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001 2014014152
003 DLC
005 20151006080647.0
008 140625s2015 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014014152
020 $a9781408185032 (paperback)
020 $a9781408183663 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPT2603.R397$bZ55776 2015
082 00 $a832/.912$223
084 $aPER011020$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBarnett, David,$d1968-$eauthor.
245 10 $aBrecht in practice :$btheatre, theory and performance /$cDavid Barnett.
263 $a1501
264 1 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bBloomsbury Methuen Drama,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Bertolt Brecht's reputation as a flawed, irrelevant or difficult thinker for the theatre can often go before him to such an extent that we run the risk of forgetting the achievements that made him and his company, the Berliner Ensemble, famous around the world. David Barnett examines both Brecht the theorist and Brecht the practitioner to reveal the complementary relationship between the two.This book aims to sensitize the reader to the approaches Brecht took to the world and the stage with a view to revealing just how carefully he thought about and realized his vision of a politicized, interventionist theatre. What emerges is a nuanced understanding of his concepts, his work with actors and his approaches to directing. The reader is encouraged to engage with Brecht's method that sought to 'make theatre politically' in order to locate the innovations he introduced into his stagecraft. There are many examples given of how Brecht's ideas can be staged, and the final chapter takes two very different plays and asks how a Brechtian approach can enliven and illuminate their production. Ultimately, the book invites readers, students and theatre-makers to discover new ways of apprehending and making use of Brecht"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"A re-examination of Bertolt Brecht the theatre practitioner in the light of his theoretical writings and his work in the theatre"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- AcknowledgementsOne: Revealing the Radical TheoristTwo: The Messingkauf as Performative Thinking Three: Brecht and DifferenceFour: Method Trumps MeansFive: Brecht and the ActorSix: Brecht and the DirectorSeven: Brecht, Documentation and the Art of Copying Eight: Brecht's Method in Action: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Closer by Patrick MarberEpilogueEndnotesIndex.
600 10 $aBrecht, Bertolt,$d1898-1956$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 7 $aPERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism.$2bisacsh