Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Eugen Bertolt Friedrich Brechtwas a German poet, playwright, and theatre director of the 20th century. He made contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter through the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble – the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife, long-time collaborator and actress Helene Weigel...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth10 February 1898
CityAugsburg, Germany
CountryGermany
The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing.
Only bad generals need heroes.
He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
Love is the wish to give, not to receive.
In the contradiction lies the hope.
Righteous people have no sense of humor.
It is not enough to demand insight and informative images of reality from the theater. Our theater must stimulate a desire for understanding, a delight in changing reality.
The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.
Don’t accept the habitual as a natural thing. In times of disorder, of organized confusion, of de-humanized humanity, nothing should seem natural. Nothing should seem impossible to change.
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
For what's the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?
Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
Who does Not Know the Truth, is simply a Fool... Yet who Knows the Truth and Calls it a Lie, is a Criminal.