Bennewitz, Goethe, 'Faust'

Abbreviations

Foreword

Documentation

Part I Bennewitz

1. Persona and Theory



Slim Recognition
Biography
Split Personality
Politics
Dogma and Theory

2. Peers



Erika Stephan
Dieter Goerne
Wolfgang Engel

Part II The German Fausts: Chronicle of a Society

3. Hooray for Socialism! Weimar 1965/67



Background
Audience Preparation
The Performance
Essential Features
Critical Reception
The Party Line
Conclusion

4. Hooray for Socialism? Weimar 1975



Background
Audience Preparation
The Performance
Essential Features
Critical Reception
The Party Line
Conclusion


5. Socialism? Weimar 1981/82



Background
Audience and Cast Preparation
The Performance
Essential Features
Critical Reception
The Party Line
Conclusion

6. Alles fuer die Katz': Meiningen 1995



Background
The Performance
Critical Reception
Conclusion

Part III The Intercultural Fausts

7. The First Black Gretchen: New York 1978



Background
The Performance
Performance Consciousness
Critical Reception
Conclusion

8. The Hindu Faust: Bombay 1994



Background
The Performance
Critical Reception
Aftermath
Conclusion

9. The Christian Faust: Manila 1994



Background
The Performance
Critical Reception
Aftermath
Conclusion

10. From Loyalist to Intercultural Pioneer

Part IV Documentation

Bibliography

Appendices



Highlight Biography
Travels
Plays directed
Holdings of the Fritz Bennewitz Archive in Leipzig: A Treasure Trove for Researchers

Index