The Polish director Jerzy Grotowski (1933-1999) has been considered one of the leading practitioners of the 20th century, yet he is not commonly taught in school drama. He rejected that theatre was entertainment, instead seeking to focus on authentic communication between actors and spectators, that could insight change through experience. Grotowski has been noted for his influence on experimental theatre in the US and on other practitioners including Eugenio Barba and Peter Brook; the latter paying tribute to Grotowski's work in his infamous book The Empty Space. With his company The Laboratory Theatre, Grotowski's work went through various phases, arguably the most well-known being the Poor Theatre.
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