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Fritz Bennewitz in India
Intercultural Theatre with Brecht and Shakespeare
Joerg Esleben (Author), Rohmer Rolf (With), David G. John (With)
9781487500382
Hardback, published 23 November 2016
384 pages, 24 b&w illustrations
23.5 x 16 x 3.2 cm, 0.72 kg
"…[offers] detailed instances of how a Western director might think about working in rehearsal across cultural difference." "This exhaustively researched book by Joerg Esleben and his group represents the culmination of efforts to document and evaluate Bennewitz’s multifaceted work in India."
This volume offers the first comprehensive analysis of the work of East German theatre director Fritz Bennewitz in India between 1970 and 1994. Joerg Esleben has gathered together many of Bennewitz’ own writings, most published for the first time, in which he reflects on his production of plays by Bertolt Brecht, Shakespeare, Goethe, Chekhov, and Volker Braun. By translating these writings into English, the editors have provided unprecedented access to Bennewitz’ thinking about intercultural work in India. This material is illuminated by explanatory annotations, contextualized commentary, and critical perspectives from Bennewitz’s former colleagues in India and other leading scholars. Through its kaleidoscope of perspectives, Fritz Bennewitz in India offers a significant counter to dominant models of Western theatrical interculturalism.
Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Fritz Bennewitz on his Work in India Chapter 1: The 1970s – Brechtian Experiments Chapter 2: The Early 1980s – Firsts, Lows, and Highs Chapter 3: The Mid-1980s – Brecht and the Bard in Bhopal Chapter 4: The Late 1980s and Early 1990s – Gaining a Village, Losing a Country Part II: Perspectives on Fritz Bennewitz in India Chapter 5: Perspectives from Bennewitz’s Partners in India Chapter 6: Essays on Bennewitz in India Chronology of Bennewitz’s stays and projects in South Asia and his Indian projects in Germany Glossary of Theatre Terms, Institutions, and Cultural References Bibliography Index