Caspar Neher: an epic stage designer (beyond Bertolt Brecht)
The importance of the playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) in the renovation of the 20th century theatre is not alien to any theatre lover. However, the name of Caspar Neher: painter, set designer and librettist is not so well known to the general public. In a period of time when the division between dramaturgy and staging was not clear (emphazised by the desire to explore theatre as a tool for social trasformation), the overlap between text, stage direction and scenic design is absolute. There is no doubt about Bertolt Brecht genius, but it is also fair to say that next to him (not simply behind) there was another one: Caspar Neher. Play and discover more about him https://youtu.be/ViiFW8wRorQ English subtitles available in YouTube.
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Did you know…Robots are a theatrical invention?
Robots “coexist” with us for years. Its name is similar in most languages, or with with a little variation (for example, in german it is said roboter).Howewer, the term is not an anglicism (as usually it happens with technology and new terms). It is a Czech word. The most widespread…
