Many people thought of Brecht's work as political and unemotional, this was not the case, he had a strong passion for politics but due to human conditions, this is what led him to write challenging and truthful pieces of theatre.
He would mostly focus on themes such as crime, drink, rape, murder, prostitution, and mob violence- over all, Humanity.
From his late twenties Brecht remained a life-long committed Marxist, this developed into his works.
He worked very closely with Erwin Piscator and together they developed epic theatre, introducing film on the stage.
Piscator loved technology and early film, he would use projection whilst Brecht would compliment with banners and placards.
The two together called it " agit prop" which came to describe any kind of leftist politicized art.
Brecht had a motive and this was to engage with an audience, showing every day to day life, reflecting, pushing, nudging, he wanted people to think about themselves and their every day to day life.
He was confrontational and showed reality.
Brechts was a very early post modernist, a theatrical magpie, he would steel bits and pieces of life, from news papers, theatre, people and their every day to day lives, in order to create his work he would show not the black and white but the grey of people and life.
Brecht has influenced artists and many theatrical productions of this time, he is a true genius and has made a huge impact on theatre and the arts of today.
Bellow-Bertolt Brecht
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