 Event |
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
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| Venue |
The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW |
| First Date |
20 June 1991 |
| Opening Date |
21 June 1991 |
| Last Date |
30 June 1991 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
The classic Brecht tale of one woman's struggle to save an abandoned royal infant from the onslaught of an invading army.
"Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle will premiere in Alice Springs at The Araluen Arts Centre prior to its production at The Performance Space, Redfern. A masterpiece of world theatre, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is not only of interest for its extraordinary use of characterisation and revolutionary music-theatre story-telling. Brecht, a communist dedicated to the development of a meaningful and radical theatre practice, appropriated an ancient Chinese parable to explore issues of power and the ethics of ownership and property. First performed in 1948, it continues to challenge the comfortable assumptions of Western society." |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Family
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Further Information |
Written 1945.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Performance Space Database |
theatre listing; June/July Programme |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
June 1991 |
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| Event Identifier |
14385 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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