The Mahabharata: Peter Brook's Epic in the Making

Garry O'Connor

ISBN 10: 0916515737 / ISBN 13: 9780916515737

Published by Mercury House, 1990

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Synopsis:

Recounts Brook's filming of his version of India's great epic poem, and discusses the background of the Mahabharata and its influence on Indian culture

Reviews: Like most Brook's productions, the staging of the Mahabharta met with its share of controversies. But in spite of an unsuccessful American tour, a nine-hour film version of the epic is scheduled for PBS's Great Performances series this spring. O'Connor, former director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, gives a hodge-podge chronicle of Brook's search for sponsors, suitable cast, and stage for the film. Applauded runs of the play at Britain's Old Transport Museum and a granite quarry in Perth led to choice of setting for the film version: Paris's Joinville Studios, now marked for demolition. The creation of phantasmagoric landscapes, costumes, make-up, and props, captured in Abegg's photographs, adds to this close-up of the "king of image makers" at work. For those interested in the modern stage.
-Bibi S. Thompson, "Library Journal "
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Mahabharata: Peter Brook's Epic in the ...
Publisher: Mercury House
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good