Epic theater6/4/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() As theatrical modernists go, Brecht is the lace to Artaud's leather. This is Crash Course Theater, and today we're hanging out with playwright and poet Bertold Brecht. ![]() Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Noe, Shawn Arnold, Malcolm Callis, Advait Shinde, William McGraw, Andrei Krishkevich, Rachel Bright, Jirat, Ian Dundore Pedroza, Brandon Westmoreland, dorsey, Indika Siriwardena, James Hughes, Kenneth F Penttinen, Trevin Beattie, Satya Ridhima Parvathaneni, Erika & Alexa Saur, Glenn Elliott, Justin Zingsheim, Jessica Wode, Kathrin Benoit, Tom Trval, Jason Saslow, Nathan Taylor, Brian Thomas Gossett, Khaled El Shalakany, SR Foxley, Yasenia Cruz, Eric Koslow, Caleb Weeks, Tim Curwick, D.A. Thanks to the following Patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever:Įric Prestemon, Sam Buck, Mark Brouwer, Naman Goel, Patrick Wiener II, Nathan Catchings, Efrain R. Because those jerks hauled Brecht up in 1948 to shake him down about whether or not he was a communist.Ĭrash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at Today you're going to learn about Brecht, Epic Theater, and a little bit about the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. And do, people ended up whistling Mack the Knife instead of throwing off the shackles of an oppressive social order. But, he messed up, and wrote some pretty entertaining stories, with some really catchy music integrated into it. He wanted to SHOCK people into seeing the world as it is and taking action, rather than merely entertain audiences. 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. Are you ready to learn something about the world? Then you're ready for Bertolt Brecht, and his ideas about Epic Theater. ![]()
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