The actor searches vainly for the sound of a vanished tradition, and critic and audience follow suit. I am calling it the Holy Theatre for short, but it could be called The Theatre of the Invisible-Made-Visible. The Holy Theatre is about the communion between actor and spectator, about rite, spirituality, the intangible, mystery, and THE BOOK DEPOSITORY The Empty space: Holy Theatre Quotes It is here one ‘sees’ the invisible, such as human consciousness and states of being – things that normally escape our senses. The Holy Theatre is not about religion, but rather an experience. Among others, Brook analyses the works of Samuel Beckett with his existential characters, themes and symbols, while also examining the methods of Jerzy Grotowski and Antonin Artaud, two visionary 20th-century theatre figures who investigated ritual and the holy in their writings, rehearsal, and performance. The Holy Theatre explores the place of ritual and the holy in what was then contemporary theatre (1968). Key quotes from The Holy Theatre, the second part of Peter Brook‘s seminal text, The Empty Space. When you purchase a product from an affiliate link, I may receive compensation at no cost to you. This post may contain a small selection of relevant affiliate links.
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