Summary 3 - Development of arts in culture in the Weimar Republic Flashcards
What did Germany in the 1920s witness?
An explosion in creativity in art, architecture, music, literature, theatre, film and music
How did Germans welcome the change in architecture and arts?
Not all welcomed it and there was tensions between modernists and conservatives
What did Berlins nightclubs become renowned for?
They became well known for cabaret in which nudity featured strongly
How did the comedians in cabaret clubs treat politicians?
Many of the comedies attacked politicians and authoritarian attitudes
What type of art was spreading through Germany?
Expressionism
What did expressionism art mean?
It felt that their works should express meaning or emotion rather than physical reality
What did expressionism also influence?
it influenced German literature
What did novelists and poets adopt?
A free form of writing in which they focused on a character’s internal mental state rather than on the external social reality
What type of movement was seen through architecture?
the Bauhaus movement
What did the Bauhaus school encourage?
Students were encouraged to break down the barriers between art and technology by incorporating new materials such as steel, concrete glass into their designs
What was much of experimental theatre in Weimar Germany about?
It was explicity political, attacking capitalism, nationalism and war
Although Berlin became an important centre for world cinema what was it later exploited by?
Nazi Propaganda, they used modern techniques and film makers to their advantage
