The Empty Space
type: Item
label: Der leere Raum @de
label: Prázdný prostor @cs
label: Lo spazio vuoto @it
label: El espacio vacio @es
label: Det tomma rummet @sv
description: Rethinking what makes theatre
description: Opnieuw nadenken over wat theater kenmerkt @nl
description: Theater neu denken @de
description: Přehodnocení toho, co utváří divadlo @cs
description: Ripensare ciò che fa teatro @it
description: Repensando el teatro @es
description: Nytänkande kring vad som är teater @sv
Canon story number: 77
Canon story code: G.08
Canon story topic: Knowledge Transfer
Field: artistic production
Link to internal Canonbase page: The_Empty_Space
Instance of: Canon stories
Canon story description: Peter Brook’s 1968 book, The Empty Space, describes four forms of theatre: deadly, holy, rough and immediate. These ideas have been foundational to how directors, actors, designers and others have thought about theatre in the late 20th century.
time frame: Post-war Period
Canon story refers to: Peter Brook
Canon story refers to: Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord [Paris]
Canon story refers to: The Empty Space