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Synopsis

Covers the work of Peter Brook at the Centre for International Theatre Creations (CICT) during a tour of Australia.The Centre was formed in Paris in 1970 and brought together performers and musicians of 18 nationalities. The film shows excerpts of performances from their repertoire presented at the Adelaide Festival ('L’Os’, ‘Ubu’, ‘Ik’, ‘Conference of the Birds’). An abandoned quarry in the hills outside Adelaide provided the space for the performances.

Language

English

Country

Australia

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 50 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1980

Availability

Hire (film - Concord)
Special loan to Consortium members only (video - Consortium)

Uses

Drama or theatre studies at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Useful for studies of directing, theories of drama, and anyone concerned with the theatrical career of Peter Brook.*

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Australia; Brook, Peter (1925-); drama in English; experimental theatre

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Australian Broadcasting Commission

Name

Macau Light Films

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

Name

Consortium for Drama & Media in Higher Education

Web

http://www.bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7393 1500

Fax

020 7393 1555

Address

c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London W1T 3QJ