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Jerzy Grotowski

Polish theatre director · Poland · On the map · Directors · Lived 1933 to 1999 · aged 65

Jerzy Marian Grotowski was a Polish theatre director and dramatic theorist whose innovative approaches to acting, training and theatrical production have significantly influenced theatre today.

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A life in dates

1999Died14 January 19991994The Five Senses of TheatreFilm1970Shiraz 70Film1969Apocalypsis cum figurisFilm, Director1968AkropolisFilm, Director, Writer1967Książę NiezłomnyFilm, Director1963Letter from OpoleFilm1958Kalosze szczęściaFilm, Man at an artist meeting (uncredited)1933Born11 August 1933

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Awards

MacArthur Fellows Program
Gold Cross of Merit
Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

About this person

He is considered one of the most influential theatre practitioners of the 20th century as well as one of the founders of experimental theatre.

Country
Poland
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 1999 · aged 65

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