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Eugen Bertolt Friedrich Brecht (/brɛkt/; 10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956) was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director of the 20th century. He made contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter through the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble – the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife, long-time collaborator and actress Helene Weigel.
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (as a child known as Eugen) was born in February 1898 in Augsburg, Bavaria, the son of Berthold Friedrich Brecht (1869–1939) and his wife Sophie, née Brezing (1871–1920). Brecht's mother was a devout Protestant and his father a Catholic (who had been persuaded to have a Protestant wedding). The modest house where he was born is today preserved as a Brecht Museum. His father worked for a paper mill, becoming its managing director in 1914. Thanks to his mother's influence, Brecht knew the Bible, a familiarity that would have a lifelong effect on his writing. From her, too, came the "dangerous image of the self-denying woman" that recurs in his drama. Brecht's home life was comfortably middle class, despite what his occasional attempt to claim peasant origins implied. At school in Augsburg he met Caspar Neher, with whom he formed a lifelong creative partnership, Neher designed many of the sets for Brecht's dramas and helped to forge the distinctive visual iconography of their epic theatre.
An introduction to Brechtian theatre
Bertolt Brecht Sein Leben und die Lyrik
Bertolt Brecht speaks in the House Committee on Un-American Activities
Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill - Alabama Song
Leben des Galilei von Bertolt Brecht / Deutsch / Hörbuch Komplett
Documental sobre BERTOLT BRECHT
Bertolt Brecht - An die Nachgeborenen (Aufnahme 1939)
Bertolt Brecht - Alienation
Bertolt brecht and epic theater.
UNFASSBAR Marcel Reich Ranicki entzaubert Bertolt Brecht Lauter schwierige Patieten
Actors: Larry Groupé (composer), John Scacco (actor), AJ Anable (actor), Matthew Shelton (actor), Sean Mitchell (editor), Angie Lawing (producer), Sean Mitchell (producer), Sean Mitchell (writer), Sean Mitchell (director), Andrew Rink (actor), Bret Grantham (actor), Philip Estrin (actor), Fritz Zimmerman (actor), Helen Jang Mitchell (producer), Tatjana Dzambazova (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Short,Actors: Todd Boyce (actor), Martin Sherman (actor), Gabrielle Scharnitzky (actress), Radoslaw Kaim (actor), Robert Eliot (actor), Chris Johnston (miscellaneous crew), Kate Forbes (costume designer), Thorston Manderlay (actor), Katrine Bach (actress), Fredrick Ruth (actor), Joe Grossi (actor), Thorsten Nickel (actor), Chris Rogers (actor), Birgitta Bernhard (actress), Kate Parker (producer),
Plot: The Empty Plan contrasts scenes from Brecht's exile in Los Angeles (1941 to 1947) with productions of his 1931 play The Mother in the late Weimar Republic, New Deal America and post-war East Germany, exploring different modes of performance and their relation to changing historical and political circumstances. The title of the film is taken from Brecht's Messingkauf Dialogues, an unfinished theoretical work written during his exile, which considers the possibilities of 'committed art' and its practical, theoretical and formal limits at a time when revolutionary mass movements had been defeated and theatre was supplanted by Hollywood cinema as the dominant form of popular entertainment. Through the figures of Brecht, his collaborator Ruth Berlau and his wife, the actress Helene Weigel, the film reflects on conflicting personal, artistic and political ambitions, raising questions about the nature of art and the unrealised dream of its supersession through revolutionary practice.
Keywords: art, hollywood-exile, theatreActors: Todd Boyce (actor), Martin Sherman (actor), Gabrielle Scharnitzky (actress), Radoslaw Kaim (actor), Robert Eliot (actor), Chris Johnston (miscellaneous crew), Kate Forbes (costume designer), Thorston Manderlay (actor), Katrine Bach (actress), Fredrick Ruth (actor), Joe Grossi (actor), Thorsten Nickel (actor), Chris Rogers (actor), Birgitta Bernhard (actress), Kate Parker (producer),
Plot: The Empty Plan contrasts scenes from Brecht's exile in Los Angeles (1941 to 1947) with productions of his 1931 play The Mother in the late Weimar Republic, New Deal America and post-war East Germany, exploring different modes of performance and their relation to changing historical and political circumstances. The title of the film is taken from Brecht's Messingkauf Dialogues, an unfinished theoretical work written during his exile, which considers the possibilities of 'committed art' and its practical, theoretical and formal limits at a time when revolutionary mass movements had been defeated and theatre was supplanted by Hollywood cinema as the dominant form of popular entertainment. Through the figures of Brecht, his collaborator Ruth Berlau and his wife, the actress Helene Weigel, the film reflects on conflicting personal, artistic and political ambitions, raising questions about the nature of art and the unrealised dream of its supersession through revolutionary practice.
Keywords: art, hollywood-exile, theatreActors: Raphael Sbarge (actor), Sigourney Weaver (actress), Sewell Whitney (actor), Sewell Whitney (actor), Peter Rodgers Melnick (composer), Scott Beehner (actor), Vaughn Armstrong (actor), Scott Subiono (actor), Margaret Smilow (producer), Kevin Fabian (actor), Robert Maffia (actor), George Alvarez (actor), Kristin Lindquist (actress), Anny Lowery Meza (editor), Lesli Margherita (actress),
Plot: Eight hundred German filmmakers (cast and crew) fled the Nazis in the 1930s. The film uses voice-overs, archival footage, and film clips to examine Berlin's vital filmmaking in the 1920s; then it follows a producer, directors, composers, editors, writers, and actors to Hollywood: some succeeded and many found no work. Among those profiled are Erich Pommer, Joseph May, Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, and Peter Lorre. Once in Hollywood, these exiles helped each other, housed new arrivals, and raised money so others could escape. Some worked on anti-Nazi films, like Casablanca. The themes and lighting of German Expressionism gave rise in Hollywood to film noir.
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Josef Bierbichler (actor), Samuel Finzi (actor), Monica Bleibtreu (actress), Jeanette Hain (actress), John Cale (composer), Elfriede Irrall (actress), Jan Schütte (director), Jan Schütte (producer), Ulrich Matthes (actor), Slawomir Holland (actor), Birgit Minichmayr (actress), Klaus Pohl (writer), Ilja Zmiejew (actor), Paul Herwig (actor), Claudius Freyer (actor),
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama,Actors: Nils Brandt (actor), Hans Dahlin (director), Hans Dahlin (writer), Bert Sundberg (producer), Palle Granditsky (actor), Olle Björling (actor), Marianne Wallin (miscellaneous crew), Gertrud Fridh (actress), Maria Strid (actress), Gun Arvidsson (actress), Per Waldvik (actor), Eva Lagercrantz (actress), Carl-Henning Wijkmark (writer), Mattias Franzén (actor),
Genres: Drama,This film looks at the theoretical work of Brecht, featuring archive footage from the 2008 production and interviews with this production's creative team including translator Tony Kushner and director Deborah Warner. Discover more about the art of making theatre with the National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover Bookshop: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/bookshop Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nationaltheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london iTunes: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/itunes TES: http://www.tes.co.uk/nationaltheatre
Bertolt Brecht 1947/48 bei einem Verhör im House Committee on Un-American Activities (englisch: Senatsausschuss für unamerikanische Umtriebe; HUAC)
Hörbuch: Leben des Galilei von Bertolt Brecht. Das Schauspiel Leben des Galilei wurde 1938/39 im Exil in Dänemark geschrieben. Die Zeitungen hatten die Nachricht von der Spaltung des Uran-Atoms durch den Physiker Otto Hahn und seine Mitarbeiter gebracht. Die Uraufführung der ersten Fassung des Stückes erfolgte 1943 am Schauspielhaus Zürich, die der zweiten Fassung 1947 in Beverly Hills (Coronet Theatre). »Das Leben des Galilei wird vermutlich neben der Heiligen Johanna der Schlachthöfe und dem Kaukasischen Kreidekreis und einigen Stücken Lyrik Brechts größten Anspruch auf Unsterblichkeit begründen. Das Leben des Galilei" von Bertolt Brecht - eine endlose, langweilige Biografie über einen Wissenschaftler aus längst vergangenen Zeiten. Wieder einmal tausende Informationen über Studium u...
Suscríbete: http://goo.gl/grPuON Documental sobre el dramaturgo alemán Bertolt Brecht, transmitido por el canal alemán DW. Este es un canal sobre arte, literatura y cultura. Tratamos de colocar videos difíciles de hallar o que no se encuentran en youtube. Apóyanos suscribiéndote o colocando un "Me gusta". Gracias.
