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MS.P.063
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Title: Robert Cohen collection on Jerzy Grotowski
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.063
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.6 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1983-1999
Abstract: This collection consists of materials assembled by Robert Cohen, titled
The Grotowski at UCI Archives, 1983-1990, 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.
Creator:
Cohen, Robert, 1938 -
Creator:
Grotowski, Jerzy, 1933-1999
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head
of Special Collections and Archives.
Robert Cohen Collection on Jerzy Grotowski. MS-P063. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Gift of Robert Cohen, 2003.
Processed by Zoe MacLeod, 2012.
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 psychophysiological impact on participants of songs and other performative tools derived
from traditional cultures. Grotowski passed away in January 1999.
Robert Cohen was the founding chair of the UC Irvine drama department from 1965 until 1990. He is currently Claire Trevor
Professor of Drama at UC Irvine.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of materials assembled by Robert Cohen, titled
The Grotowski at UCI Archives, 1983-1990, 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 collection also
contains articles and essays by Grotowski including the monograph
Teksty Z Lat 1956-1969 (1999); a symposium schedule, newspaper clippings, budget and expense reports, proposals and the manuscript
On the road to Active Culture (edited by Leszek Kolankiewicz).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Grotowski, Jerzy, 1933-1999 -- Archives
Avant-garde theater.
Clippings -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
Experimental theater.