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Bertolt Brecht and Epic Theatre (1924–1956)

Bertolt Brecht and Epic Theatre (1924–1956)

  1. Brecht begins Berlin work with Erwin Piscator

    Labels: Bertolt Brecht, Erwin Piscator, Berlin Theatre
  2. Mahagonny-Songspiel premieres at Baden-Baden festival

    Labels: Mahagonny-Songspiel, Kurt Weill, Baden-Baden Festival
  3. Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny premieres

    Labels: Rise and, Leipzig Opera, Kurt Weill
  4. The Measures Taken premieres as a Lehrstück

    Labels: The Measures, Lehrst ck, Hanns Eisler
  5. Brecht flees Nazi Germany into exile

    Labels: Bertolt Brecht, Exile, Nazi Germany
  6. Fear and Misery of the Third Reich premieres in Paris

    Labels: Fear and, Paris Premiere, anti-Nazi plays
  7. Life of Galileo premieres at Zurich Schauspielhaus

    Labels: Life of, Zurich Schauspielhaus, Bertolt Brecht
  8. The Caucasian Chalk Circle premieres in English

    Labels: The Caucasian, Carleton College, English Premiere
  9. Brecht writes A Short Organum for the Theatre

    Labels: A Short, Bertolt Brecht, Verfremdungseffekt
  10. Mother Courage staged in East Berlin, launching Berliner Ensemble

    Labels: Mother Courage, Helene Weigel, Deutsches Theater
  11. Berliner Ensemble founded in East Berlin

    Labels: Berliner Ensemble, Helene Weigel, Bertolt Brecht
  12. Berliner Ensemble moves to Theater am Schiffbauerdamm

    Labels: Berliner Ensemble, Theater am, Berlin
  13. Brecht dies in East Berlin

    Labels: Bertolt Brecht, East Berlin, Death 1956