Ingemar Lindh
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Born | Ingemar Willy Lindh 21 February 1945 Gothenburg, Sweden |
Died | 26 June 1997 | (aged 52)
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Biography[]
Theatre director and pedagogue, born 21 February 1945 in Gothenburg, Sweden. After his first theatrical experiences at the local theatre school and straw jobs at the Municipal Theatre in Stockholm, he educated himself at in Gothenburg, the in Stockholm and at the School of Etienne Decroux in Paris where, after 2 years as pupil, he became the assistant of the great master and creator of "le mime corporelle".[1] In 1971 he founds in , Sweden, the theatre company where he will work as director, pedagogue and muse throughout his life. He participates as guest teacher and artist at the 1981's session of ISTA: International School of Theatre Anthropology, in Volterra, Italy.[2] The same year he was asked by Eugenio Barba to take care of the training of the younger generation at Odin Teatret, which he did for a short period of time.[3] From 1984 to 1996 he lived in Pontremoli where he direct, in , a School of Theatre. In 1995 he is cofounder of the research program (questioning Human Creativity as Acting), created inside the structure of the University of Malta. Ingemar Lindh dies 26 June 1997 in Malta during a short pause while teaching with his colleagues from Institutet för Scenkonst during a theatre workshop.
Bibliography[]
- The paper canoe: a guide to theatre anthropology by Eugenio Barba, London, Routledge, 1995
- Pietre di Guado" by Ingemar Lindh (original edition) Pontedera, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, 1997
- Stenar att gå på by Ingemar Lindh (introduction by ) Möklinta, , 2003
- Stepping Stones by Ingemar Lindh (introduction by Frank Camilleri), Holstebro-Malta-Wroclaw, , 2010
Notes[]
References[]
- Words on Decroux by Thomas Leabhart, Pomona College Theatre Dept., 1997
- A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology: The Secret Art of the Performer by Eugenio Barba, London, Routledge, 1991
- Stones of water by , London, Routledge, 2011
External links[]
Links to fellow theatre researchers and research centers:
- The Grotowski's Institute, Poland
- Odin Teatret, Denmark[permanent dead link]
- Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richard, Italy
Links of related theatre companies:
- 1945 births
- 1997 deaths
- Swedish theatre directors
- Swedish mimes