Julian Beck (1925–1985)
Author of The Life of the Theatre
About the Author
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Works by Julian Beck
El living theatre 2 copies
Mirage (Prospectus Issue) 1 copy
Associated Works
Oedipus Rex [1967 film] — Actor — 14 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1925-05-31
- Date of death
- 1985-09-14
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Education
- Yale University
- Occupations
- actor
director
painter
poet
non-fiction author - Relationships
- Malina, Judith (wife)
- Organizations
- The Living Theater (Co-Founder)
Members
Reviews
The life of the theatre; the relation of the artist… by Julian Beck
I have many arguments with Beck's whole philosophy of performance. Too Dionysian, not enough rigorous thinking. At heart, I am heartily in favor of the fourth wall & do not want to be assaulted or compelled to do anything in the theatre. While good theatre can eloquently protest social conditions, I'm not sure the function of theatre is in-the-streets social protest. Theatre should be, perhaps, a more cool-headed and considered social medium?
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 50
- Popularity
- #316,248
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 6
- Languages
- 1