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[W]hat is ultimately striking at the end of this exciting one-thousand-year history is that a theater as intensely national as that of Poland has been so influential in the twentieth century. Braun’s book serves as a convincing explanation of how Polish traditions have produced such a large number of artists and playwrights who have become major creators of modern theater. Kazimierz Braun tells supremely well the fascinating story of a little known national theater, once largely closed upon itself, that in the past fifty years has transformed itself into a confident outward-looking tradition at the forefront of world theater.
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Remarkably well researched and immensely entertaining, this definitive history of theater in New York City spans more than three centuries and relates the development of theater to the social, political, economic, and cultural climate of the time. Readers learn that it was in 1699 that a petition was first made for a license to perform plays in Manhattan and that 30 years later the first theater opened in Manhattan. From colonial New York, the story continues through the 20th century to the birth, and rebirth, of the theater district in Times Square and the revitalization of 42nd Street in the mid-1990s. An A to Z listing of every Broadway theater ever to exist is ... included. Each listing features a photograph or illustration of the theater, its address, the architect, the opening production, historical information, and, if applicable, when the theater was demolished.
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In the opinion of Schoeps (1977) no one individual played a more important and fundamental role in the modern history of the theater forms than Bertolt Brecht (1896-1956). Brecht proved to be a major influence in the modern theater and offered a challenge to Aristotle's approach to theater as a spectator activity.
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Due to a long history of theater fires in the U.S. and Europe, by 1903 fire precautions were well developed, but not followed by the Iroquois Theater management. The primary danger came from the stage scenery consisting of many canvas backdrops painted with highly flammable oil paints and suspended in midair close to a large number of hot lights. In a number of fatal fires, including the Iroquois the scenery caught fire, then quickly reached almost explosive proportions.
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In constructing the concise history of the Polish theater from its early medieval origins to the present post-totalitarian situation, Kazimierz Braun has taken full recognition of the interweaving of theater, political history, and personal inspiration and ingenuity. It is a history of frustration and accommodation, and of courage and commitment.
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When Thespian Park was conceived not only as a green space, but ... the site of fantastic murals depicting the history of theater, the choice of the artist was obvious – Rodolphe N. Zarka. Born in France, now living in Houston, Zarka is an artist of wide range and vision. Mr. Zarka was educated at Ecole des Beaux Art of Paris in Architecture and Painting.
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