- A genre that began as artistic and can be described as an exaggeration or distortion of surface reality is used to depict inner truth
- Emerged in early 20th century Germany
1.Focus – plays of protest and rebellion
2.Setting – often abstract or dream like and unlocalised. Props are sparse and symbolic
3.Action – episodic often representing stages of life as a series or ‘visions’
4.Characters – remain nameless or representative of a role in society
5.Crowd scenes – involve robotic movement and anonymous performers
6.Dialogue – often reduced to ‘telegram’ style: clipped speech
7.Style of acting – declamatory and/or expressive of intense emotions
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