Max Reinhardt : From Bourgeois Theater to Metropolitan Culture Hardback
by Peter W. Marx
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Max Reinhardt was one of the formative directors of modern theater.
Starting as an actor, it soon became clear that he wanted more.
His vision of a theater "that returns joy to the people" was vast and expansive: It included intimate theatrical arrangement as well as mass production in the circus arena.
Reinhardt's aesthetics were not restricted to a single program but indulged in a playful eclecticism.
Thus, his career as a director that lasted for almost 40 years comprises a broad variety of artists of various genres as well as many different styles. At the same time, Reinhardt soon longed for an international range: guest performances throughout Europe and to the US soon made him into a global star – and even a brand.
He represents a metropolitan culture that roots in the late nineteenth century but comes to an end when Fasicsm in Europe ended any hopes for an international culture.
As a Jew, Reinhardt himself had to flee the Nazis but when he eventually arrived in the US, he could not follow up with his earlier successes.
Marx provides a broad panorama of Reinhardt's work, portraying not only his work method and some of his best known productions, but also the cultural conditions of his visionary enterprise.
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- Pages:232 pages, 32 b&w halftones
- Publisher:Northwestern University Press
- Publication Date:15/07/2024
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Pre-OrderFree UK DeliveryThis title is available for pre-order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages, 32 b&w halftones
- Publisher:Northwestern University Press
- Publication Date:15/07/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9780810138919