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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:playwright
gptkb:poet
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:Berliner_Ensemble
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Lenin_Peace_Prize
gptkb:Georg_Büchner_Prize
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gptkbp:born
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February 10, 1898
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Hannah_Brecht
gptkb:Barbara_Brecht-Schall
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gptkbp:contribution
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Innovations in stagecraft
Development of the concept of Verfremdungseffekt
Integration of music and theatre
Socialist realism in theatre
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gptkbp:died
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August 14, 1956
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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“ The worst illiterate is the political illiterate.”
“ Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.”
“ Change the world, it needs it.”
“ He who fights can lose, but he who does not fight has already lost.”
“ Theatre is the art of the people.”
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bertold Brecht
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Postmodern_theatre
gptkb:Theatre_of_the_Absurd
Contemporary theatre
Political theatre
Bertolt Brecht's theories on acting
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkb:Max_Reinhardt
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gptkbp:known_for
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epic theatre
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gptkbp:legacy
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Impact on film and television
Influence on modern playwrights
Continued relevance in political discourse
Study in theatre schools worldwide
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:German
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:The_Threepenny_Opera
gptkb:The_Caucasian_Chalk_Circle
gptkb:Mother_Courage_and_Her_Children
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:songwriter
gptkb:theater_productions
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Augsburg,_Germany
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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East Berlin, East Germany
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Helene_Weigel
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:University_of_Würzburg
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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