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Informationen zum Autor David G. John is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of German at the University of Waterloo as well as the founding director of the Waterloo Centre for German Studies. Klappentext Fritz Bennewitz (1926-1995) was the director-in-chief of East Germany's Weimar National Theatre. Extraordinary in his capacity for cultural and linguistic adjustment, he directed productions in twelve countries, always adapting shows to make them meaningful to local audiences. Notably, Bennewitz conducted stagings of Goethe's Faust in four different languages over a series of seven productions - three in pre-unification Weimar, one in the reunited Germany, and one each in New York, Manila, and Mumbai. The first comprehensive account of Bennewitz's remarkable career, Bennewitz, Goethe, Faust is also a pioneering study of intercultural interpretations of Faust. David G. John brings to light previously unknown archival materials - including annotated playbooks, correspondence, translations, videos, and reception information - as well as unpublished production photos from the stagings discussed in the book. Bennewitz, Goethe, Faust makes a cogent argument for this director's place alongside the twentieth century's greatest theatre innovators. Zusammenfassung Bennewitz, Goethe, Faust makes a cogent argument for this director's place alongside the twentieth century's greatest theatre innovators. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Foreword Documentation Part I Bennewitz 1. Persona and Theory Slim RecognitionBiographySplit PersonalityPoliticsDogma and Theory 2. Peers Erika StephanDieter GörneWolfgang Engel Part II The German Fausts: Chronicle of a Society 3. Hooray for Socialism! Weimar 1965/67 BackgroundAudience PreparationThe PerformanceEssential FeaturesCritical ReceptionThe Party LineConclusion 4. Hooray for Socialism? Weimar 1975 BackgroundAudience PreparationThe PerformanceEssential FeaturesCritical ReceptionThe Party LineConclusion 5. Socialism? Weimar 1981/82 BackgroundAudience and Cast PreparationThe PerformanceEssential FeaturesCritical ReceptionThe Party LineConclusion 6. Alles für die Katz': Meiningen 1995 BackgroundThe PerformanceCritical ReceptionConclusion Part III The Intercultural Fausts 7. The First Black Gretchen: New York 1978 BackgroundThe PerformancePerformance ConsciousnessCritical ReceptionConclusion 8. The Hindu Faust: Bombay 1994 BackgroundThe PerformanceCritical ReceptionAftermathConclusion 9. The Christian Faust: Manila 1994 BackgroundThe PerformanceCritical ReceptionAftermathConclusion 10. From Loyalist to Intercultural Pioneer Part IV Documentation Bibliography Appendices Highlight BiographyTravelsPlays directedHoldings of the Fritz Bennewitz Archive in Leipzig: A Treasure Trove for Researchers Index ...
