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A Study on the Directing and Acting Techniques of Bertolt Brecht for Alienation Effect - Focusing on Coronavirus-19

Adapted & Directed by

Kim Hyuntak

Original Play by

Kim Hyuntak

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Description

The 'alienation effect,' proposed by Brecht, refers to maintaining an appropriate distance while observing a work. It entails allowing the audience to critically view the drama by reminding them that what unfolds on stage is fictitious. 'A Study on the Directing and Acting Techniques of Bertolt Brecht for Alienation Effect - Focusing on Coronavirus-19' explores Brecht's various theories, sometimes metaphorically and sometimes linguistically playfully, engaging with the audience. Through Chinese traditional Peking Opera, puppetry, online lectures by celebrity-like figures, and traditional Japanese theater such as Noh, Korean traditional dance, as well as singing and rapping, it offers various forms of entertainment. As audiences enjoy and laugh at unfamiliar yet intriguing scenes according to the contents listed on the blackboard, they are inadvertently exposed to political messages, crossing paths with the colossal violence at the national level that has plagued human dignity in the past and present, affecting people in Gwangju, Iran, Myanmar, Syria, and beyond. Even if they may not recall Brecht's theories listed on the blackboard, the hope is that they remember these individuals.

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Tour Size

9 Performers and 6 Staffs

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