Per un teatro povero

'So always avoid banality. That is, avoid illustrating the author's words and remarks. If you want to create a true masterpiece you must always avoid beautiful lies: the truths on the calender under each date you find a proverb or saying such as: "He who is good to others will be happy." But this is Leggi tutto

In 1950s Poland, Grototwski pioneered the idea of a theatre laboratory as a place where theatre happens through a process of experimentation. This book reveals his experiments as a crux between what we see in contemporary theatre and the rich traditions of theatrical forms from all over the world. F Leggi tutto

This book had many beautiful pearls of wisdom for anyone interested in theatre. Grotowski is an inspiration for anyone who believes in theatre just as an artform in general. I believe every aspiring actor should read Grotowski's ten things: the final chapter of this book. However, if you are not into Leggi tutto

این کتاب مثل قرآن برای اهالی تئاتر هست و واجب هست خوندنش برای علاقه مندان .

یرژی گروتوفسکی لهستانی، یکی از کارگردانان پیشرو تیاتر مدرن جهان است که با مکتب تیاتری اش به نام "تیاتر بی چیز"، از دهه ی شصت قرن بیستم مشهور شد. از مشهورترین کارهای تیاتری گروتوفسکی و گروه کارگاهی اش در قرن گذشته، "آکروپولیس" بر مبنای متون بر گرفته از کتاب مقدس است که بر روی صحنه ای نه چندان دور از Leggi tutto

Grotowski's vision was of a bare bones theater - little in the way of costume, set, makeup or lighting - everything coming from the actor, with a great deal of participation from and interaction with the audience. If you have ever seen the film "My Dinner With Andre", there is a part where Andre des Leggi tutto

Really gets down to thinking about theater and acting in holistic (why is that not spelled with a 'w'?) way. Its critiques of theater, and the piecemeal opulence of the modern, egocentric, and overdone theater hit the mark entirely. Anybody involved in theater should read this.

I don't necessarily think Grotowski's method is for me, but I really like some of his ideas and was very edified by reading this.

A must read. Yeah man! ACTING!