In 2011, a production of short Beckett plays that British theater director Peter Brook had helped conceive came to New York. Its actors filled a bare stage with clear intentions and strong emotions; the effect of watching them was of seeing a world built out of thin air. For the 50-plus years during which he had been staging such all-from-nothing shows, Brook refused to allow rehearsals to be filmed, believing visitors disruptive.
The recent documentary Peter Brook: The Tightrope, however, changes this. It was made in collaboration between Brook and his filmmaker son, Simon (whose previous works include 2002's Brook by Brook, a film portrait of his father), with hidden cameras mounted throughout a room during a specially arranged workshop period.
The 87-y...
The recent documentary Peter Brook: The Tightrope, however, changes this. It was made in collaboration between Brook and his filmmaker son, Simon (whose previous works include 2002's Brook by Brook, a film portrait of his father), with hidden cameras mounted throughout a room during a specially arranged workshop period.
The 87-y...
- 1/29/2014
- Village Voice
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