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A History of German Theatre

Author : Simon Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521175357
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (753 download)

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Download or read book A History of German Theatre written by Simon Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering German-language theatre from the Middle Ages to the present day, this study demonstrates how and why theatre became so important in German-speaking countries. Written by leading international scholars of German theatre, chapters cover all aspects of theatrical performance, including acting, directing, play-writing, scenic design and theatre architecture. The book argues that theatre is more central to the artistic life of German-speaking countries than anywhere else in the world. Relating German-language theatre to its social and intellectual context, the History demonstrates how theatre has often been used as a political tool. It challenges the idea that German theatre was undeveloped in contrast to other European countries in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, provides a thematic survey of the crucial period of growth in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and discusses modern and contemporary German theatre by focusing in turn on the directors, playwrights, designers and theatre architecture.

The Revolution in German Theatre 1900-1933 (Routledge Revivals)

Author : Michael Patterson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317217926
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book The Revolution in German Theatre 1900-1933 (Routledge Revivals) written by Michael Patterson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1981, this book represents the first work in English to give a comprehensive account of the revolutionary developments in German theatre from the decline of Naturalism through the Expressionist upheaval to the political theatre of Piscator and Brecht. Early productions of Kaiser’s From Morning till Midnight and Toller’s Transfiguration are presented as examples of Expressionism. A thorough analysis of Piscator’s Hoppla, Such is Life! And Brecht’s Man show the similarities and differences in political theatre. In addition, elements of stage-craft are examined — illustrated with tabulated information, an extensive chronology, and photographs and designs of productions.

The First German Theatre (Routledge Revivals)

Author : Michael Patterson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317266854
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book The First German Theatre (Routledge Revivals) written by Michael Patterson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1990. The book surveys of the development of German theatre from a market sideshow into an important element of cultural life and political expression. It examines Schiller as ‘theatre poet’ at Mannheim, Goethe’s work as director of the court theatre at Weimar, and then traces the rapid commercial decline that made it difficult for Kleist and impossible for Büchner to see their plays staged in their own lifetime. Four representative texts are analysed: Schiller’s The Robbers, Goethe’s Iphigenia on Tauris, Kleist’s The Prince of Homburg, and Büchner’s Woyzeck. This title will be of interest to students of theatre and German literature.

The German Theatre; Volume V

Author : Benjamin Thompson
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781020833724
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book The German Theatre; Volume V written by Benjamin Thompson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark study provides a comprehensive overview of the rich history of German theater, from its early roots in medieval religious drama to the avant-garde experimentation of the modern era. With detailed analyses of key plays and major theatrical movements, Benjamin Thompson offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the vibrant and diverse world of German theater. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

German and Dutch Theatre, 1600-1848

Author : George W. Brandt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521233835
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book German and Dutch Theatre, 1600-1848 written by George W. Brandt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-05-27 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third volume to be published in the series Theatre in Europe. This book makes available for the first time an overview of a significant segment of European theatre history and, with few exceptions, none of the documents presented have been published in English before. Gathered from a rich variety of sources, including imperial and municipal edicts, contracts, architectural descriptions, playbills, stage directions and actors' memoirs among others, the book sheds light on one of the most fascinating areas of cultural life in the German- and Dutch-speaking countries. Explanatory passages put these documents into their historical context, and numerous illustrations bring the material even more vividly to life. Also included is the source location for each document and a substantial bibliography.

