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Authors: BRONWYN TWEDDLE.
VIEW PDF: SELECTIVE BRECHTIANISM: REWORKING MOTHER SAVAGE FOR THE GERMAN STAGE
My bilingual (German/English) production of Travelling Light Theatre Company’s (UK) work Mother Savage for the Studiobühne Essen (Germany) in 2012 became a dialogue with Brechtian theatre techniques, and an examination of their relevance in the contemporary theatre. The production utilised a Brechtian design aesthetic, which also questioned the concept of Historisierung (historicisation). The emotionally-restrained acting style was an extended exploration of Brecht’s concept of Gestus, the socially-determined action, in that the story of the 90-minute piece was told predominantly through physical gesture. Our new production of a devised, largely physical-theatre work originally created by another company, can be compared to Brecht’s Modellbuch (model-book) idea. Production choices, such as extended silence and a slow, drawn-out dramaturgical tempo, toyed with the boundaries of performer and audience comfort. This discomfort provoked spectators to observe closely and assess the action critically – demonstrating that, with some adjustments, Brecht’s approaches to performance can still have a strong impact.
Keywords: Brechtian theatre, Gestus, Historisierung, Modellbuch, physical theatre.
References:
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NAYLOR, Hattie and Travelling Light theatre company. Mother Savage, 2006. Unpublished playscript.
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STRAHL, Gordon K. “Antikriegsdrama und packende Psychostudie”. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, 24 March 2012. Print.
THOMSON, Peter. “Brecht and Actor Training”. Twentieth Century Actor Training. Ed. Alison Hodge. London & New York: Routledge, 2000. Print.
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WILLETT, John. “Introduction”. Bertolt Brecht, Mother Courage and Her Children. London: Methuen, 1983. Print.
Published Online: 2015-03
References:
BOGART, Anne. A Director Prepares: Seven Essays on Art and Theatre. London and New York: Routledge, 2001. Print.
CHAREST, Rémy. Robert Lepage Connecting Flights. London: Methuen, 1997. Print.
MARTIN, Carol and BIAL, Henry. “Introduction”. The Brecht Sourcebook. Eds. Carol Martin and Henry Bial. London & New York: Routledge, 2000. Print.
NAYLOR, Hattie and Travelling Light theatre company. Mother Savage, 2006. Unpublished playscript.
ROUSE, John. “Brecht and the Contradictory Actor”. Popular Theatre – A Sourcebook, Ed. Joel Schechter. New York: Routledge, 2002. Print.
SHYER, Laurence. Robert Wilson and His Collaborators. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1989. Print.
STRAHL, Gordon K. “Antikriegsdrama und packende Psychostudie”. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, 24 March 2012. Print.
THOMSON, Peter. “Brecht and Actor Training”. Twentieth Century Actor Training. Ed. Alison Hodge. London & New York: Routledge, 2000. Print.
WEBER, Carl. “Brecht as Director”. Re: Direction: A Theoretical and Practical Guide. London & New York: Routledge, 2002. Print.
WILLETT, John. Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic. New York: Hill & Wang, 1964. Print.
WILLETT, John. The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht – A Study from Eight Aspects. London: Methuen, 1977. Print.
WILLETT, John. “Introduction”. Bertolt Brecht, Mother Courage and Her Children. London: Methuen, 1983. Print.
Published Online: 2015-03
