This acclaimed volume is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of Jerzy Grotowski''s long and multi-faceted career. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Grotowski''s life and work.Edited by the two leading experts on Grotowski, the sourcebook features:*essays from the key performance theorists who worked with Grotowski, including Eugenio Barba, Peter Brook, Jan Kott, Eric Bentley, Harold Clurman, and Charles Marowitz*writings which trace every phase of Grotowski''s career from his ''theatre of production'' to ''objective drama'' and ''art as vehicle''*a wide-ranging collection of Grotowski''s own writings, plus an interview with his closest collaborator and ''heir'', Thomas Richards*an array of photographs documenting Grotowski and his followers in action*a historical-critical study of Grotowski by Richard Schechner.
