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
Summary
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
