Erwin Piscator
German theatre director (1893-1966) · Germany · On the map · Directors · Died at 72
Erwin Friedrich Maximilian Piscator was a German theatre director and producer. Along with Bertolt Brecht, he was the foremost exponent of epic theatre, a form that emphasizes the socio-political content of drama, rather than its emotional manipulation of the audience or the production's formal beauty.
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The Revolt of the FishermenFilm, Director1930Des Kaisers KulisFilm, Writer, Producer1893Born17 December 1893People around Erwin
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The Volksbühne Berlin, scene of Piscator's early successes as a stage director in 1924
The Piscator-Bühne in Berlin (1927-29), formerly known as Neues Schauspielhaus
Piscator was theater manager of The Freie Volksbühne Berlin from 1962 until his death.
Grave of Erwin Piscator and Maria Ley in Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf, Berlin
Piscator, a sculpture in the London Borough of Camden by Eduardo Paolozzi
Opening of an exhibition on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Erwin Piscator's death, Berlin, 2016
