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Erwin Friedrich Maximilian Piscator (17 December 1893 – 30 March 1966) was a German theatre director and producer. Along with Bertolt Brecht, he was the foremost exponent of epic theatre, a form that emphasizes the socio-political content of drama, rather than its emotional manipulation of the audience or the production's formal beauty. [2]
Apr 28, 2022 · The political theatre. by. Piscator, Erwin, 1893-1966. Publication date. 1978. Topics. Piscator, Erwin, 1893-1966 -- Biography, Theatrical producers and directors -- Germany -- Berlin -- Biography, Theater -- Germany -- Berlin -- History, Theater -- Political aspects. Publisher.
Jul 2, 2019 · Erwin Piscator's political theatre; the development of modern German drama. by. Innes, Christopher. Publication date. 1972. Topics. Piscator, Erwin, 1893-1966, German drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism, Theater -- Germany. Publisher. Cambridge [Eng.]: University Press.
Erwin Piscator was a theatrical producer and director famed for his ingenious Expressionistic staging techniques. He was the originator of the epic theatre style later developed by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht.
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'The Political Theatre' is among the most important documents of the modern stage. It tells of the foundation and flowering in Weimar Germany of a new form of theatre - epic theatre -...
- Erwin Piscator
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May 1, 2007 · It tells of the foundation and flowering in Weimar Germany of a new form of theatre - epic theatre - designed to bring on to the stage the real political issues of the time, and to do so with all the aids that modern technology could supply.
- Erwin Piscator
The Political Theatre. Erwin Piscator. Avon Books, 1978 - Performing Arts - 373 pages.
