The Historical Context of the Emergence of Conditional Theatre in Mayerhold's Work and Its Impacts on Bertold Brecht's Epic Theater (A new reading in the comparison between the creations of Meyerhold and Brecht)
School of Creative Media- SAE, Luminus Technical University College. Jordan.
School of Creative Media- SAE, Luminus Technical University College. Jordan.
Abstract
This study examines Meyerhold's innovative endeavours in designing theatrical settings to align with his conditional approach to theatre, known as the Conditional Theatre, which diverges from the realistic style of theatre. The objective of this theatre is to stimulate the audience's imagination and engagement in the theatrical performance presented before them rather than replicating nature, whether in the visual scene design or acting performance. Despite Meyerhold's pioneering contributions to developing innovative scenic ideas that transformed the theatre's form, Bertolt Brecht's theatre gained international recognition, which needed to be more attainable for Meyerhold due to unavoidable circumstances explored in this study. The study emphasises the need to investigate the relationship between these two pioneers, including the possibility of direct influence and any presumed links between them. Although available documents have been reviewed, evidence has not been found to establish a recorded or communicated relationship between them.
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