![]() He lived in Munich during the Weimar Republic and then during Nazi Germany, he fled to seek exile first in Scandinavia and then in the United States. He is best known for his literary works, poetry, being a playwright, a theorist of epic theatre and the Brechtian acting method. "Brecht is the key figure of our time, and all theatre work today at some point starts or returns to his statements and achievements." -Peter Brookeīertolt Brecht was born in Germany in 1898 and died at the age of 58 in 1956 in the city of Berlin, East Germany. Let's go Who is Bertolt Brecht? What Are the Techniques of the Brechtian Method? Breaking the fourth wall and making contact with the audience is a typical device used in Brecht's plays. Who may that be? Ladies and gentlemen, we are talking about the one and only Bertolt Brecht. Superprof will now examine one of the most influential people from the theatre world. ![]() While many playwrights and theatre actors have left their mark on the stages of the West End and Broadway, there is plenty of talent among directors and theatre practitioners who have developed revolutionary methods that are still in use today. The theatre demands a more flamboyant performance and is more friendly to the unattractive, overweight and ageing since the camera is unforgiving and cruel to any flaw the actor or actress may have. Many actors prefer the theatre in comparison to film and television since they have the opportunity night after night to improve their performance. The writings of famous playwrights like William Shakespeare, Arthur Miller and Lillian Hellman are still being studied today in secondary school and at a university level. Broadway musicals and stage plays such as Angels in America, Death of Salesman, The Importance of Being Earnest, Hamilton, Hairspray and The Phantom of the Opera has influenced popular culture and has shaped the 20th and 21st centuries. ![]() The theatre dates back centuries and has always been a place of expressing artistic expression. "That's the magic of art and the magic of theatre: it has the power to transform an audience, an individual, or en masse, to transform them and give them an epiphanal experience that changes their life, opens their hearts and their minds and the way they think." -Brian Stokes Mitchell ![]()
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