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Performer (nie do końca) stwarza teatr
The performer (not really) creates theatre

Author(s): Dobrochna Ratajczakowa
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Instytut im. Jerzego Grotowskiego
Keywords: Mirosław Kocur; Sources of Theatre; book revision; rituals; ancient and early performance

Summary/Abstract: Mirosław Kocur's book Źródła teatru (The Sources of Theatre), published in 2013 by Wrocław University Press is devoted to rituals and performances of early and ancient peoples before the appearance of theatre. Dobrochna Ratajczakowa's review criticises the vagueness of the notion of performing used by Kocur. On the other hand, Kocur also presents an interesting attempt to link the evolution and development of ritual with such homo sapiens performances as burying the dead or ornamenting the body.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 125
  • Page Range: 148-149
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Polish