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Epic Theatres
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"Epic Theatre turns the spectator into an observer, but arouses his capacity for
action, forces him to take decisions...the spectator stands outside, studies."
(Bertolt Brecht. Brecht on Theatre. New York:Hill & Yang, 1964. p37)
The concept of “epic theatre” was brought to lif .... Middle of Paper .... on stage, Brecht believed
that the audience must not allow itself to become emotionally involved in the
story. Rather they should, through a series of anti-illusive devices, feel
alienated from it. The effect of this deliberate exclusion makes it difficult
for the audience to empathise with the characters and their predicament. Thus,
they could study the play's social or political message and not the actual
events being performed on stage. This process is called Verfremdungseffekt, or
the alienation effect, where instead of identifying ....
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