Solo piece based on theories by Bertolt Brecht. Focusing primarily on the technique of alienation or also known as the 'v' effect. The year is 1860 during the Industrial Revolution, and a blacksmith is struggling with corporate greed, as his businesses is over thrown by the bigger companies, and watches as he is replaced by machines. The message of glorifying small businesses and the dangers of machines is essentially what this piece is about, reflecting Brecht’s social and political beliefs.
Hello all. This is the Bertolt Brecht dicumentary I was talking about in the last update video. I made this for a drama assignment for school, in which I explain who Bertolt Brecht was and what Epic Theater is. Enojy.
Peter Voß im Gespräch mit Marcel Reich-Ranicki
https://www.unicorntheatre.com/whatson/74/the-caucasian-chalk-circle A Unicorn production Blood runs through the streets and the Governor's severed head is nailed to the gates of the city. A young servant girl must make a choice: save her own skin or sacrifice everything to rescue an abandoned child... A time of terror, followed by a time of peace. Order has been restored and the Governor's Wife returns to reclaim the son she left behind. Now the choice is the judge's: who is the real mother of the forgotten child? A bold and inventive new production of Brecht's moral masterpiece, accompanied by a live and original soundtrack. Resource pack for schools with drama scheme of work coming soon. School workshops available. https://www.unicorntheatre.com/whatson/74/the-caucasian-chalk-circ...
Ausschnitt aus der Brecht-Gala: 'Ungeheuer oben!' Eine Hommage an Bertolt Brecht aus Anlass seines 50. Todestages Aufzeichnung einer Aufführung im Berliner Ensemble vom August 2006 (Erstsendung 13.8.2006) Das Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens - Peachum (Altsaxophon, Tenorsaxophon, 2 Trompeten, Posaune, Becken, Triangel, Tamburo Legno, Große Trommel, Bandoneon, Klavier) Historische Aufnahmen von 1930 mit der Lewis Ruth Band , Leitung Theo Mackeben und Bertolt Brecht (singt selbst) Originaltitel: Die Dreigroschenoper Gattung: Theaterstück mit Musik Originalsprache: deutsch Autor: Bertolt Brecht Literarische Vorlage: Gay / Pepusch: The Beggars Opera Musik: Kurt Weill Uraufführung: 31. August 1928 Ort der Uraufführung: Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, B...
Schauspiel von Bertolt Brecht | Musik von Hanns Eisler | Mitarbeit: Margarete Steffin | Regie: Armin Petras | Premiere am 9. März 2013 im Dresdner Schauspielhaus | Premiere am 25. Mai 2013 | Eine Koproduktion des Staatsschauspiels Dresden mit dem Maxim Gorki Theater | Mit: Julischka Eichel, Peter Kurth, Jonas Friedrich Leonhardi, Wolfgang Michalek, Karina Plachetka / Nele Rosetz, Paul Schröder, Gunnar Teuber, Sebastian Wendelin | Musiker: Thomas Mahn, Friedemann Seidlitz, Christian Patzer | Bühne: Carsten Nicolai | Kostüm: Karoline Bierner | Musikalische Leitung: Thomas Kürstner, Sebastian Vogel | Licht: Jürgen Borsdorf, Norman Plathe | Videomitarbeit: Rebecca Riedel | Dramaturgie: Ole Georg Graf, Carmen Wolfram | Karten Dresden: 0351.49 13 555, Karten Berlin: 030.2 02 21 115 | Internet: w...
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"So schwer ist es ein Dichter zu sein! In unserem Jahrhundert gewiss, aber vermutlich zu allen Zeiten." (Hannah Arendt) "Reflexionen über Bert Brecht und sein Verhältnis zur Politik" (Vortrag aus dem Jahr 1969). Das berühmte lange Gespräch mit Günter Gaus findet sich hier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9SyTEUi6Kw
An interview with director Anya Saffir on Brecht's legacy, philosophy, and the unique challenges and rewards of staging his modern morality masterpiece "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" with Pipeline Theatre Company. The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Anya Saffir Music by Cormac Bluestone March 5-19 Theater for the New City (155 First Ave) For tickets: http://bit.ly/CCCtix www.pipelinetheatre.org