{"product_id":"9781350069428-the-shifting-point","title":"The Shifting Point","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForty Years of Theatrical Exploration, 1946–87. Hailed as 'the theatrical event of this century' (\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e), Peter Brook's unique dramatization of India's great epic poem, \u003ci\u003eThe Mahabharata\u003c\/i\u003e played to ecstatic audiences worldwide. In \u003ci\u003eThe Shifting Point\u003c\/i\u003e, one of theatre's great visionaries assesses the lessons of his pioneering work from his brilliant debut at Stratford and the West End in the 1960s to the triumphant success of \u003ci\u003eThe Mahabharata\u003c\/i\u003e. With the bravura and insight of a great practitioner and explorer he reveals some of the inspiration behind his extraordinary career.Published in Bloomsbury's Revelations series, Brook's account covers many of the groundbreaking productions that cemented his reputation as 'one of the artistic geniuses of our time' (\u003ci\u003eSan Franciso Herald\u003c\/i\u003e): his controversial productions of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e; the three-month period in Africa which culminated in \u003ci\u003eThe Conference of the Birds; Marat\/Sade; \u003c\/i\u003efilming \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Lord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e, and the epic \u003ci\u003eThe Mahabharata. \u003c\/i\u003eWith Brooks's reflections on the problems of Shakespeare and opera, and on a range of modern theatre artists including Grotowski, Gordon Craig and Samuel Beckkett, \u003ci\u003eThe Shifting Point\u003c\/i\u003e provides a uniquely revealing account of 4 decades of artistic exploration.'The great thing about Brook is that, in a medium where others provide answers, he keeps asking questions. This sage and stimulating book shows that, inside a sophisticated adult mind, lurks the intemperate curiosity of a child; which is the mark of genius.'(Michael Billington, \u003ci\u003eListener\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943981723745,"sku":"9781350069428","price":22.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/7094eaba2b3e42ac7ed11681422eec00.png?v=1694004044","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350069428-the-shifting-point","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}