Marat/Sade
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Marat/Sade is a groundbreaking 1963 play by Peter Weiss, famously staged by director Peter Brook, that blends historical drama and avant-garde theatre to explore revolution, madness, and political violence.
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Target entity: Marat/Sade Context triple: [Peter Brook, notableWork, Marat/Sade]
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Target entity: Marat/Sade Target entity description: Marat/Sade is a groundbreaking 1963 play by Peter Weiss, famously staged by director Peter Brook, that blends historical drama and avant-garde theatre to explore revolution, madness, and political violence.
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A.
La Guillotière
La Guillotière is a lively, historically working-class neighborhood in Lyon known for its cultural diversity, dense urban fabric, and central location on the left bank of the Rhône.
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B.
The Death of Marat
The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.
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C.
Marche au supplice
Marche au supplice is the dramatic fourth movement of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, depicting the protagonist’s opium-induced vision of his own march to the guillotine.
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D.
The Massacre at Paris
The Massacre at Paris is an Elizabethan history play by Christopher Marlowe dramatizing the violent religious conflicts of late 16th-century France, particularly the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
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E.
Un épisode sous la Terreur
Un épisode sous la Terreur is a historical short story by Honoré de Balzac set during the French Revolution, notable for its depiction of religious faith and political violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film Marat/Sade (1967) ⓘ |
| author | Peter Weiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play (for Peter Brook)
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Play nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | assassination of Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
Brechtian techniques
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direct address to audience ⓘ metatheatre ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | West Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form |
absurdist theatre
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epic theatre ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter Anleitung des Herrn de Sade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde theatre
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drama ⓘ historical drama ⓘ political theatre ⓘ |
| hasPart |
character Charlotte Corday
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character Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ character Marquis de Sade ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English adaptation by Adrian Mitchell
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English translation by Geoffrey Skelton ⓘ |
| influenced | political theatre of the late 20th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
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class struggle ⓘ individual versus society ⓘ madness ⓘ political violence ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| notableFilmDirector | Peter Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductionCompany | Royal Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductionDirector | Peter Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Suhrkamp Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Charenton Asylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1808 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Marat/Sade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | play within a play ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between idealism and cynicism
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freedom and oppression ⓘ limits of revolution ⓘ role of violence in politics ⓘ sanity and insanity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 20th century ⓘ |
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