HOMEWORK TASK: Is Brecht still relevant today?

HOMEWORK TASK: Is Brecht still relevant today?

Watch this video and write a personal response to:

 Is Brecht still relevant today?

Consider:

• Should we still study him?
• Is Epic Theatre out of date?
• Do audiences want to watch this style of theatre?

i believe we should still study Brechtian theatre because its a style of acting that is different to other techniques formed by other theatre practitioners. i think that there are of course individuals who would love to watch epic theatre because of the rich authentic style of it. epic theatre will always have you thinking and questioning throughout the whole performance. epic theatre will always have you on your toes, the audience would be going on a journey with the characters as the story progresses but will not form emotional attachment to characters but the moral message of the play. Brecht was an exciting and truly different playwright for example he took a situation like motherhood in "Mother Courage and Her Children" and explored her decisions in which others find odd but can see in the play that she always had different options but its up to the audience to figure out why she done what she did. 

i don't believe it is out of date because his quotes and techniques are still used today. 

i think some people will appreciate this style of performance more than others because his work and way of thinking encourages a new point of view. People have the opportunity to learn something new and help others because in the world your not alone, your actions affect others too. 

The Threepenny Opera,

Mother Courage and Her Children,

The Good Person of Szechwan,

Life of Galileo,

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Bertolt Brecht, Plays

some people are ignorant and don't care for change even if its for the better. epic theatre forces people to think whether they decide to do anything productive after or to act otherwise is up to the individual. 

Grub first, then ethics. 

- the reflection of how some people think and showing that you wont get anywhere if you don't prioritise whats truly important. 

Everyone needs help from everyone.

- people shouldn't be Capitalists and indulge on their on selfish needs because political decisions and personal antics effect others like a butterfly effect and influences a generation 

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

- being impoverish or less fortunate in life can make you realise and see things from a different prospective. you can notice everything negative going on in the world because of the level of injustice and neglect you face everyday compared to others that are more fortunate who can choose to ignore factors because it don't have anything to do with them.