The open door

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From King Lear to the Tragedy of Carmen, from Marat/Sade to the epic Mahabharata, the author has reinvented modern theatre, not once but again and again. In this work the visionary director and theorist offers a lucid, comprehensive exposition of the philosophy that underlies his work. It is a philosophy of paradoxes: We come to the theatre to find life, but that life must be different from the life we find outside. Actors have to prepare painstakingly yet be willing to sacrifice the results of their preparation. The director's most reliable tool may be his capacity to be bored. The author illustrates these principles with anecdotes that span his entire career and that demonstrate his familiarity with Shakespeare, Chekhov, and the indigenous theatres of India and Iran. The result is a look at what happens both onstage and behind the scenes.