by Magda Romanska (Author), Kathleen Cioffi (Foreword by)

A historical and critical analysis of the post-traumatic theatre of Grotowski and Kantor, examining the ways they represent Auschwitz in their respective pivotal works 'Akropolis' and 'Dead Class'.

Author Biography

Magda Romanska is an award-winning writer, theatre scholar and dramaturg. Educated at Stanford, Yale and Cornell, she is currently Associate Professor of Theatre and Dramaturgy at Emerson College in Boston, and a research associate at Harvard University's Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies.