THEA241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Epic Theatre, August Strindberg, Gilbert And Sullivan
22 Dec 2016
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England - shakespeare (globe theatre), ballad operas, gilbert & sullivan. Russia - ballet, moscow art theatre chekhov (cherry orchard, the 3 sisters, uncle. Code words said that have different meaning than the literal definition. Absurdism finds its roots in shakespeare, existentialism, tragicomedy, surrealism, expressionism, and various philosophic works. Writers stack the two - works can be understood however audience perceives it perceives it. All movements that came about at the time in theatre, writing and art. Though styles like expressionism and surrealism can sometimes have similar characteristics, absurdism is a unique form. , drawing and expanding upon its predecessors. 60 million people die during world war ii. August 6, 1945, 8:15 am: the enola gay drops the atomic bomb on hiroshima, killing 80,000 people instantly and 50,000 in the following months, due to the effects of radiation. The holocaust and other war atrocities were a truly terrifying look into what was going on in the world.
