Realism Gets Even More Real: Crash Course Theater #32

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, theater was evolving rapidly in Europe. Impresarios like Georg II, Duke of the Duchy of Saxe Meinengen (in what is now Germany), were pushing theater troupes to new heights of realism. New methods of staging, acting, set building, and even rehearsing were making plays more realistic than ever. These practices spread to France with Andre Antoine's Theatre Realisme, and from there spread across Europe.

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[jhuds]

"Hmmm what if you were... better?"
Laughed so hard 😂😂😂

[warriorcatskid]

The theatre duke sounds like a great director tbh

[philippj]

6:17 I'm literally sitting in a dorm room in Old Heidelberg watching this.

[lakrids-pibe]

Ibsen is norwegian, not german. His name is Henrik, not Heinrich.
Henrik Ibsen: [ˈhenrik ˈipsn̩]

[thebeatisdead]

The theatre duke was hardcore and my favorite line is totally, "Hmmm what if you were...better." as I feel that was what the theatre duke would say after watching good theatre performances. I wonder if the troop was elementary or high school level of bad performance.

[PinkChucky]

This video would have been very helpful two months ago when I had to do a Delsarte scene for GISH 😂

[lhfirex]

Theater Duke, The Duke, Duke Nukem... I'm listing these guys from most badass to least.

[alliephenix]

"Mesdames, messieurs, and sentient skulls"
The new ladies and gentlemen!

[mjr_schneider]

That must have been one good trasnslation

[AustinNebbia]

Antoine founded the Theatre Libre in 1897 and then....it closed in 1894??

[lhfirex]

Did I mishear something or did the video say Le Theatre Libre was founded in 1897 and closed in 1894?

[wiesoauchimmer]

I know this is really petty and I am not qualified for this comment since I am not french myself but only had it in school for a few years, BUT! just as an additional information: "mes amis" is pronounced without the s at the end and " bon appetite" the t at the end is normally silent or like really mumbled

[TheAndresfardila]

Love the sweater of Mike in this video, just saying <3

[peter-peterpumpkineater]

1:48 Ludwig looks like Stalin. _Ludwig is theatre Stalin_

[Dayglodaydreams]

I'm so itching for Rugnetta and his writer to talk about "The often aesthetically, socially, and yes....politically challenging category of theater known as avant-garde theater". I guess people that bridge the popular and the avant-garde (theater for an elite? Theater for a politically aware sub-segment?). I guess Brecht is in between German and American popular theater and the International Avant-Garde (Marxist in his case) I guess references to the Internationale (the song) and the 1st and 2nd Internationale ...could be inevitable.

[andikajaka]

Umm the Theater Libre opened in 1897 and closed in 1894...? What?

[sandradermark]

I can't believe we're doing Strindberg next week...

[gamlerik]

Henrik is pronounced like Henry + k. Got it right at the end though. :)

[eve]

So "subscription houses" is literally HBO/Cinemax/Showtime

[emilyniedbala]

Still patiently waiting for a Spring Awakening shout out, thanks :)