THEA 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hallie Flanagan, Tim Buck, Erwin Piscator
27 Feb 2017
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Written by karl marx & friedrich engels. Believed that the fundamental shaping factor in our lives is to mould natural resources into goods necessary for our survival. The history of hitherto existing societies is a history of class struggle . The antithesis is the proletariat or the working class. The synthesis is socialism, which is a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of communism. Communism is an economic idea, and socialism is the political ideology. Art used to promote political action & social change. Blue blouse theatre movement (1923 - 1928) Informed working class people (who were usually illiterate) of political news. A living newspaper, took facts in the news & performed them. Often started seriously and gradually became comedic content. Spent a lot of time with brecht. As with dadaism, simultaneity on stage is key. Enjoyed epic theatre, a term coined by brecht. Epic theatre was the opposite of aristotle"s poetics.
