Peter Brook talks with Charlie Rose (Jan 2014) 2/2

About the new documentary "The Tightrope" on his method. Peter Brook (1925-2022) was one of the world's most respected and revolutionary directors of contemporary theatre. To help his actors achieve extraordinary performances, he had a special exercise, called "the Tightrope," which evolved over decades of experimentation and practice into a process of transformation that makes theatre real and new for actor and audience alike. In this quietly eloquent and unique film, director Simon Brook, Peter's son, reveals how the Tightrope works its dramatic alchemy. Other topics in this interview: Playing King Lear, Madness, Paul Scofield, Anton Chekhov, Samuel Beckett, great Actors and "The Suit" (01/31/2014).
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[@pitspro]

... truly amazing interview from the greatest director of the past 100 years ... privileged to have met him and be greatly influenced by him ...

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

this is why it's difficult for interviewers to be in the moment. It's because they lose where they are in the interview.

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only 24 likes..whuuuuut

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