1st Edition

Tadeusz Kantor

By Noel Witts Copyright 2019
166 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Tadeusz Kantor – a theoretician, director, innovator and painter famed for his very visual theatre style – was a key figure in European avant-garde theatre. He was also known for his challenging theatrical innovations, such as extending stages and the combination of mannequins with living actors. The book combines: a detailed study of the historical context of Kantor’s work an... Read more

List of plates

Acknowledgments

1. Biography and context

2. Key writings

3. Key performances

4. Practical exercises

Afterword – Kantor: the legacy

Appendix – Sites in Krakow relating to Tadeusz Kantor (1915–1990)

Glossary of names and terms

Bibliography

Index

 

Biography

Noel Witts is Emeritus Professor of Performing Arts at Leeds Beckett University and a Professorial Fellow of Liverpool Hope University. He is co-author (with Mike Huxley) of The Twentieth Century Performance Reader, published by Routledge.