Encounters with Tadeusz Kantor

<p>An invaluable collection of documents and discussions of the work of one of the most significant theatre practitioners of the last fifty years.<br>This unique set of reminiscences, written by one of the actors who worked closely with Kantor over a long period of time, ranges from the anecdotal to the theoretical. Kantor's work offers some of the most disconcerting allegories of Modernism and a quintessential expression of the unconscious during a bitter period of human history. Kantor's stern but affectionate guardianship of his troupe of travelling players comes off Miklaszewski's pages with warmth, humanity and humour.</p> Introduction; Chapter 1 1 THE LEGISLATOR AND THE RENOVATOR OF RADICAL IDEAS; Chapter 2 2 TOWARDS THE IMPOSSIBLE THEATRE; Chapter 3 3 TADEUSZ KANTOR'S CLOAKROOM; Chapter 4 4 LOVELIES AND DOWDIES; Chapter 5 5 DEAD CLASS, OR A NEW TREATISE ON MANNEQUINS; Chapter 6 6 A GRIPPING SÉANCE; Chapter 7 7 AROUND THE WORLD WITH DEAD CLASS; Chapter 8 8 KANTOR IN OPPOSITION TO HIMSELF; Chapter 9 9 BETWEEN ABSOLUTE FORM AND THE REVELATION OF FEELING; Chapter 10 10 ON THE STATE OF THINGS, THE AVANT-GARDE, INNOVATION, LUCK, TRUTH, AND SUCCESS; Chapter 11 11 CRICOTAGE UNDER VILLON'S BANNER; Chapter 12 12 THE THEATRE IS ART, FIRST AND FOREMOST; Chapter 13 13 LET THE ARTISTS DIE!; Chapter 14 14 I — THE MASTER; Chapter 15 15 A SIXTEEN-MINUTE PRE-PREMIÈRE OVATION; Chapter 16 16 DID I HELP OR DID I HINDER?; Chapter 17 17 EXEGI MONUMENTUM, OR THE MACHINE OF LOVE AND DEATH; Chapter 18 18 “… NOTHING FURTHER …”; Chapter 19 19 BETWEEN LOVE AND DEATH; AFTERWORD;: POSTSCRIPT; TADEUSZ KANTOR (1915–1990); TADEUSZ KANTOR; AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS; INDEX;