当代戏剧舞台上的一种伟大尝试——略论布莱希特的“史诗剧”理论

A great experiment on the stage of contemporary theatre——discussion of Bertolt Brecht's theory of “epic theatre”

布莱希特的“史诗剧”理论对当代戏剧有着深远影响。他把一种叙述性、评论性的因素引入戏剧舞台,以促使观众能够对舞台上的演出产生清醒的判断和冷静的思考。为此他在剧本创作、导表演和舞台设计等方面都进行了一系列探索和革新。本文对“史诗剧”的理论观点和舞台实践中的革新成果进行了分析和讨论。

Bertolt Brecht＇s theory of epic theatre has deeply influenced the contemporary theatre. He had introduced some elements of narration and comment into the theatre so that the audience could make a conscious judgement and cool-headed thought towards the play, Thus he had made a series of reform and exploration in the fields of playwriting, direction, performance and stage designing, The paper is an analysis and discussion of the theory of epic theatre and its achievement in the theatrical practice.