Description
Book Synopsis
An invaluable collection of documents and discussions of the work of one of the most significant theatre practitioners of the last fifty years.
This unique set of reminiscences, written by one of the actors who worked closely with Kantor over a long period of time, ranges from the anecdotal to the theoretical. Kantor''s work offers some of the most disconcerting allegories of Modernism and a quintessential expression of the unconscious during a bitter period of human history. Kantor''s stern but affectionate guardianship of his troupe of travelling players comes off Miklaszewski''s pages with warmth, humanity and humour.
Trade Review
'We should be grateful for this text ... [it] takes us to the heart of Kantor's creative choices and processes and serves well the reader who has perhaps tried to penetrate Kantor's rather esoteric manifestos cold – and given up. It also helps to have such a guide if this is your first meeting with Kantor. Through his various strategies and choice of document, Miklaszewski paints a dynamic picture of this thoughtful genius and egoist.' – Contemporary Theatre Review
Table of Contents
Introduction; Chapter 1 1 THE LEGISLATOR AND THE RENOVATOR OF RADICAL IDEAS; Chapter 2 2 TOWARDS THE IMPOSSIBLE THEATRE; Chapter 3 3 TADEUSZ KANTOR'S CLOAKROOM; Chapter 4 4 LOVELIES AND DOWDIES; Chapter 5 5 DEAD CLASS, OR A NEW TREATISE ON MANNEQUINS; Chapter 6 6 A GRIPPING SÉANCE; Chapter 7 7 AROUND THE WORLD WITH DEAD CLASS; Chapter 8 8 KANTOR IN OPPOSITION TO HIMSELF; Chapter 9 9 BETWEEN ABSOLUTE FORM AND THE REVELATION OF FEELING; Chapter 10 10 ON THE STATE OF THINGS, THE AVANT-GARDE, INNOVATION, LUCK, TRUTH, AND SUCCESS; Chapter 11 11 CRICOTAGE UNDER VILLON'S BANNER; Chapter 12 12 THE THEATRE IS ART, FIRST AND FOREMOST; Chapter 13 13 LET THE ARTISTS DIE!; Chapter 14 14 I — THE MASTER; Chapter 15 15 A SIXTEEN-MINUTE PRE-PREMIÈRE OVATION; Chapter 16 16 DID I HELP OR DID I HINDER?; Chapter 17 17 EXEGI MONUMENTUM, OR THE MACHINE OF LOVE AND DEATH; Chapter 18 18 “… NOTHING FURTHER …”; Chapter 19 19 BETWEEN LOVE AND DEATH; AFTERWORD;: POSTSCRIPT; TADEUSZ KANTOR (1915–1990); TADEUSZ KANTOR; AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS; INDEX;
