Brecht
noun
Bertolt 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
Brechtian
-
a word derived from
Brecht.
Example Sentences
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“His Brechtian sensibility, his belief in theater as a political force to shape a culture, and his embrace of direct theatricality has left an indelible mark on a whole generation of theater-makers and audiences.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025
The project, she said, had an approach similar to “Killers”: “a self-awareness, a self-indictment … almost Brechtian, a great respect for the audience.”
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
There are Brechtian gestures and live looping and Groucho Marx glasses and plastic fish littering the stage, which rob the story of momentum.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2023
The description for this technique is Brechtian, named for playwright Bertolt Brecht, and a term Future Lionel drops and defines both for the audience’s edification and Sam’s.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2021
I know that sounds like a desperate postmodern gambit, but it pays hilarious and chilling dividends by turning episodes previously recounted only in disputed legal proceedings into confrontational Brechtian theater.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2017
