Brecht (Part Two) - Strategies, techniques to achieve the distancing effect, and practical examples

In Part One of the Brecht videos Theatre Beard looked at Brecht's life, Epic Theatre as a genre, and The V Effect
That video can be found here:    • Brecht (Part One) Biog, Epic Theatre ...  

Part Two is all about strategies and techniques used by Brecht to help to distance the audience, to remind them they're watching a performance, and to stop them from becoming too involved in the action of the show.

There are also some practical examples along the way, and hopefully this video should give you some ideas about how you might be able to use some of the techniques yourself.

Feel free to watch the whole thing, or jump to a relevant section by using the timestamps here:

1:00 - Introduction
1:30 - Narration
2:12 - Breaking Character
2:55 - Speaking Stage Directions and Third Person Narrative
4:15 - Breaking The Fourth Wall
4:30 - Placards and Signs
5:15 - Multirole
6:05 - Split Role
6:45 - Set Design
7:10 - Symbolic Props
7:45 - technical aspects
8:25 - Song and Dance
9:10 - Montage
9:38 - Spass
11:20 - Gestus
12:30 - Narrative order
12:55 - Practical Examples

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