epic theatre work
C21217
concept
An epic theatre work is a dramatic piece designed to provoke critical reflection and social awareness in the audience through techniques that disrupt emotional immersion, such as narration, direct address, and visible theatrical devices.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| epic theatre work canonical | 7 |
| experimental theatre work | 7 |
| metatheatrical play | 3 |
| didactic theatre | 1 |
| epic theatre | 1 |
| theatre epic | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: epic theatre work
Generated description
An epic theatre work is a dramatic piece designed to provoke critical reflection and social awareness in the audience through techniques that disrupt emotional immersion, such as narration, direct address, and visible theatrical devices.
Instances (20)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mother Courage and Her Children | — |
| The Good Person of Szechwan | — |
| The Measures Taken | — |
| The Exception and the Rule | — |
| The Decision | — |
| The Caucasian Chalk Circle | — |
| Quad | experimental theatre work |
| A Dream Play | experimental theatre work |
| Six Characters in Search of an Author | metatheatrical play |
| Tonight We Improvise | metatheatrical play |
| Each in His Own Way | metatheatrical play |
| Die Heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe | epic theatre |
| Brecht’s Lehrstücke cycle | didactic theatre |
| Needles and Opium | experimental theatre work |
| The Seven Streams of the River Ota | theatre epic |
| Possible Worlds (stage production) | experimental theatre work |
| The Seven Streams of the River Ota (stage production) | — |
| Poor Theater | experimental theatre work |
| Gravity Fatigue | experimental theatre work |
| Mnemonic | experimental theatre work |