Bertolt Brecht is still celebrated worldwide today. His plays are performed in various Theaters around the world, his texts are read, the International Brecht Society publishes the Brecht Yearbook every year, the Brecht Festival takes place annually in his birthplace of Augsburg, there are Brecht Days in Berlin, for example, and the Theater publisher Suhrkamp publishes his books and manages his work. Documentary films are regularly made to present his works and discuss why Bertolt Brecht is still so important today.
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His "Threepenny Opera" (1928) is still one of the most performed musical theater pieces in the world. But his other pieces are also still regularly performed today in Japan, Poland and Togo:
Why Bertolt Brecht is still played around the world – DW – 02/09/2023
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Bertolt Brecht still pushes boundaries of both performers and audiences. His 1944 play “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” still encourages confrontation.
The New York Times International Replica Edition
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We need Bertolt Brecht. More specifically, we need Bertolt Brecht’s theater. We need it now more than, perhaps, ever!
Why We Need Bertolt Brecht Today – The Alex Larkin Adventures
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Brecht’s Epic Theater was a profoundly influential form of theater that changed the way theater was made and seen, and it continues to be a powerful influence in modern theater.
What Makes Bertold Brecht So Important? | TheCollector
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International Brecht Society (IBS) encourages the international study of all aspects of Bertolt Brecht's life and work, the interdisciplinary study of the interrelationship of the modern arts and society at large.
International Brecht Society - Home
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“Why is Brecht still relevant today?” An Interview with Dr Laura Bradley. She is Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Edinburgh; Dr Bradley's research interests include culture and politics, such as censorship and institutions, with a particular focus on Brecht.
Why is Brecht still relevant today? - an interview with Dr Laura Bradley
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The Berliner Ensemble was founded by Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel and remains one of Germany's most renowned Theaters to this day. In 1954, the Berliner Ensemble moved from the Deutsches Theater to its own building and was renamed the Berliner Ensemble.
125 Years of Theater am Schiffbauerdamm
Deutsche Biographie - Brecht, Bertolt
Literatur: Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht Biography
Why is Bertolt Brecht still important?
Mother Courage and her children
Tsegaye's Mother Courage
Tsegaye Gebremedhin
Manyazewal's Mother Courage
Manyazewal Endeshaw
The Caucasian chalk circle
Dr. Laura Olivi
Brecht at Addis Ababa University
Brecht's works in the Onleihe
Brecht's works in our library
