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One-Mensch-Theater
Genre of single-person theater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ein-Mensch-Theater (German: Mensch "human being") is a German expression for a traveling theater, within the owner is writer, director, stage designer, performer and sometimes even his own tour manager in one person.[1]
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Origin
The term was coined by Natias Neutert after his performance (The poet reels into the Open) at Schauspielhaus Bochum during a panel discussion with Peter Zadek[2]
Goal
His intention was going to replace the worn and partial label one-man show by a label under which both males and females could find equally.[3]
Exponents
Dario Fo, Robert Kreis, Johnny Melville, Natias Neutert and Franca Rame became famous exponents as this type of theater in Europe.[4]
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