Modern theatre, broadly defined, includes performances of plays and musical theatre. There are connections between theatre and the art forms of ballet, opera (which uses staged, costumed performances with singing and orchestral accompaniment) and various other forms. This book is a collection of 6 European Dramatics who shaped theatre in a unique way. These dramatics are: Konstantin Sergeievich Stanislavski 17 January [O.S. 5 January] 1863 - 7 August 1938) Bertolt Brecht, original name Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, (born February 10, 1898, Augsburg, Germany-died August 14, 1956, East Berlin). Jerzy Grotowski was born 11 August 1933 in the city of Rzeszów, Poland died in January 14, 1999 . Henrik Johan Ibsen(/ bs n/;Norwegian: [ henrik ipsn ]; 20 March 1828 - 23 May 1906) was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. William Shakespeare (baptized on April 26, 1564 to April 23, 1616) was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the Bard of Avon and often called England's national poet. ANTON CHEKHOV was born in the old Black Sea port of Taganrog on January 17 [Old Style], 1860, died in 1904, July 15. ukryj opis