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| − | + | ''[[Baal]]'' is a play by Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertolt_Brecht]. | |
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| − | Return to [[ESAT | + | The first version was written in 1918 when Brecht was a student at Munich University, in reaction to ''[[Der Einsame]]'' ("The Loner"), an expressionist German play by Hanns Johst (1890-1978). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanns_Johst], dramatizing the life of playwright Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801-1836)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Dietrich_Grabbe]. Brecht's play tells the story of a drunken, ruthless, womanizing poet and singer, a desperate antihero in the tradition of Villon and Rimbaud |
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| + | Written in a form of poetic prose, with four songs and a "Hymn of Baal the Great", the music composed by Brecht himself. | ||
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| + | The first theatrical performance only took place in 1923, opening on 8 December at the Altes Theater in Leipzig. | ||
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| + | In 1926 Brecht wrote a revised version (with Elisabeth Hauptmann) for a brief production at Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater in Berlin, performed by the Junge Bühne and directed by Brecht and Oskar Homolka. | ||
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| + | The text was first published in Potsdam by Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag in 1922. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] from the German by [[Arnold Blumer]]. Adapted by [[Arnold Blumer]] and [[Chris Vorster]]. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1998: Presented in [[Afrikaans]] by the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in October. Directed by [[Chris Vorster]], starring [[Abduragman Adams]], [[Keith Bain]], [[Nina Swart]], [[Ilse Oppelt]], and others. Stage manager [[Liezl Kritzinger]], Production manager [[Leopold Senekal]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal_(play) | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanns_Johst | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Dietrich_Grabbe | ||
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| + | Programme notes for 1998 production. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:46, 10 February 2020
Baal is a play by Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)[1].
Contents
The original text
The first version was written in 1918 when Brecht was a student at Munich University, in reaction to Der Einsame ("The Loner"), an expressionist German play by Hanns Johst (1890-1978). [2], dramatizing the life of playwright Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801-1836)[3]. Brecht's play tells the story of a drunken, ruthless, womanizing poet and singer, a desperate antihero in the tradition of Villon and Rimbaud
Written in a form of poetic prose, with four songs and a "Hymn of Baal the Great", the music composed by Brecht himself.
The first theatrical performance only took place in 1923, opening on 8 December at the Altes Theater in Leipzig.
In 1926 Brecht wrote a revised version (with Elisabeth Hauptmann) for a brief production at Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater in Berlin, performed by the Junge Bühne and directed by Brecht and Oskar Homolka.
The text was first published in Potsdam by Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag in 1922.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans from the German by Arnold Blumer. Adapted by Arnold Blumer and Chris Vorster.
Performance history in South Africa
1998: Presented in Afrikaans by the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department in the H.B. Thom Theatre in October. Directed by Chris Vorster, starring Abduragman Adams, Keith Bain, Nina Swart, Ilse Oppelt, and others. Stage manager Liezl Kritzinger, Production manager Leopold Senekal.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanns_Johst
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Dietrich_Grabbe
Programme notes for 1998 production.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
