wouzeck opc and tow

Question 1

written? and performed?

Answer 1

written 1836

performed at the residenztheatre in minicamp 1913

Question 2

the romanicism era / melodrama early 1800s

Answer 2

buchner abandoned

Question 3

“one must love humanity in order to reach out into the unique essence of each individual: no one can be too low or too ugly”

Answer 3

buchner quote

Question 4

woyzeck play

Answer 4

most famous buchner play

unfinished and not put in order

most performed pieces of german lit

Question 5

the real wouzeck

Answer 5

-working class protagonist - damning social critique of the subjugation of the poor

• real life case of a barber who stabbed his mistress in a fit of jealousy
• sentenced to death in 1821
• first trail where the defended argued that woyzdck suffered from diminished mental capacity

Question 6

Strum and Drang

Answer 6

the storm and stress movement

a movement in art / literature began in the late 18th century that focused on the extremes of violence, a movement based on revenge - based on challenging the class system

-used their writing to expose hypocrisy and social injustice

Question 7

Feudal system

Answer 7

Germany was just coming out of the hierachal feudal system

Question 8

Woyzeck OPC

Answer 8

• 1913 first performance.
• 70 years after the death of buchner
• Germany was now a unified nation audiences of that time wanted new and exciting experiences and idea of “show business” took hold all over Europe

Question 9

time line

Answer 9

politically times were highly charged -

• Ww1 began a year later
• europe would change forever
• The ideas and emotions explored and void check would’ve been meaning forward to his audiences as a class system was soon to be turned upside down. The ruler of Germany Kaiser Willhelm will soon to go to war and then abdicate.

Question 10

OPc

Answer 10

• 20th century theatres were beautifully and extravagantly decorated ROCOCO STYLE
• audience - very large very popular from the bourgeoisie to students all walks of life

Question 11

setting

Answer 11

• procinium arch
• revolving stage
• level stage floor
• closed front curtains
• use of electric lights
• no real recorded sound but live music was employed

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Question 12

costume :

Answer 12

• german soldiers costume heavily influenced by french military garb royal colours

Question 13

acting style opc

Answer 13

Big sumptuous decorated proscenium arch dictator performance style

Star system regular companies you knew each other well no microphone so big voices/overprojected