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Stanislavski Vs Brecht

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In this lecture we were introduced to Bertolt Brecht, a German poet, playwright and theatre director.
Brecht is different to Stanislavski in the sense that Stanislavski invented what he refers to as the ‘fourth wall’. The fourth wall is a divide between the audience and the actor(s) on stage that allows the actor(s) to block-out audiences in order to act realistically as though they are not “playing a character” but instead becoming and believing deep down that they are in fact the character. Brecht wanted his actors to demolish the ‘fourth wall’ in order to emphasise to the audience that they are in fact watching a performance. Stanislavski asked his actors to get physically, mentally and emotionally attached to a character however, Brecht

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