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Erwin Piscator

Erwin Friedrich Maximilian Piscator (17 December 1893 – 30 March 1966) was a German theatre director and producer. Along with Bertolt Brecht, he was the foremost exponent of epic theatre, a form that emphasizes the socio-political content of drama, rather than its emotional manipulation of the audience or the production's formal beauty.

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Known for
Founded the Dramatic Workshop at The New School for Social Research (1940).
Notable work
The Political Theatre (1929)
Education
Gymnasium Philippinum (1907) · LMU Munich
Born
Erwin Friedrich Max Piscator (1893-12-17)17 December 1893 Greifenstein-Ulm, German Empire
Died
30 March 1966(1966-03-30) (aged 72) Starnberg, West Germany
Occupations
Theatre director, producer

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related to Literature · 69
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Erwin Piscator → Annotated Erwin Piscator Bibliography, Archived, Biography, Erwin Piscator Award, Erwin Piscator Papers, German, IMDbWebsite, November, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Special Collections Research CenterInformation, Wayback Machine
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Erwin Piscator → Director, Fishermen, Georgi Grebner, Mikhail Doller, Producer, Revolt, Screenplay, USSR, Willy Döll
Education · 2
Erwin Piscator → Gymnasium Philippinum (1907), LMU Munich
Born · 1
Erwin Piscator → Erwin Friedrich Max Piscator (1893-12-17)17 December 1893 Greifenstein-Ulm, German Empire
Died · 1
Erwin Piscator → 30 March 1966(1966-03-30) (aged 72) Starnberg, West Germany
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Erwin Piscator → Founded the Dramatic Workshop at The New School for Social Research (1940).
Notable work · 1
Erwin Piscator → The Political Theatre (1929)

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Erwin PiscatorBornErwin Friedrich Max Piscator (1893-12-17)17 December 1893 Greifenstein-Ulm, German Empire1.00infobox
Erwin PiscatorDied30 March 1966(1966-03-30) (aged 72) Starnberg, West Germany1.00infobox
Erwin PiscatorEducationGymnasium Philippinum (1907)1.00infobox
Erwin PiscatorEducationLMU Munich1.00infobox
Erwin PiscatorKnown forFounded the Dramatic Workshop at The New School for Social Research (1940).1.00infobox
Erwin PiscatorNotable workThe Political Theatre (1929)1.00infobox
Erwin PiscatorOccupationsTheatre director, producer1.00infobox
Erwin PiscatorRelativesJohannes Piscator1.00infobox
Erwin PiscatorSpouse(s)Hildegard Jurczyk (m. 1919) Maria Ley (m. 1937)1.00infobox
Erwin PiscatorStyleEpic Theatre, Documentary theatre1.00infobox
Erwin Piscatorrelated to External linksBiography0.60section
Erwin Piscatorrelated to External linksIMDbWebsite0.60section

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