Peter Brook
Jul 3, 2022 10:54:08 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Jul 3, 2022 10:54:08 GMT
British theatre legend Peter Brook died in Paris yesterday, age 97. He staged operas at Covent Garden and King Lear and other plays with the Royal Shakespeare company. He also directed the American television production of King Lear starring Orson Welles.
He moved to Paris in 1970 where he developed his main theatrical innovation -- working on a bare stage to stimulate the imagination of the spectators. I went to see his first production in Paris, Shakespeare's rarely staged Timon of Athens at the theatre at the end of my street, which has become one of the most important theatres in France. It remained "his" theatre as long as he was still working, but of course now it is used for all sorts of productions, still with a bare stage. I was there earlier this year, wearing my mask.
He moved to Paris in 1970 where he developed his main theatrical innovation -- working on a bare stage to stimulate the imagination of the spectators. I went to see his first production in Paris, Shakespeare's rarely staged Timon of Athens at the theatre at the end of my street, which has become one of the most important theatres in France. It remained "his" theatre as long as he was still working, but of course now it is used for all sorts of productions, still with a bare stage. I was there earlier this year, wearing my mask.
