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Peter Brook/NY with Paul Auster

This fall, The Center for Fiction joins several NYC cultural institutions in a citywide recognition of Peter Brook’s work and his collaborations with Marie-Hélène Estienne for Peter Brook\NY.

Author Paul Auster and Marie-Hélène Estienne will consider Peter Brook as one of the century’s greatest and most innovative storytellers. Peter Brook will then join them in a discussion on his approach and methods.

Moderated by Jeffrey Horowitz. Co-presented with Theatre for a New Audience.

PETER BROOK

Peter Brook was born in London in 1925. Throughout his career, he distinguished himself in various genres—theatre, opera, cinema, and writing. He directed his first play there in 1943. He then went on to direct over seventy productions in London, Paris, and New York. In 1971, he founded the International Centre for TheatreResearch in Paris with Micheline Rozan, and in 1974, opened its permanent base in the Bouffes du Nord theater. Most recently, he has directed The Suit (2012), The Valley of Astonishment (2014), Battlefield (2015),and The Prisoner (2018).

PAUL AUSTER

Paul Auster has earned international praise for the imaginative power of his many novels, including The New York Trilogy, Moon Palace, The Music of Chance, Mr. Vertigo, and Timbuktu. He has also published a number of highly original non-fiction works: The Invention of Solitude, Hand to Mouth, and The Art of Hunger.











When: Fri., Oct. 4, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Where: The Center for Fiction
15 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY
212-755-6710
Price: $10 admission; $10 off at bookstore
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This fall, The Center for Fiction joins several NYC cultural institutions in a citywide recognition of Peter Brook’s work and his collaborations with Marie-Hélène Estienne for Peter Brook\NY.

Author Paul Auster and Marie-Hélène Estienne will consider Peter Brook as one of the century’s greatest and most innovative storytellers. Peter Brook will then join them in a discussion on his approach and methods.

Moderated by Jeffrey Horowitz. Co-presented with Theatre for a New Audience.

PETER BROOK

Peter Brook was born in London in 1925. Throughout his career, he distinguished himself in various genres—theatre, opera, cinema, and writing. He directed his first play there in 1943. He then went on to direct over seventy productions in London, Paris, and New York. In 1971, he founded the International Centre for TheatreResearch in Paris with Micheline Rozan, and in 1974, opened its permanent base in the Bouffes du Nord theater. Most recently, he has directed The Suit (2012), The Valley of Astonishment (2014), Battlefield (2015),and The Prisoner (2018).

PAUL AUSTER

Paul Auster has earned international praise for the imaginative power of his many novels, including The New York Trilogy, Moon Palace, The Music of Chance, Mr. Vertigo, and Timbuktu. He has also published a number of highly original non-fiction works: The Invention of Solitude, Hand to Mouth, and The Art of Hunger.

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