Max Reinhardt
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He was born as '''Maximilian Goldmann''', of [[Jew]]ish ancestry, in [[Baden bei Wien]], [[Austria-Hungary]]. From [[1902]] until the beginning of [[Nazism|Nazi]] rule in [[1933]], he worked as a director at various [[theater]]s in [[Berlin]]. From [[1905]] to [[1930]] he managed the ''[[Deutsches Theater Berlin|Deutsches Theater]]'' ("German Theatre") in Berlin and, in addition, the [[Theater in der Josefstadt]] in [[Vienna]] from [[1924]] to [[1933]]. By employing powerful [[staging (theatre)|staging]] techniques, and harmonising [[stage design]], [[language]], [[music]] and [[choreography]], Reinhardt introduced new dimensions into German theater. | He was born as '''Maximilian Goldmann''', of [[Jew]]ish ancestry, in [[Baden bei Wien]], [[Austria-Hungary]]. From [[1902]] until the beginning of [[Nazism|Nazi]] rule in [[1933]], he worked as a director at various [[theater]]s in [[Berlin]]. From [[1905]] to [[1930]] he managed the ''[[Deutsches Theater Berlin|Deutsches Theater]]'' ("German Theatre") in Berlin and, in addition, the [[Theater in der Josefstadt]] in [[Vienna]] from [[1924]] to [[1933]]. By employing powerful [[staging (theatre)|staging]] techniques, and harmonising [[stage design]], [[language]], [[music]] and [[choreography]], Reinhardt introduced new dimensions into German theater. | ||
- | [[Kurt Tucholsky]], a poet of the [[Weimar era]], described Reinhardt's spectacular production of ''Danton's Death'', a [[Georg Büchner]] play that Reinhardt restaged in Berlin in [[1921]], in the following terms: | + | [[Kurt Tucholsky]], a poet of the [[Weimar era]], described Reinhardt's spectacular production of ''[[Danton's Death]]'', a [[Georg Büchner]] play that Reinhardt restaged in Berlin in [[1921]], in the following terms: |
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Max Reinhardt (September 9, 1873 - October 30, 1943) was an influential Austrian-American theatre director and actor noted for his film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
He was born as Maximilian Goldmann, of Jewish ancestry, in Baden bei Wien, Austria-Hungary. From 1902 until the beginning of Nazi rule in 1933, he worked as a director at various theaters in Berlin. From 1905 to 1930 he managed the Deutsches Theater ("German Theatre") in Berlin and, in addition, the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna from 1924 to 1933. By employing powerful staging techniques, and harmonising stage design, language, music and choreography, Reinhardt introduced new dimensions into German theater.
Kurt Tucholsky, a poet of the Weimar era, described Reinhardt's spectacular production of Danton's Death, a Georg Büchner play that Reinhardt restaged in Berlin in 1921, in the following terms:
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