Born in 1898
Opposite to Stanislavski
Non naturalistic
Minimal costumes, props and set design
Audience interaction
Plays often had a political message
Epic Theatre - took inspiration from minimalist elements of Elizabethan Theatre, wanted audience to be critical observers therefore different from dramatic theatre, seen as a means for social change
Spectator forced to face something and see man as a process
Techniques - Montage - kept audiences alert by putting scenes in random order, actors often switched roles
Verfremdungskeffekt - alienating the audience by distancing them from performers
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