Bertolt Brecht & 21st-Century Verfremdung

May 3

A verbatim performance project featuring 21st-century examples from politics and culture alongside Brecht’s testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 to activate Verfremdung.

Joe Salvatore

Bertolt Brecht & 21st-Century Verfremdung

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“Salvatore's work dovetails with an innovative, hybrid genre -- a mix of drama and journalism -- that sees conversation gleaned from interviews as a way to intensify authenticity and stir vigorous reflection."–

“Salvatore's work dovetails with an innovative, hybrid genre -- a mix of drama and journalism -- that sees conversation gleaned from interviews as a way to intensify authenticity and stir vigorous reflection."
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