THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bertolt Brecht, Distancing Effect, Method Acting
20 Jul 2018
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Class 4- the ideological aims of epic theatre and brechtian cinema. Bertolt brecht (1898-1956: german marxist, exiled in 1933 when the nazi"s came to power, mother courage written in 1939, after germany"s invasion of poland. The object of this effect" is to allow the spectator to criticize constructively from a social (ideological) point of view ( the street scene 638) Brecht and epic theatre: acting: audiences not supposed to empathize or identify with characters, point is to understand them as socially constructed types , they are constructed by ideology, to do this, actor both impersonates and demonstrates character. The actor must remain a demonstrator as a stranger, he must not suppress the he did that, he said that" element in his performance ( the street scene 638: actor does not become character. Understand the psychology & emotional life of character, but from the outside. Spectator identifies /empathizes with characters and their experiences. Active spectator - study or critique those experiences.
