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)
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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)[1] Maria Ley (m. 1937) |
Relatives | Johannes Piscator |
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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.[2]