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Book SynopsisThis volume offers the first comprehensive analysis of the work of East German theatre director Fritz Bennewitz in India between 1970 and 1994.
Trade Review"…[offers] detailed instances of how a Western director might think about working in rehearsal across cultural difference." -- Ric Knowles, University of Guelph * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018 *
"This exhaustively researched book by Joerg Esleben and his group represents the culmination of efforts to document and evaluate Bennewitz’s multifaceted work in India." -- Vera Stegmann, Lehigh University * German Studies Review, vol 42 no 1, February 2019 *
Table of ContentsIllustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Fritz Bennewitz on his Work in India Chapter 1: The 1970s - Brechtian Experiments Chapter 2: The Early 1980s - Firsts, Lows, and Highs Chapter 3: The Mid-1980s - Brecht and the Bard in Bhopal Chapter 4: The Late 1980s and Early 1990s - Gaining a Village, Losing a Country Part II: Perspectives on Fritz Bennewitz in India Chapter 5: Perspectives from Bennewitz's Partners in India Chapter 6: Essays on Bennewitz in India Chronology of Bennewitz's stays and projects in South Asia and his Indian projects in Germany Glossary of Theatre Terms, Institutions, and Cultural References Bibliography Index
