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.
Erwin Piscator | |
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Portrait of Piscator, c. 1929 | |
| Born | Erwin Friedrich Max Piscator 17 December 1893 |
| Died | 30 March 1966 (aged 72) Starnberg, West Germany |
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| Occupation(s) | Theatre director, producer |
| Known for | Founded the Dramatic Workshop at The New School for Social Research (1940). |
| Notable work | The Political Theatre (1929) |
| Style | Epic Theatre, Documentary theatre |
| Spouse(s) | Hildegard Jurczyk (m. 1919) Maria Ley (m. 1937) |
| Relatives | Johannes Piscator |
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