2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The development of German theatre outside of Germany during World War II-the example of Erwin Piscator's work in his American exile

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20720045
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general
Research Institution	Meiji University
Principal Investigator	HAGIWARA Ken Meiji University, 国際日本学部, 講師 (50409728)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2009
Keywords	ドイツ / アメリカ / 演劇 / 戦中 / 異文化 / ピスカートア / ウィリアムズ / リヴィング・シアター
Research Abstract	While conventional research on German theatre often focuses on dramatic pieces staged in Germany, the aim of this research was to examine the works by German theatre director Erwin Piscator during his exile in Soviet Russia, France, and finally in the United States of America during World War II. The material, however, showed that Piscator's work in the US was of special importance among his works created in exile. Therefore, the research focused on his activities as the director of a Theatre School in New York City and on two presentations given at the annual conferences of the Japanese Society for Theater Research (JSTR). The latter presentation will be published as a research paper in the journal of the JSTR in Japanese.