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
Acting Technique
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
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.