Bertolt Brecht
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Bertolt Brecht
（Routledge performance practitioners / editor, Franc Chamberlain）
Routledge, 2009
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [177]-181
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth- and twenty-first-century performance.
Bertolt Brecht is amongst the world's most profound contributors to the theory and practice of theatre. His methods of collective experimentation and his unique framing of the theatrical event as a forum for aesthetic and political change continue to have a significant impact on the work of performance practitioners, critics and teachers alike. This is the first book to combine:
an overview of the key periods in Brecht's life and work
a clear explanation of his key theories, including the renowned ideas of Gestus and Verfremdung
an account of his groundbreaking 1954 production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle
an in-depth analysis of Brecht's practical exercises and rehearsal methods
As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student.
Meg Mumford is a lecturer in Theatre and Performance Studies at The University of New South Wales, Australia. She has published widely on the subject of Brecht's theatre and contemporary appropriations of his theory and practice.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Part 1: A LIFE IN FLUX 1. Which Brecht? 2. On the Make: From Bavaria to Berlin (1898-1924) 3. Changing the World: Weimar Politics (1924-33) 4. On the Run: Exile in Europe and America (1933-47) 5. Building a Collective: Brecht in the GDR (1947-56) 6. Brecht Today? Part 2: BRECHT'S KEY THEORIES 7. Brecht in Dialogue 8. Brecht's Key Concerns 9. Gettting the Gist of Gestus 10. Verfremdung and V-effects 11. Historicization: Questioning the Present through the Past 12. The Modern Theatre is the Epic Theatre 13. Dialectics in the Theatre 14. Brecht's Socialist Realism: Imitation meets Experimentation Part 3: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE: A MODEL PRODUCTION 15. Prologue: A Model 16. An Historicizing Epic 17. A Berliner Ensemble Show 18. Epilogue: 'The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating' Part 4: PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND WORKSHOP 19. Preparing for SpectActorship 20. Section One: Re-membering Exercises from the Past 21. Section Two: A Workshop for Brechtians 22. Comportment and Situation Scenarios 23. Rehearsing a Brecht Text Conclusion A brief glossary of terms Bibliography
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