PETER BROOK: FROM "MARAT/SADE" TO THE PRESENT

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1 Syllabus PETER BROOK: FROM "MARAT/SADE" TO THE PRESENT Last update HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) Responsible Department: theatre studies Academic year: 0 Semester: 2nd Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Jeanette Malkin Coordinator jmalkin@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Wed. 14:15-15:00 Teaching Staff: Dr. Jeanette Malkin page 1 / 6

2 Course/Module description: Peter Brooks search, since the 1960s, for a holy theatre to replace what he calls in his seminal book The Empty Space the deadly theatre, has changed the face of post-ww II theatre and performance. Influenced by Artaud and Jerzy Grotowski, as well as by Brecht and Meyerhold, Brook renewed the relevance of Shakespeare for our time, and created both highly physical and lyrical minimalist theatre. Brooks method of laboratory theatre work put the emphasis on the actor; and he created an international ensemble of artists. In this course we will study and view filmic versions of selected stations in his rich work, beginning with Marat/Sade. Course/Module aims: The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with Brooks ideas and practice of theatre, with his masterworks, and with the course of a life dedicated to clear, meaningful dialogic communication. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: Know one of the major theatre directors of the second half of the 20th century Attendance requirements(%): 80% Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures, film viewing, class discussion Course/Module Content: Might be modified: 1. Introduction to Brook's biography and aesthetics 2. Brook and The Empty Space 3. Peter Brook, Grotowski, and the art of acting 4. Brook between Artaud and Brecht: Marat/Sade 5. Brook and Gurdjieff 6. Brook and Midsummer Night's Dream page 2 / 6

3 7. Brook and Chekhov 8. Brook and mythology 9. Brook and Hamlet Required Reading: OSV 3415 Akropolis. Staged and Directed by Jerzy Grotowski OSV 2225 The Empty Space Peter Brook, The Empty Space OSV 1857 Marat/Sade Hunt and Reeves: Chapter 6 The Thing Itself: The Marat/Sade OSV 2897 Meetings with Remarkable Men Peter Brook, Threads of Time: 58-76; Hunt and Reeves: Chapter 10 Shaking hands in the empty space: The Dream OSV 2000 La Cerisaie (The Cherry Orchard) Hunt and Reeves: Chapter 16 No samovars in Paris and New York: La Cטrisaie and The Cherry Orchard OSV 120 The Mahabharata Hunt and Reeves: Chapter 14 Carpet shows at the Bouffes: Les Ik and Ubu Hunt and Reeves: Chapter 18 Nirvana at last: The Mahabharata OSV 7505 The Tragedy of Hamlet page 3 / 6

4 Additional Reading Material: Bradby, David, and David Williams. Peter Brook ( ) in Directors Theatre. Macmillan, Brook, Peter. The Empty Space. Penguin Books, Brook, Peter. The Shifting Point: Theatre, Film, Opera Harper & Row, Brook, Peter. There are No Secrets. London: Methuen, Brook, Peter. The Open Door: Thoughts on Acting and Theatre. Theatre Communications Group, Brook, Peter. The Threads of Time: Recollections. Counterpoint, Brook, Peter. Between Two Silences: Talking with Peter Brook. Ed. Dale Moffitt. Southern Methodist U. Press, Carriטre, Jean-Claude,. The Mahabharata: A Play Based upon the Indian Classic Epic. Harper & Row, Counsell, Colin. Peter Brook and Ritual Theatre ( ) in Signs of Performance: An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Theatre. Routledge, Croyden, Margaret. Conversations with Peter Brook Faber & Faber, See also: 1_brook.html Delgado, Maria M. and Paul Heritage. Peter Brook (36-54) and Epilogue: Six hemispheres in search of... Peter Brook, Jonathan Miller and Oliver Sacks in conversation ( ) in In Contact With the Gods? Directors Talk Theatre. Manchester U. Press, Grotowski, Jerzy. Towards a Poor Theatre. London, Methuen, Heilpern, John. Conference of the Birds: The Story of Peter Brook in Africa. London: Faber and Faber, page 4 / 6

5 Hunt, Albert, and Geoffrey Reeves. Peter Brook. Cambridge U. Press, Innes, Christopher. Myth and Theatre Laboratories, on Peter Brook ( ) in Avant Garde Theatre: Routledge, Jones, David Richard. Great Directors at Work: Stanislavsky, Brecht, Kazan, Brook. U. of California Press, Jones, Trostle Edward. Following Directions: A Study of Peter Brook. New York: Peter Lang, Kott, Jan. The Theater of Essence: Kantor and Brook, in Theater 14/3 (1983): Kustow, Michael. Peter Brook: A Biography. New York: St. Martin's Press, McCullough, Christopher. Peter Brook and Interculturalism (40-45) in Theatre and Europe. Intellect: European Studies Series, Moffitt, Dale (ed.) Between Two Silences: Talking with Peter Brook. Southern Methodist U. Press, OConnor, Garry. The Mahabharata: Peter Brooks Epic in the Making. London: Hodder & Stoughton, Roose-Evans, James. Experimental Theatre from Stanislavsky to Peter Brook. Routledge & Kegan Paul, Selbourne, David. The Making of A Midsummer Nights Dream: An Eyewitness Account of Peter Brooks Production from First Rehearsal to First Night. London: Methuen, Smith, A. C. E. Orghast and Persepolis: An International Experiment in Theatre by Peter Brook and Ted Hughes. New York: Viking Press, Todd, Andrew, and Jean-Guy Lecat. The Open Circle: Peter Brooks Theater Environments. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, Weiss, Peter. The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat: As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade. Trans. Geoffrey Skelton. Introduction by Peter Brook. New York: Atheneum, page 5 / 6

6 Powered by TCPDF ( Williams, David (ed.). Peter Brook: A Theatrical Casebook. London: Methuen, Williams, David (ed.). Peter Brook and the Mahabharata: Critical Perspectives. London: Routledge, Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 0 % Presentation 25 % Participation in Tutorials 25 % Project work 0 % Assignments 0 % Reports 0 % Research project 50 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information: page 6 / 6