Bertolt Brecht - Theory of theatre

Bertolt Brecht (February 10, 1898 – August 14, 1956) was an influential German dramatist, stage director, and poet of the 20th century. Bertolt Brecht - Life and career. Born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Brecht studied medicine and worked briefly as an orderly in a hospital in Munich during World War I. After the war he moved to Berlin where an influential critic, Herbert Ihering, brought him to the attention of a public longing for modern theater. Brecht's first two plays, Baal and Drums in the Night< ...

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Brecht created an influential theory of theatre, the so-called epic theatre, wherein a play should not cause the spectator to emotionally identify with the action before him or her, but should instead provoke rational self-reflection and a critical view of the actions on the stage. For this purpose, Brecht employed the use of techniques that remind the spectator that the play is a representation of reality and not reality itself, which he called the Verfremdungseffekt (translated as distancing effect, estrangem ...

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Brecht created an influential theory of theatre, the epic theatre, wherein a play should not cause the spectator to emotionally identify with the action before him or her, but should instead provoke rational self-reflection and a critical view of the actions on the stage. For this purpose, Brecht employed the use of techniques that remind the spectator that the play is a representation of reality and not reality itself, which he called the Verfremdungseffekt (translated as distancing effect, estrangement effect ...

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Born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Brecht studied medicine and worked briefly as an orderly in a hospital in Munich during World War I. After the war he moved to Berlin where an influential critic, Herbert Ihering, brought him to the attention of a public longing for modern theater. Brecht's first two plays, Baal and Drums in the Night, had already had performances in Munich, and he got to know Erich Engel, a director who worked with him off and on for the rest of his life. In Berlin, In the Jungle of the Cities, starring Fritz ...

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Born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Brecht studied medicine and worked briefly as an orderly in a hospital in Munich during World War I. After the war he moved to Berlin where an influential critic, Herbert Ihering, brought him to the attention of a public longing for modern theater. Brecht's first two plays, Baal and Drums in the Night, had already had performances in Munich, and he got to know Erich Engel, a director who worked with him off and on for the rest of his life. In Berlin, In the Jungle of the Cities, starring Fritz ...

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Brecht left a lasting literary and political legacy which has had influence wordwide — particularly at times of political change and upheaval. Brecht left the Berliner Ensemble to his wife, the actress Helene Weigel, which she ran until her death in 1971. Perhaps the most famous German touring theater of the postwar era, it was primarily devoted to performing Brecht plays. Brecht's influence can be seen in the cinema. Such filmmakers as Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Jean-Luc Godard were influen ...

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Although Brecht lived in East Germany, a copyright on his writings was held by a Swiss company and he received valuable hard currency remittances; he remained an Austrian citizen. He used to drive around East Berlin in a pre-war DKW car — a rare luxury in the austere divided capital. Brecht wrote very few plays in his last years in Berlin, none of them as famous as his previous works. Some of his most famous poems, however, including the "Buckower Elegies", were from this time. Brecht die ...

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Although Brecht lived in East Germany, a copyright on his writings was held by a Swiss company and he received valuable hard currency remittances; he remained an Austrian citizen. He used to drive around East Berlin in a pre-war DKW car — a rare luxury in the austere divided capital. Brecht wrote very few plays in his last years in Berlin, none of them as famous as his previous works. Some of his most famous poems, however, including the "Buckower Elegies", were from this time. Brecht die ...

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In the years of the Cold War and "red scare", the new U.S. House Unamerican Activities Committee (HUAC) hounded Brecht for his communist allegiances, and he was soon blacklisted by movie studio bosses. Brecht, along with about 30 other Hollywood writers, directors, actors and producers, was subpoenaed to appear before the HUAC in November of 1947. He had pledged not to testify but did so anyway. Unlike the ten others who went before him, he was not cited for contempt. He testified that he was not a member of the communist party there or abro ...

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Brecht left a lasting literary and political legacy which has had influence wordwide — particularly at times of political change and upheaval. Brecht left the Berliner Ensemble to his wife, the actress Helene Weigel, which she ran until her death in 1971. Perhaps the most famous German touring theater of the postwar era, it was primarily devoted to performing Brecht plays. Brecht's influence can be seen in the cinema. Such filmmakers as Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Jean-Luc Godard were influen ...

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Bertolt Brecht, Bertolt Brecht - Life and career, Bertolt Brecht - Nazi Germany and World War II, Bertolt Brecht - Cold War and East Germany, Bertolt Brecht - Later life, Bertolt Brecht - Impact, Bertolt Brecht - Theory of theatre, Bertolt Brecht - Major works, Bertolt Brecht - Links

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In the years of the Cold War and "red scare", the new U.S. House Unamerican Activities Committee (HUAC) hounded Brecht for his communist allegiances, and he was soon blacklisted by movie studio bosses. Brecht, along with about 30 other Hollywood writers, directors, actors and producers, was subpoenaed to appear before the HUAC in November of 1947. He had pledged not to testify but did so anyway. Unlike the ten others who went before him, he was not cited for contempt. He testified that he was not a member of the communist party there or abro ...

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Bertolt Brecht, Bertolt Brecht - Life and career, Bertolt Brecht - Nazi Germany and World War II, Bertolt Brecht - Cold War and East Germany, Bertolt Brecht - Later life, Bertolt Brecht - Impact, Bertolt Brecht - Theory of theatre, Bertolt Brecht - Major works, Bertolt Brecht - Links

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