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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) 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 Collaboration with Ruth Berlau and Margarete Steffin Music by Paul Dessau
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
Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China
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
Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China Fable:
Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China Fable: simple structure
Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China Fable: simple structure supernatural
Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China Fable: simple structure supernatural moral conclusion
Good Person of Szechwan Geographic estrangement: China Fable: simple structure supernatural moral conclusion universal, not tied to specific location
ShenTe and Shui Ta played by same actor Visible costume change: audience knows something the characters on stage don’t
ShenTe and Shui Ta played by same actor Visible costume change: audience knows something the other characters don’t Expert audience
ShenTe and Shui Ta played by same actor Visible costume change: audience knows something the other characters don’t Expert audience Estranged acting
Brecht on Chineseacting No fourth wall
Brecht on Chineseacting No fourth wall Use of symbols
Brecht on Chineseacting No fourth wall Use of symbols visible scene changes
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”
Estranged acting Western drama and Asia: non-naturalistic theater
Estranged acting Western drama and Asia: non-naturalistic theater Overt theatricality:
Estranged acting Western drama and Asia: non-naturalistic theater Overt theatricality: scene titles
Estranged acting Western drama and Asia: non-naturalistic theater Overt theatricality: scene titles direct address to audience
dramatic theater epic theater suspense process
dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason
dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason suggestion argument
dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason suggestion argument experiences picture of world
dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason suggestion argument experiences picture of world world unalterable world alterable
dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason suggestion argument experiences picture of world world unalterable world alterable individual social being
dramatic theater epic theater suspense process feeling reason suggestion argument experiences picture of world world unalterable world alterable individual social being absorption action
ShenTe – Shui Ta Not psychological conflict (split personality)
ShenTe – Shui Ta Not psychological conflict (split personality), but conflicting social conditions
ShenTe – Shui Ta Not psychological conflict (split personality), but conflicting social conditions Goodness versus economic survival
ShenTe – Shui Ta Not psychological conflict (split personality), but conflicting social conditions Goodness versus economic survival under capitalism
Wang: mediating figure; go-between compromise
Wang: mediating figure; go-between compromise Does it work?
Gods: guardians of goodness They are ignorant of the real world
Gods: guardians of goodness They are ignorant of the real world They ignore economic relations
Gods: guardians of goodness They are ignorant of the real world They ignore economic relations or rather, they don’t want to interfere