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Poszukiwania Gestu – Moje spotkanie z zespołem Scholi Teatru Węgajty
The Search for Gesture. My Encounters with the Schola of the Węgajty Theatre Company

Author(s): Anna Łopatowska
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: anthropology of the theatre; theology; gesture

Summary/Abstract: My encounter with the Węgajty Schola. The first presentation of the kudijattam theatre in Gdańsk, initial conversations about eventual cooperation with Wolfgang Niklaus and his company. Some basic information about the kudijattam temple theatre from Kerala. Several remarks about the possible application of original gestures in liturgical drama upon the basis of my acting and theatrical experiences as well as those connected with studies on kudijattam. Select information about the manner in which my imagination created gestures for the needs of the performers from the Schola of the Węgajty Theatre.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 141-147
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish