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Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943)

Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943). Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943). Written in exile. Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943). Written in exile Collaboration with Ruth Berlau and Margarete Steffin. Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943). Written in exile

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Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943)

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  1. Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943)

  2. Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943) Written in exile

  3. Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943) Written in exile Collaboration with Ruth Berlau and Margarete Steffin

  4. Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943) Written in exile Collaboration with Ruth Berlau and Margarete Steffin Music by Paul Dessau

  5. Good Person of Szechwan (1938-1943) Written in exile Collaboration with Ruth Berlau and Margarete Steffin Music by Paul Dessau Multi-art; collision of different arts

  6. Kurt Weil, Mac the Knife (Three Penny Opera)

  7. Good Person of Szechwan

  8. Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China

  9. Source: Greek fable. Old couple, Philemon and Baucis, are the only ones whogive shelter to disguised gods, who have come to test the goodness of humans

  10. Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China Fable:

  11. Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China Fable: simple structure

  12. Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China Fable: simple structure supernatural

  13. Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China Fable: simple structure supernatural moral conclusion

  14. Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China Fable: simple structure supernatural moral conclusion universal, not tied to specific location

  15. ShenTe and Shui Ta played by same actor

  16. ShenTe and Shui Ta played by same actor Visible costume change: audience knows something the characters on stage don’t

  17. ShenTe and Shui Ta played by same actor Visible costume change: audience knows something the other characters don’t Expert audience

  18. ShenTe and Shui Ta played by same actor Visible costume change: audience knows something the other characters don’t Expert audience Estranged acting

  19. Brecht on Chineseacting

  20. Brecht on Chineseacting No fourth wall

  21. Brecht on Chineseacting No fourth wall Use of symbols

  22. Brecht on Chineseacting No fourth wall Use of symbols visible scene changes

  23. Brecht on Chineseacting No fourth wall Use of symbols visible scene changes “the actors openly choose those positions which will best show them off to the audience, just as if they were acrobats”

  24. Estranged acting Western drama and Asia: non-naturalistic theater

  25. Estranged acting Western drama and Asia: non-naturalistic theater Overt theatricality:

  26. Estranged acting Western drama and Asia: non-naturalistic theater Overt theatricality: scene titles

  27. Estranged acting Western drama and Asia: non-naturalistic theater Overt theatricality: scene titles direct address to audience

  28. Berliner Ensemble, 1957

  29. dramatic theater epic theater

  30. dramatic theater epic theater suspense process

  31. dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason

  32. dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason suggestion argument

  33. dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason suggestion argument experiences picture of world

  34. dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason suggestion argument experiences picture of world world unalterable world alterable

  35. dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason suggestion argument experiences picture of world world unalterable world alterable individual social being

  36. dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason suggestion argument experiences picture of world world unalterable world alterable individual social being absorption action

  37. ShenTe – Shui Ta Not psychological conflict (split personality)

  38. ShenTe – Shui Ta Not psychological conflict (split personality), but conflicting social conditions

  39. ShenTe – Shui Ta Not psychological conflict (split personality), but conflicting social conditions Goodness versus economic survival

  40. ShenTe – Shui Ta Not psychological conflict (split personality), but conflicting social conditions Goodness versus economic survival under capitalism

  41. Wang

  42. Wang: mediating figure; go-between

  43. Wang: mediating figure; go-between compromise

  44. Wang: mediating figure; go-between compromise Does it work?

  45. Gods: guardians of goodness

  46. Gods: guardians of goodness They are ignorant of the real world

  47. Gods: guardians of goodness They are ignorant of the real world They ignore economic relations

  48. Gods: guardians of goodness They are ignorant of the real world They ignore economic relations or rather, they don’t want to interfere

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