Peter Brook and the Mahabharata

Edited by David Williams

List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements 1. Theatre of Innocence and of Experience: Peter Brook’s International Centre – An Introduction 2. A Narrative Synopsis of The Mahabharata 3. The Presence of India: An Introduction 4. The Language of Stories 5. Theatre, Popular and Special, and the Perils of Cultural Piracy 6. What is Not in The Mahabharata is Nowhere 7. The Bridge of Sand 8. Fluidity and Openness 9. Sensitivity and Listening 10. Musical Bricolage 11. Malleability and Visibility 12. Energy and the Ensemble: Actors’ Perspectives 13. The Great Poem of the World: A Descriptive Analysis 14. The Great Indian Epic and Peter Brook 15. Interaction-Interpretation: The Mahabharata from a Sociocultural perspective 16. A View from India 17. Something More Volcanic 18. Peter Brook’s ‘Orientalism’ 19. Brook’s Six Days: Theatre as the Meeting Place Between the Visible and the Invisible 20. Mahabharata Production Details 21. The World Tour: Logistics and Economics Bibliography Index