Robert Cohen collection on Jerzy Grotowski circa 1983-1999

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Robert Cohen collection on Jerzy Grotowski circa 1983-1999

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This collection consists of materials assembled by Robert Cohen, titled , which consists of correspondence, grant materials, budget papers, immigration materials and newspaper clippings, all either relevant to Polish theater director Jerzy Grotowski or his stay at the University of California, Irvine. The Grotowski at UCI Archives, 1983-1990

0.6 linear feet; (2 boxes)

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6649192

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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Grotowski, Jerzy, 1933-1999

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Historical Background Jerzy Grotowski, born in August 1933, was a Polish theatre director and a leading figure in avant garde theatre of the 20th century. He was also the innovator of the "theatre laboratory" and "poor theatre" concepts. In 1983, Grotowski was invited to the University of California, Irvine by Robert Cohen, where he began a course of work called "Objective Drama." This research focused on an investigation of the psychophysiol...

Cohen, Robert, 1938-....

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Robert Cohen is the founding chair of the University of California, Irvine Drama Department and a renowned professor, director, translator, playwright, essayist, and drama critic. In 2001 he was named Claire Trevor Professor of Drama at UCI. Cohen was born in Washington, D.C. in 1938. As an undergraduate he studied at Dartmouth College and UC Berkeley. After earning his Doctor of Fine Arts at Yale University in 1965, he joined the faculty at UCI. Over the course of his career, Cohen has directed...