Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)

1. Theatre Director

2. Theatrical beliefs

   • Theatre should make people think
   • Actors should represent not become
   • Audience should not become emotionally involved

3. Theatrical Conventions

   • Didactic Theatre
     • Epic Theatre
       • Political message
         • Theatre for the common man
   • Montage
     • Series of still images that tell a scene or part of the story
   • Break the fourth wall
     • Audience interaction
       • Direct Address
   • Token Costume
     • One piece of costume that any of the actors could wear to symbolise a single character
   • Narration
     • Reading stage directions to the audience
     • Third Person Narration
       • Thought tracks said by referring to the characters as he/she/ they
   • Episodic
     • Placards
       • Title scenes
     • Non-linear structure
   • Juxtaposition
     • Contrast between action and music
   • Multi-role
     • Actor's play more than one character in the piece
   • Gestus
     • Typical gestures that represent the upper class causing mockery
   • Chorus
     • Represented the common folk
   • Tickle and Slap
     • Comedy and a song
   • Setting
     • Backdrops are simple images
     • White wash lighting

4. Playwright

   • Influenced by political issues and high society
     • Relevant themes

5. Repetition

6. Slow Motion

7. Freeze Frames