| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (60 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Summary |
Presents a synthesis of the past and the present by dramatising biblical and Homeric tales in a contemporary setting. The dramatic intensity is heightened in the Polish Laboratory Theatre production which Growtowski sets in the Auschwitz (Oswecim) concentration camp instead of the Krakow Cathedral of the 1904 production |
| Notes |
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1971 |
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A filmed drama with commentary |
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Performed in Polish, with introduction and voice over narration in English by Lewis Freedman |
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Based on scenes from the play by Stanislaw Wyspianski |
| Credits |
Staged and directed by Jerzy Grotowski |
| Performer |
Lewis Freedman, Peter Brook, members of the Polish Laboratory Theatre |
| Notes |
“This material has been reproduced by or on behalf of Deakin University pursuant to s200AB of the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act)" |
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Originally produced in VHS format, 1988 |
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DVD |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Brook, Peter, 1925-
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Auschwitz (Concentration camp) -- Drama
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Feature films
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Theater -- Poland
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Drama -- Poland -- 20th century
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| Author |
Grotowski, Jerzy, 1933-
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Freedman, Lew
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Wyspiański, Stanisław, 1869-1907
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Teatr Laboratorium (Wroclaw, Poland)
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