Description
| Product ID: | 9780815396895 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Performance Practitioners |
| Title: | Bertolt Brecht |
| Authors: | Author: Meg Mumford |
| Page Count: | 190 |
| Subjects: | Performance art, Performance art, Theatre studies, Theatre direction and production, Theatre: technical and background skills, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Plays, playscripts, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Theatre studies, Theatre direction & production, Theatre: technical & background skills, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Plays, playscripts, Literary studies: plays & playwrights |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Bertolt Brecht’s methods of collective experimentation, and his unique framing of the theatrical event as a forum for change, placed him among the most important contributors to the theory and practice of theatre. His work continues to have a significant impact on performance practitioners, critics and teachers alike. This revised and reissued book includes an overview of the key periods in Brecht’s life and work; a clear explanation of his key theories; an account of his groundbreaking 1954 production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle; and an in-depth analysis of his practical exercises and rehearsal methods. Bertolt Brecht’s methods of collective experimentation, and his unique framing of the theatrical event as a forum for change, placed him among the most important contributors to the theory and practice of theatre. His work continues to have a significant impact on performance practitioners, critics and teachers alike. Now revised and reissued, this book combines:
As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are an invaluable resource for students and scholars. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-02-06 |