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Bertolt Brecht and Epic Theater: Crash Course Theater #44

Bertolt Brecht and Epic Theater: Crash Course Theater #44

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Are you ready to learn something about the world? Then you're ready for Bertolt Brecht, and his ideas about Epic Theater. Brecht wanted to lean into the idea of theater as a tool to upset and educate the world about stuff like the struggles of the working class and the problematic aspects of capitalism. He wanted to SHOCK people into seeing the world as it is and taking action, rather than merely entertain audiences. But, he messed up, and wrote some pretty entertaining stories, with some really catchy music integrated into it. And do, people ended up whistling Mack the Knife instead of throwing off the shackles of an oppressive social order. To be fair, it is a catchy tune. Today you're going to learn about Brecht, Epic Theater, and a little bit about the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. Because those jerks hauled Brecht up in 1948 to shake him down about whether or not he was a communist
Date: 2022-04-04

Comments and reviews: 9


I used to get frustrated whenever a bug in a game threw me out of the experience. Or when characters acted wonky and out of character. -The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion- for example.
With Bertolt Brecht its kinda like -yeah that's the point-.
Maybe I should internalize some sort of lesson from this.

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I'm sorry, but why can't you pronounce his surname correctly? I don't think it's very difficult, but it very important. Also, you didn't mention a big part of his life when he was living in Moscow and that affected him a LOT
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If you can, you should do Theater of the Oppressed. It comes in a transitional period between modernism and contemporary (post-modern? meta-modern) theater. It is a major school of non-comedic theater.
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Bert Brecht was an honest communist in that he was critical of Stalinism. His poem about the worker uprising in East Germany in the 50s' is indication of his Marxist ptinciples.
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In theatre studies for sixth form, I could never really grasp the techniques of brecht. I had to really delve into basic socialist theory and understanding to really get it.
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I did a Freshman Seminar intensive on Brecht's -Galileo- in 1998 at UC Berkeley. I guess I'm coming round to it more, although I was always more of an Isherwood kid.
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Ah, German, is he?
Does he have Giant hammer?
Does he wear armor and somehow has less health than a fat pig?
Is he a crusader?

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I loved this!
I don't know if all the jokes landed, but there was a charm about them that made it. better that they didn't land?
I love it.

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Und der haifisch, der hat zahne,
Und die tragt er, im gesicht,
Und Macheath, der hat ein messer,
Doch das messer, sieht mann nicht!

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