You are now a “Brechtian” expert. You’ve read the article by Min Tian, who argues that Brecht misunderstood classical Chinese opera techniques and wrongly considered these “alienation.” In addition, you have read Brecht’s “The Street Scene,” which offers a model for staging epic theater, and Brecht’s “Theatre for Pleasure or Theatre for Instruction,” which elaborates on Brecht’s theories. In your expert opinion, does the documentary film Theatre of War capture Brecht’s ideas, as his play Mother Courage and Her Children is staged? Why, or why not? Be specific and incorporate support from the film and at least two of these sources.
