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Jerzy Marian Grotowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈmarjan grɔˈtɔfskʲi]; 11 August 1933 – 14 January 1999) was a Polish theatre director and theorist whose innovative approaches to acting, training and theatrical production have significantly influenced theatre today.
Jerzy Grotowski (born August 11, 1933, Rzeszów, Poland—died January 14, 1999, Pontedera, Italy) was an international leader of the experimental theatre who became famous in the 1960s as the director of productions staged by the Polish Laboratory Theatre of Wrocław.
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A legendary figure in theatre he was a revolutionary director and reformer. Wrote a textbook for exploratory theatres of the 1960s and 1970s entitled "Towards a Poor Theatre".
Mar 15, 2022 · Learn about the experimental theater approach of Jerzy Grotowski, a Polish director, teacher, and theorist. Find out his main theories, practices, and influences, and where to study his technique.
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Jan 15, 1999 · Jerzy Grotowski, the Polish director who was one of the most important and influential theatrical innovators of his time, died yesterday in Pontedera, Italy. He was 65 and lived in Italy. Mr....
May 17, 2018 · Learn about Jerzy Grotowski, the founder of the Laboratory Theatre in Poland, an experimental theater that focuses on the actor and his/her message. Explore his life, travels, influences, methods, and works, such as Akropolis, Cain, Hamlet, and Apocalypis cum Figuris.
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Mar 15, 2012 · (b. 11 August 1933 in Rzeszów, Poland – d. 14 January 1999 in Pontedera, Italy) was a theatre director, researcher investigating the art of acting and, broadly speaking, performance, a lecturer in theatre anthropology, reformer of the performing arts and cultural visionary.
