The hidden afterlife of epics: Karthika Naïr on Peter Brook’s Le Mahabharata and Until the Lions

[ad_1] Looking back at Peter Brook’s Le Mahabharata, the French-Indian poet says the inconsistencies taught her that creators need not be driven by the same truth while making art Looking back at Peter Brook’s Le Mahabharata, the French-Indian poet says the inconsistencies taught her that creators need not be driven by the same truth while […]

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‘Peter Brook was the force that propelled us’, says Shantala Shivalingappa

[ad_1] The dancer reminisces the days she performed for the theatre visionary and the many ways in which he moulded her craft The dancer reminisces the days she performed for the theatre visionary and the many ways in which he moulded her craft My first memory of Peter: early 1990, sitting with him in his […]

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How Peter Brook’s ‘Mahabharata’ influenced creative minds across the globe

[ad_1] Dancer-choreographer Akram Khan recalls the experience of being a part of Peter Brook’s ‘Mahabharata’ ensemble Dancer-choreographer Akram Khan recalls the experience of being a part of Peter Brook’s ‘Mahabharata’ ensemble Akram Khan was 14 when he joined Peter Brook’s grand nine-hour seminal theatre production of the Mahabharata presented by a unique multi-cultural crew of […]

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Peter Brook: the constant innovator | Clara Bauer on the man who revived Theatre des Bouffes du Nord and directed The Mahabharata

[ad_1] Clara Bauer, who worked with the theatre director, on how Brook was constantly searching, travelling, and innovating Clara Bauer, who worked with the theatre director, on how Brook was constantly searching, travelling, and innovating Clara Bauer, 47, first met Peter Brook, one of the most influential theatre directors of the 20th century, when she […]

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How Peter Brook’s ‘Mahabharata’ influenced creative minds across the globe

[ad_1] Dancer-choreographer Akram Khan recalls the experience of being a part of Peter Brook’s ‘Mahabharata’ ensemble Dancer-choreographer Akram Khan recalls the experience of being a part of Peter Brook’s ‘Mahabharata’ ensemble Akram Khan was 14 when he joined Peter Brook’s grand nine-hour seminal theatre production of the Mahabharata presented by a unique multi-cultural crew of […]

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