Jerzy Grotowski Theatre Links

Who is Jerzy Grotowski?

Jerzy Marian Grotowski was an innovative Polish theatre director and theorist whose approaches to acting, training and theatrical production have significantly influenced theatre today. (Wikipedia)

Biography

Culture Poland  – Website about Polish culture and cultural icons

Encyclopaedia Britannica – Grotowski’s biography.

Overview

Useful Slideshare

Acting Technique

Acting blog about Grotowski

Exercises

Burts Drama – Exercises on using Grotowski in the drama studio.

Poor Theatre

Drama Online – A guide to Poor Theatre

The Drama Teacher – A good overview of biography and style

Theology, Imagination and the Arts – An interesting essay on Grotowski’s Poor Theatre.

Quizlet

Jerzy Grotowski – Poor Theatre

Books

Towards a Poor Theatre

Systems of Rehearsal

Videos

Handout

Here is a handout with all these links on them so you can give it to students. They can then do some of their own research in Jerzy Grotowski.

Jerzy Grotowski Theatre Links