Peter BROOK
He was born in London in 1925. Starting his performances in 1943, he has taken part in directing over 70 pieces, in London, Paris and New York. In 1971, he founded the International Centre for Theatre Research in Paris and in 1974, opened its permanent base in the Bouffes du Nord Theatre, and worked as the artistic director there until 2010.
The film follow the now legendary journey which began in December, 1972, and lasted a hundred days. It was without precedent in the history of theater. Peter Brook and his international troupe of actors – including Miriam Goldschmidt and Yoshi Oida – left their base in Paris and disappeared into the heart f the Sahara desert. From there, they began their astonishing journey
in search of the miraculous that took them thousands of miles through the remote villages of Africa. Part theater expedition and experiment, part spiritual search and comedy of errors, Peter Brook’s adventure was in essence a search for a new beginning and a completely new form of theater. The actors performed at each village they came to improvising before stunned villagers with whom they shared no common language. The outcome was to have far-reaching implications for the future of theate
Information
6 May at 10:30
At Shizuoka Arts Theatre
Duration: 70 minutes
In English
Staff/Cast
Produced by Alain Montrobert (TeleEurope) for O.R.T.F (Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française)
Directed by Michael Agats
Cooperation by Janos Tedeschi, biographer of Miriam Goldschmidt. Currently working on a documentary feature film for the cinema with Peter Brook and Miriam Goldschmidt
SPAC Staff
Stage Manager: MURAMATSU Atsushi
Sound: KATO Hisanao, Aoki Ryosuke (US)
Lighting: HIGUCHI Masayuki
Stage: SAKATA Yukari, FURUYA Kazumi, HIROSAKI Nagiko, TAKEISHI Morimasa
Production : TANJI Haru, SAEKI Kazato, NAKANO Sakiko
