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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451552703321

Autore

Allain Paul

Titolo

Gardzienice : Polish theatre in transition / / Paul Allain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Harwood Academic Publishers, , 1997

ISBN

1-135-29927-7

1-280-14605-2

0-203-98950-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Contemporary theatre studies ; ; v. 22

Disciplina

792.09438

Soggetti

Theater - Poland - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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;

Sommario/riassunto

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