| An Independent Actor: The power and freedom of the artist |
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Master class with Prof. Georges Banu Mon 9 December, 5pm Laboratory Theatre Space Admission free The lecture will be translated from French into Polish.  Georges Banu is Professor Emeritus of theatre studies at Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris II), the honorary chairman of the International Association of Theatre Critics, co-editor-in-chief of Alternatives théâtrales, and general editor of the series Le Temps du Théâtre published by Actes Sud. He has published many important works on European directors, especially on Peter Brook, Michael Grüber, Giorgio Strehler, Antoine Vitez, Ariane Mnouchkine.
He is the author of notes that provided Grotowski the basis for writing the first version of Performer. His publications also include the essay Le Cercle et le fleuve on the friendship of Jerzy Grotowski and Peter Brook. Together with Grzegorz Zió³kowski, he edited a selection of texts by Peter Brook, Teatr jest tylko form±. O Jerzym Grotowskim (2007; With Grotowski: Theatre Is Just a Form, 2009). The French edition of the book (2009) includes his introduction.
The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has honoured him with the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture. |