Jews and the Making of Modern German Theatre

Author : Jeanette R. Malkin
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1587299348
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book Jews and the Making of Modern German Theatre written by Jeanette R. Malkin and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While it is common knowledge that Jews were prominent in literature, music, cinema, and science in pre-1933 Germany, the fascinating story of Jewish co-creation of modern German theatre is less often discussed. Yet for a brief time, during the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic, Jewish artists and intellectuals moved away from a segregated Jewish theatre to work within canonic German theatre and performance venues, claiming the right to be part of the very fabric of German culture. Their involvement, especially in the theatre capital of Berlin, was of a major magnitude both numerically and in terms of power and influence. The essays in this stimulating collection etch onto the conventional view of modern German theatre the history and conflicts of its Jewish participants in the last third of the nineteenth and first third of the twentieth centuries and illuminate the influence of Jewish ethnicity in the creation of the modernist German theatre. The nontraditional forms and themes known as modernism date roughly from German unification in 1871 to the end of the Weimar Republic in 1933. This is also the period when Jews acquired full legal and trade equality, which enabled their ownership and directorship of theatre and performance venues. The extraordinary artistic innovations that Germans and Jews co-created during the relatively short period of this era of creativity reached across the old assumptions, traditions, and prejudices that had separated people as the modern arts sought to reformulate human relations from the foundations to the pinnacles of society. The essayists, writing from a variety of perspectives, carve out historical overviews of the role of theatre in the constitution of Jewish identity in Germany, the position of Jewish theatre artists in the cultural vortex of imperial Berlin, the role played by theatre in German Jewish cultural education, and the impact of Yiddish theatre on German and Austrian Jews and on German theatre. They view German Jewish theatre activity through Jewish philosophical and critical perspectives and examine two important genres within which Jewish artists were particularly prominent: the Cabaret and Expressionist theatre. Finally, they provide close-ups of the Jewish artists Alexander Granach, Shimon Finkel, Max Reinhardt, and Leopold Jessner. By probing the interplay between “Jewish” and “German” cultural and cognitive identities based in the field of theatre and performance and querying the effect of theatre on Jewish self-understanding, they add to the richness of intercultural understanding as well as to the complex history of theatre and performance in Germany.

Competing Germanies

Author : Robert Kelz
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501739883
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Competing Germanies written by Robert Kelz and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following World War II, German antifascists and nationalists in Buenos Aires believed theater was crucial to their highly politicized efforts at community-building, and each population devoted considerable resources to competing against its rival onstage. Competing Germanies tracks the paths of several stage actors from European theaters to Buenos Aires and explores how two of Argentina's most influential immigrant groups, German nationalists and antifascists (Jewish and non-Jewish), clashed on the city's stages. Covered widely in German- and Spanish-language media, theatrical performances articulated strident Nazi, antifascist, and Zionist platforms. Meanwhile, as their thespian representatives grappled onstage for political leverage among emigrants and Argentines, behind the curtain, conflicts simmered within partisan institutions and among theatergoers. Publicly they projected unity, but offstage nationalist, antifascist, and Zionist populations were rife with infighting on issues of political allegiance, cultural identity and, especially, integration with their Argentine hosts. Competing Germanies reveals interchange and even mimicry between antifascist and nationalist German cultural institutions. Furthermore, performances at both theaters also fit into contemporary invocations of diasporas, including taboos and postponements of return to the native country, connections among multiple communities, and forms of longing, memory, and (dis)identification. Sharply divergent at first glance, their shared condition as cultural institutions of emigrant populations caused the antifascist Free German Stage and the nationalist German Theater to adopt parallel tactics in community-building, intercultural relationships, and dramatic performance. Its cross-cultural, polyglot blend of German, Jewish, and Latin American studies gives Competing Germanies a wide, interdisciplinary academic appeal and offers a novel intervention in Exile studies through the lens of theater, in which both victims of Nazism and its adherents remain in focus.

The Jewish Kulturbund Theatre Company in Nazi Berlin

Author : Rebecca Rovit
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1609381246
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Jewish Kulturbund Theatre Company in Nazi Berlin written by Rebecca Rovit and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Revealing the complex interplay between history and human lives under conditions of duress, Rebecca Rovit focuses on the eight-year odyssey of Berlin's Jewish Kulturbund Theatre. By examining why and how an all-Jewish repertory theatre could coexist with the Nazi regime. Rovit raises broader questions about the nature of art in an environment of coercion and isolation, artistic integrity and adaptability, and community and identity."--BACK COVER.

