Erwin Piscator
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Erwin Piscator was a pioneering German theatre director and producer known for developing politically engaged, socially critical stage productions that helped shape modern epic theatre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erwin Piscator canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German person
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human ⓘ theatre director ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| authorOf | Das politische Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1893-12-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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Greifenstein-Ulm, Hesse-Nassau, German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1966-03-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Starnberg, Bavaria, West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedDuring | Nazi era ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employed |
documentary material in theatre
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film in theatre productions ⓘ projection technology on stage ⓘ |
| familyName | Piscator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Piscator-Bühne
NERFINISHED
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Proletarian Theatre in Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | political theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Erwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bertolt Brecht
NERFINISHED
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documentary theatre ⓘ modern political theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
epic theatre
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political theatre ⓘ |
| name | Erwin Piscator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of epic theatre
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politically engaged theatre ⓘ socially critical stage productions ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Political Theatre (Das politische Theater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
stage designer
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theatre director ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Marxist
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left-wing ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Dramatic Workshop at the New School
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director of the Freie Volksbühne Berlin ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Germany after World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | German Army in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria Ley Piscator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt | New School for Social Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedArtisticMedium |
mechanized stage devices
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multi-media staging ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ West Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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