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	Epic theater information - Search.com
		Epic theater, also known as theater of alienation or theater of politics, is a theater movement arising in the early to mid-20th century, inextricably linked to the German playwright Bertolt Brecht.
		Epic theater assumes that the purpose of a play, more than entertainment or the imitation of reality, is to present ideas and invite the audience to make judgments on them.
		The social/political focus of epic theater was also a departure from the radical theories of Antonin Artaud, who sought to affect audiences on an entirely non-rational level.
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	Theater - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		The audience for theater differs from the reader of a novel or the viewer of a painting in that it assembles as a group at a given time and place to share in the performance with the actors and all the surrounding elements of light, sound, music, costumes, and scenery.
		When theaters were built, the auditorium was divided by four pillars painted white, red, yellow, and blue to indicate social castes, and spectators sat near the pillar that corresponded to their caste.
		In the permanent stone theaters, the stage house and the auditorium formed a single architectural unit, and the orchestra was a half circle between the stage and auditorium.
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	theater. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Theater in ancient Greece developed from the ceremonial worship of the god Dionysus (in which the death and rebirth of the god were celebrated) and was communal in nature.
		Richard Wagner, in his opera theater at Bayreuth, attempted further to isolate the audience by means of a gap of darkness between a double proscenium arch.
		Concurrently, antirealistic expressionist and symbolic movements in theater were developing, such as Vsevolod Meyerhold’s constructivism, the “theater of cruelty” of Antonin Artaud, and the “epic theater” of Bertolt Brecht.
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		Epic theater, also known as theater of alienation or theater of politics, is a theater movement arising in the early t...
		The Theater in der Josefstadt is a theater in Vienna in the eight district of Josefstadt.
		The Landmark Theater in Richmond, VA is a theater at the southwest corner of Monroe Park.
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	Brecht and Epic Theater
		NOTE: The term Epic Theater, used by Brecht for the first time in 1926, did not originate with him, although it is generally applied to his work today.
		The possibility of projections, the greater adaptability of the stage due to mechanization, the film, all completed the theater's equipment, and did so at a point where the most important transactions between people could no longer be shown simply by personifying the motive forces or subjecting the characters to invisible metaphysical powers.
		The dramatic theater's spectator says: Yes, I have felt like that too-- Just like me--It's only natural-- It'll never change--The sufferings of this man appall me, because they are inescapable--That's great art; it all seems the most obvious thing in the world--I weep when they weep, I laugh when they laugh.
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	Bertolt Brecht
		The term Epic Theater, used by Brecht for the first time in 1926, did not originate with him, although it is generally applied to his work today.
		Epic theatre assumes “that the audience is a collection of individuals, capable of thinking and reasoning, of making judgments even in the theatre; it treats it as as individuals of mental and emotional maturity, and believes it wishes to be so regarded” (Brecht, p.
		The epic theatre rendition of McDonalds does not present ready-to-hand solutions; creating solutions is left as the task of the spectator, leaving the theatre, with a defamiliarized and alienated encounter.
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	Definition of Epic theater
		Epic theater, also known as theater of alienation, is a theater movement arising in the early to mid-20th century, inextricably linked to Bertolt Brecht.
		Epic theater works off the concept of Verfremdungseffekt, or alienation effect, in which the audience is alienated from the characters and constantly reminded that what they are seeing is not real.
		Brecht felt that most theater's intent was to make the audience forget that the play was not real; however, he hoped to prevent this suspension of disbelief.
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	epic - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		The earliest epics, known as primary, or original, epics, were shaped from the legends of an age when a nation was conquering and expanding; such is the foundation of the Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh, of the Iliad and the Odyssey of the Greek Homer, and of the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf.
		A mock epic is a form of satire in which trivial characters and events are treated with all the exalted epic conventions and are made to look ridiculous by the incongruity.
		EPiC Closes the Acquisition of the Reichel Field in Rush County, Kansas.
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	epic theatre - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about epic theatre (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Epic theatre was designed to dramatize issues that the theatre of naturalism was unable to portray, and is linked to expressionism.
		Epic theatre is characterized by the flexibility of its staging, allowing scenes to shift in location, for example evoking several different cities in seconds.
		Several modern playwrights have continued to write in the epic genre, including Howard Brenton and David Edgar (whose Destiny (1976) is a modern classic in this style).
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	Theater
		THE THEATER MINOR: A minor in theater is available for students interested in a general education in theater but not necessarily intensive training in a single concentration.
		Theater production is explored through studying: the structure and organization of the production staff of a theater company; the physical plant; types of scenery and scenic construction techniques; stage lighting; sound; stage management; and the reading and use of plans.
		Theater majors are required to complete this course by the end of the sophomore year.
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	Epic Records (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Epic Records was a record label launched in 1953 by CBS.
		Ten years later, Epic earned its first gold records and developed into a formidable hit-making force in Rock, R&B and Country.
		The likes of Meatloaf and The Jacksons paved the way for Epic's multiplatinum 1980s and 1990s successes.
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		A series of events considered appropriate to an epic: the epic of the Old West.
		The earliest epics, known as primary, or original, epics, were shaped...
		Most use of epic is cliché nowadays—and so hyperbolic as to be nearly meaningless—but...
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	ArtandCulture Movement: Epic Theater
		Spanning a panorama of historical time and place, brimming with a cast of characters, and incorporating intricate plot devices, the ultimate goal of Epic theater is didactic: its architects believed that this type of theatrical experience cultivates the ideal climate for social change.
		Brecht passionately advocated theatrical works crafted solely for educational merit and intellectual involvement, denouncing plays designed purely for entertainment as “culinary art.” To achieve the lofty aim of theater as society’s teacher, Epic theater operates in a highly theatrical, emotionally alienating fashion.
		To enforce the audience’s critical distance from his plays, Brecht hammered them with reminders that they were in a theater.
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	epic theater — Infoplease.com
		theater: Twentieth-Century Theaters - Twentieth-Century Theaters Smaller independent theaters were also prevalent in the early 20th...
		Epic trilogy vexed by success audiences' enthusiasm has created a 'difficult but exhilarating' situation.(Lincoln Center Theater Company's......
		Performance artist Maria Elena Gaitan: mapping a continent without borders (epics of gente atravesada, traviesa, y entremetida).(Part......
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	Epic theatre of Brecht
		This was largely because he proposed the major alternative to the Stanislavsky-oriented realism that dominated acting and the "well-made play" construction that dominated playwriting.
		Brecht's earliest work was heavily influenced by German Expressionism, but it was his preoccupation with Marxism and the idea that man and society could be intellectually analyzed that led him to develop his theory of "epic theatre." Brecht believed that theatre should appeal not to the spectator's feelings but to his reason.
		While still providing entertainment, it should be strongly didactic and capable of provoking social change.
	www.cs.brandeis.edu /~jamesf/goodwoman/brecht_epic_theater.html (386 words)

	Epic theater (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Epic theater, also known as theater of alienation or theater of politics, is a theater movement arising in the early to mid-20th century, inextricably linked to the German playwright Bertolt Brecht.
		Epic theatre assumes that the purpose of a play, more than entertainment or the imitation of reality, is to present ideas and invite the audience to make judgments on them.
		The social/political focus of epic theatre was also a departure from the radical theories of Antonin Artaud, who sought to affect audiences on an entirely non-rational level.
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	Epic Theater
		Epic theatre, also known as theatre of alienation or theatre of politics, is a theatre movement arising in the early to mid- 20th century, inextricably linked to the German playwright Bertolt...
		NOTE: The term Epic Theater, used by Brecht for the first time in 1926, did not originate with him, although it is generally applied to his work today.
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	Illuminations: Kellner
		The primary theatrical device of epic theater, the Verfremdungseffekt, was intended to "estrange" or "distance" the spectator and thus prevent empathy and identification with the situation and characters and allow the adoption of a critical attitude toward the actions in the play (Theatre: 91-99, 136-147, 191-196).
		Whereas the "lesser pedagogy" of the epic theater merely "democratized the theater in the pre-revolutionary period," the "grand pedagogy" completely transforms the role of the producers and "abolishes the system of performer and spectator" (Werke 21: 396; GW 17: 1022-1024).
		Brecht did in fact return to epic theater with the advent of fascism and conditions of exile, for the learning plays were viable only in contexts where there were political groups who could perform them and an audience who could relate them to revolutionary practice.
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	American Pictures: Reviews
		It is a form of theater which turns spectators into observers and forces them to confront the social relationships which underlie the every day actions and occurrences that they normally take for granted.
		Epic theater is a theater that argues rather than suggests; it is concerned with each scene and its curve-like progression to the next scene instead of fixing on the end result brought about by linear development.
		Jacob demonstrates that Nell "had already been punished enough before committing any crime by the poverty and humiliation society had subjected him to in his childhood." (6) This is a primary objective of epic theater: to expose the hidden causes and effects of a maelstrom of repetitious and at first, not particularly striking social incidents.
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	Brecht
		The actor, of the other hand, is in exactly the opposite position: he represents himself as a definite individual; he wants the spectators to participate in his action, to feel the sufferings of his soul and of his body with him, share his embarrassments and forget their own personalities for the sake of his.
		Brecht regarded a theater of illusion and identification as downright obscene, and identification with the characters on the stage appeared equally indecent to him.
		The epic theater alone could present the complexity of the human condition in an age in which the life of individuals could no longer be understood in isolation from the powerful trend of social, economical, or historical forces affecting the lives of millions.
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	Germany Info: Culture & Life: Arts: Performing Arts
		In the tradition of author Friedrich Schiller, German theater still regards itself as a "moral institution." Plays should be both political and socio-critical, mirroring the times and problems of the society out of which they have grown.
		German postmodern theater is mostly referred to as "post-dramatic" because it refuses to conform to traditional modes: Rather than following a linear structure, modern plays are patchwork compositions.
		Yet the German theater scene is heralded as one of the most progressive in the world.
	www.germany.info /relaunch/culture/arts/performing_arts/theater.html (404 words)

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		On one hand, the Epic Theater and the dramatic theater have different constructions indeed; on the other hand, these two constructions can be integrated with each other.
		The Epic Theater didn’t absolutely repel the illusion and emotion, but it required the audience to control their emotion in a reasonable degree, reduced the effect of resonance, and reached the independent thought eventually.
		Lin Jin 6 Instruction and aesthetic function of the Epic drama In a word, the Alienation Effect is the core of the Epic Theater.
	www.cuc.edu.cn /literature/linjin.doc (2074 words)

	SparkNotes: Mother Courage: Context
		During this time, Brecht began to elaborate his theory of the epic theater, an avant-garde form that aimed at unhinging a dramatic establishment Brecht understood as complicit with the oppression of its audiences.
		In the epic theater, the actor would no longer seamlessly efface themselves in their role and "become" their character, but perform both themselves and the character at once.
		Brecht's staging techniques similarly aimed at such alienation, the epic theater making frequent use of unfamiliar settings, the interruption of action and dialogue, unsettling music, the use of banners to mark scene changes, and playing spaces divided by half-drawn curtains.
	www.sparknotes.com /drama/mothercourage/context.html (673 words)

	Epic 80 Conclusion — Audioholics Home Theater Reviews and News
		Here's why: The Epic 80 gives you better directional panning than most theater systems, so special effects and pans are coming from where they should be, not generally oriented for the dynamics of a general audience.
		Movie theaters have to concern themselves with providing an audio experience to a group of 85 Ð 250 people, depending upon the size of the theater.
		Not all theaters are as horrible as I put forth, and you will generally have the best ones mapped out in your area.
	www.audioholics.com /reviews/speakers/floorstanding/axiom-audio-epic-80/epic-80-conclusion (488 words)

	Epic theater and the principles of counter-cinema by Alan Lovell
		Epic theater and the principles of counter-cinema by Alan Lovell
		Epic drama keeps its audience at a distance from its representation, encouraging it to be critical of what happens on stage.
		If the demands of Epic Theatre are taken seriously, the spectator should be critical of this process and free to come to the conclusion that the heroine shouldn't have become a militant.
	www.ejumpcut.org /archive/onlinessays/JC27folder/EpicThCounterCinema.html (4562 words)

	GradeSaver: ClassicNote: Biography of Bertolt Brecht
		Epic theater breaks with the Aristotelian concepts of a linear story line, a suspension of disbelief, and progressive character development.
		In their place, epic theater uses episodic plot structure, contains little cause and effect between scenes, and has cumulative character development.
		This form of theater forces the audience to distance itself from the stage and contemplate on the action taking place.
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	Theater
		A survey course which orients beginning students with the theater and/or other mass media, its historical and cultural background, arts and crafts, fundamental skills, activities and opportunities, and its significance in contemporary society through lectures, demonstrations, and assigned readings.
		A history of the development of the theater, its playwrights, structures, and methods of staging and acting from the Greeks to the beginning of the modern theater.
		The influence of the theater and dramatic literature as a social and cultural force will be stressed.
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		The term "Epic Theatre" is now widely use to describe the style and techniques popularized in Germany after World War I by directors like Max Reinhardt, Erwin Piscator, and (most especially) Bertolt Brecht.
		Brecht is best known for the creation of a new kind of theatre which he called Epic Theatre and for the plays that continue to be studied and performed today.
		Epic theatre introduced the parable form to modern theatre, the construction of a tale set in a different time and place that refers to the contemporary situation.
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