.55 oz

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"Synopsis" by , First published in 1968, The Empty Space is a timeless analysis of theatre, from perhaps the most influential director of the twentieth century. In The Empty Space, groundbreaking director Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to explore the issues facing any theatrical performance. Here he describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting, from Brecht’s revolutionary alienation technique to the free form happenings of the 1960s, and from the different styles of such great Shakespearean actors as John Gielgud and Paul Scofield to a joyous impromptu performance in the burnt-out shell of the Hamburg Opera just after the war. Passionate, unconventional, and fascinating, his book shows how theatre defies rules, builds and shatters illusions, and creates lasting memories for its audiences.
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