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Essay Galaxy - Epic Theatres
Epic Theatres
"Epic Theatre turns the spectator into an observer, but arouses his capacity for
action, forces him to take decisions...the spectator stands outside, studies."
(Bertolt Brecht. Brecht on Theatre. New York:Hill & Yang, 1964. p37)
The concept of epic theatre was brought to life by German playwright, Bertolt
Brecht. This direction of theatre was inspired by Brecht's Marxist political
beliefs. It was somewhat of a political platform for his ideologies. Epic
theatre is the assimilation of education through entertainment and is the
antithesis of Stanislavsky's Realism and also Expressionism. Brecht believed
that, unlike epic theatre, Expressionism and Realism were incapable of exposing
human nature and so had no educational value. He conjectured that his form of
theatre was capable of provoking a change in society. Brecht's intention was
to ....
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