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Cohen (Robert) Collection on Jerzy Grotowski
MS.P.063
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Robert Cohen collection on Jerzy Grotowski
Creator:
Cohen, Robert
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.063
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.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English
and Polish.
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. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
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
College theater -- California -- Irvine -- History -- Sources
Experimental theater -- 20th century
Theatrical producers and directors -- 20th century
Theater directors
Grotowski, Jerzy -- Archives
University of California, Irvine -- Faculty -- Archives
University of California, Irvine -- Archives
University of California, Irvine. Department of Drama