T D 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Bertolt Brecht, The Performance Group, Experimental Theatre
11 Nov 2016
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Realism & naturalism: rxns against melodrama & romanticism. Theatricalism: rxn against naturaism & realism, types include: german expressionism, symbolism, & epic theatre, bertolt brecht epic theatre. Red and brown water more rooted in yorban storytelling rather than an alienation effect (speaking stage directions) Musicals: evolved out of burlesque & vaudeville, show boat first racially integrated musical, hair reacts to vietnam war. Brings in rock: golden age of musicals 1950s, musicals have affected pop culture a lot! The performance group: dionysus in 69. Adapted fro(cid:373) euripides"s the bacchae: devise, many performances were adaptations of classic, canonical texts, last performances 1979. The wooster group: emerged from performance group, elizabeth lecompte director, deconstructs classic, canonical texts. Route 1 & 9, lsd (cid:894) just the high points (cid:895), brace up! Lsd actors tried to reenact their version of the crucible from when they were high on lsd: currently working on the b-side and the town hall affair, use a lot of technology.
