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| The Paper Canoe: A Guide to Theatre Anthropology |
 Title: Canoe z papieru. Traktat o Antropologii TeatruAuthor: Eugenio Barba Translated by: Leszek Kolankiewicz and Dagmara Wiergowska-Janke Edited by: Leszek Kolankiewicz Date: December 2007 ISBN: 978-83-917448-4-0 Dimensions: 143x205 mm Paperback: 280 pages Price: 8 € Fragment of the book:  Publication subsidised by the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education. Realised within the programme 'The Promotion of Creativity', established by the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education. Supported by the Board of the City of Wroclaw 'I wrote this book in Holstebro, but I conceived it during long, silent rehearsals and on journeys, while seeing performances and meeting theatre people from various continents. It grew during involved discussions or “brainstorms” dealing with questions which at first seemed childish or foolish: What is the performer’s presence? Why, when two performers execute the same actions, is one believable and the other not? Is talent also a technique? Can a performer who does not move hold the spectator's attention? Of what does energy in the theatre consist? Is there such a thing as pre-expressive work?' (From the Preface by Eugenio Barba) |