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…
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DRAMATIC QUOTES
Si es absolutamente necesario que el arte o el teatro sirvan para algo, será para enseñar a la gente que hay actividades que no sirven para nada y que es indispensable que las haya. EUGENE IONESCO. Dramaturgo.
- “El arte, cuando es bueno, es siempre entretenimiento…
- “Si el teatro es, como los sueños, sanguinario e inhumano, manifiesta y planta inolvidablemente…
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THEATRICAL EXPRESSIONS AND LANGUAGE
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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 and…
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When Mingote met Hamlet
Antonio Minute was Spanish cartoonist, a writer and a journalist. This article is about his last work which was published after his death in 2012 about the “real” story of the most famous and crazy prince of Denmark told by Hamlet. This article is only available in Spanish. Go to Spanish version ¡Bravo, Mingote! ver…
A writer called Pepe Viyuela
Pepe Viyuela is a great actor who has been worked in all kind of media (cinema, theatre, tv…) and a clown (the way he usually refers to himself). However this article is about another kind of work that is not so well-known and it is really interesting too: his facet as a writer. Although this…
No second chances
Estimado Público: ”You never get a second chance to make a first impression” Do you know who this quote belongs to? Yes? No? Continue Reading
Caruso and his unkown talent that made divas be terrified!
La voz más potente, la más bella, el tono con más matices, una técnica extraordinaria… Las alabanzas a la prodigiosa trayectoria lírica del tenor Enrico Carusso (1873-1921) son archiconocidas. Sin embargo, su capacidad vocal no era su único talento artístico… Enrico Carusso (1873-1921) owes his worldwide fame to his voice. Thanks to it, he has…
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 and used with this origin…
