BRECHT'S EPIC THEATRE AS A MODERN AVANT-GARDE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON POSTMODERN THEATRE/DRAMA

  • Ribut Basuki Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.4.2.136-147
Keywords: epic theatre, Bertolt Brecht, avant-garde, postmodern, propaganda

Abstract

As one of the most influential figures in theatre, Bertolt Brecht has stamped his legacy in the world theatre. His search for a new kind of theatre made his theatre a modern avant-garde which has left its traces in postmodern theatres. This paper tries to investigate Brecht's epic theatre as a modern avant-garde and its influence in postmodern theatre. His epic theatre was in fact a revolt against the main stream modern theatre in which Brecht openly declares that theatre should be 'political.' Brecht's theatre was so influential that his theatre becomes reference to the postmodern theatre.

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Published
2004-06-01
How to Cite
Basuki, R. (2004). BRECHT’S EPIC THEATRE AS A MODERN AVANT-GARDE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON POSTMODERN THEATRE/DRAMA. K@ta, 4(2), 136-147. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.4.2.136-147
Issue
Vol 4 No 2 (2002): DECEMBER 2002
Section
Articles

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