▁international ▁aud ien ces . ▁The ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁t ours ▁also ▁allowed ▁Stewart ▁to ▁create ▁cross - c ult ural ▁ex changes . ▁She ▁brought ▁many ▁notable ▁international ▁artists ▁to ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁including ▁the ▁Polish ▁director ▁Jer zy ▁G rot owski ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁director ▁And rei ▁Ser ban ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Stewart ▁also ▁created ▁site - specific ▁produ ctions ▁intern ation ally . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁she ▁directed ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁Leopold sk ran ▁Castle ▁in ▁Sal zburg , ▁Austria . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁she ▁directed ▁Tro jan ▁Women ▁at ▁the ▁ru ins ▁in ▁Gard zien ice , ▁Poland . ▁ ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁Um b ria , ▁in ▁S pole to , ▁Italy , ▁is ▁an ▁artist ' s ▁retre at ▁and ▁cultural ▁center ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁by ▁Stewart ▁with ▁her ▁Mac Ar thur ▁Grant ▁money . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁has ▁held ▁a ▁three - week ▁international ▁sym pos ium ▁for ▁direct ors ▁at ▁the ▁Um b ria ▁location . ▁▁ ▁From ▁play w right ▁to ▁director ▁ ▁The ▁European ▁t ours ▁influenced ▁Stewart ' s ▁own ▁a est h etic : ▁" I ▁learned ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁that ▁English ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁end ▁of ▁anything . ▁Gener ally , ▁it '