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The threepenny opera by bertolt brecht5/28/2023 ![]() He analyzed every facet of the art form, from the behavior of actors to the expectations of the audience, from the way in which lights, music, text, and imagery are used, to the nature of theatrical storytelling. In addition to writing and rewriting classic plays from a Marxist perspective, Brecht reinterpreted the practice of theatre itself. During this time, he wrote many seminal works that are performed to this day, including Life of Galileo (1939), Mother Courage and Her Children (1939), The Good Person of Szechuan (in collaboration with Margarete Steffin and Ruth Berlau, 1941) and the Caucasian Chalk Circle (1943). In 1933, Brecht was forced into exile by the Nazis and settled in the United States. His earliest plays included Baal (1922), Drums in the Night (1923), and Man Equals Man (1926). He returned to his medical studies after the war but eventually transitioned into the world of literature. His experiences in a military hospital crystalized what would become a life-long adherence to Marxism. The playwright of over 50 plays, Brecht’s theories on acting, direction, play-production and dramaturgy have inspired and galvanized artists across disciplines around the world.īorn in Augsburg, Germany, Brecht studied philosophy and medicine at the University of Munich before serving as a medical orderly during the First World War. ![]() ![]() Bertolt Brecht (1898 – 1956) is one of the towering figures of 20th-century theatre. ![]()
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