Historicization
Historicization (becoming history) is commonly referred to the transition of an item from an object of current events to an object of historical interest or to the process of gradual change in perception and interpretation of an object or idea over time.
The principle of historicization is a fundamental part of the aesthetic developed by the German modernist theatre practitioner Bertolt Brecht.
In his poem "Speech to Danish working-class actors on the art of observation", Brecht offers a vivid portrait of the attitude he suggested an actor should cultivate:
For the actor, "historicization" constitutes a fundamental interpretative attitude (what Brecht calls a "grund-gestus").
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- Kolář, Pavel (2012-10-22). "Historisierung" [Historicization]. Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte (in German) (2.0 ed.). Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- Brecht, Bertolt. 1964. Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic. Ed. and trans. John Willett. British edition. London: Methuen.ISBN 0-413-38800-X. USA edition. New York: Hill and Wang.ISBN 0-8090-3100-0.
- Brecht, Bertolt. 2000. Poems: 1913–1956. Ed. John Willett and Ralph Manheim. Bertolt Brecht: Plays, Poetry, Prose Ser. London: Methuen.ISBN 0-413-15210-3.