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The Empty Space (Penguin Modern Classics) (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Empty SpaceExplores the issues facing theatrical performances. This work 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. It also shows how theatre defies rules, builds and shatters illusions and creates lasting memories for its audiences.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 31 January 2008
- Format: Paperback 160 pages
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- Categories: Theatre Studies
- ISBN 13: 9780141189222 ISBN 10: 0141189223
- Sales rank: 13,213
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Full description for The Empty Space
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.