Theatre Under the Nazis

Author : John London
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719059919
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (599 download)

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Download or read book Theatre Under the Nazis written by John London and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Were those who worked in the theatres of the Third Reich willing participants in the Nazi propaganda machine or artists independent of official ideology? To what extent did composers such as Richard Strauss and Carl Orff follow Nazi dogma? How did famous directors such as Gustaf Grüdgens and Jürgen Fehling react to the new regime? Why were Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw among the most performed dramatists of the time? And why did the Nazis sanction Jewish theatre? This is the first book in English about theater in the entire Nazi period. The book is based on contemporary press reports, research in German archives, and interviews with surviving playwrights, actors, and musicians.

A History of the German Theatre of Milwaukee from 1850 to 1935

Author : Lulu Elizabeth Bredlow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book A History of the German Theatre of Milwaukee from 1850 to 1935 written by Lulu Elizabeth Bredlow and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Making of Theatre History

Author : Paul Kuritz
Publisher : PAUL KURITZ
ISBN 13 : 9780135478615
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book The Making of Theatre History written by Paul Kuritz and published by PAUL KURITZ. This book was released on 1988 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theatre in Europe Under German Occupation

Author : Anselm Heinrich
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781138799530
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Theatre in Europe Under German Occupation written by Anselm Heinrich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre in Europe Under German Occupation explores the part that theatre played in the Nazi war effort. Using a case-study approach, it illustrates the crucial and heavily subsidised role of theatre as a cultural extension of the military machine, key to Nazi Germany's total-war effort.

The German Theatre; Volume 1

Author : August Wilhelm Iffland
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022765634
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book The German Theatre; Volume 1 written by August Wilhelm Iffland and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the rich history and vibrant culture of German theatre in this informative work by Benjamin Thompson. From stagecraft to the development of influential playwrights, Thompson provides an in-depth look at this influential art form. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the German Theatre

Author : David Barnett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521855143
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (551 download)

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Download or read book Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the German Theatre written by David Barnett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

The German Theatre Volume 2

Author : Benjamin Thompson
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781290848534
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book The German Theatre Volume 2 written by Benjamin Thompson and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Theatre Is More Beautiful Than War

Author : Marvin Carlson
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1587298929
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book Theatre Is More Beautiful Than War written by Marvin Carlson and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In almost every area of production, German theatre of the past forty years has achieved a level of distinction unique in the international community. This flourishing theatrical culture has encouraged a large number of outstanding actors, directors, and designers as well as video and film artists. The dominant figure throughout these years, however, has remained the director. In this stimulating and informative book, noted theatre historian Marvin Carlson presents an in-depth study of the artistic careers, working methods, and most important productions of ten of the leading directors of this great period of German staging. Beginning with the leaders of the new generation that emerged in the turbulent late 1960s—Peter Stein, Peter Zadek, and Claus Peymann, all still major figures today—Carlson continues with the generation that appeared in the 1980s, particularly after reunification—Frank Castorf, Anna Viebrock, Andrea Breth, and Christoph Marthaler—and concludes with the leading directors to emerge after the turn of the century, Stefan Pucher, Thomas Ostermeier, and Michael Thalheimer. He also provides information not readily available elsewhere in English on many of the leading actors and dramatists as well as the designers whose work, much of it for productions of these directors, has made this last half century a golden age of German scenic design. During the late twentieth century, no country produced so many major theatre directors or placed them so high in national cultural esteem as Germany. Drawing on his years of regular visits to the Theatertreffen in Berlin and other German productions, Carlson will captivate students of theatre and modern German history and culture with his provocative, well-illustrated study of the most productive and innovative theatre tradition in Europe.

The German Theatre

Author : Benjamin Thompson
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781020832048
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The German Theatre written by Benjamin Thompson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An historical and critical survey of German theatre from its earliest origins to the late 1800s, with a focus on major playwrights and movements. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.