Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Erwin Piscator across 3 places, from 1913 to 1933.
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Erwin Friedrich Maximilian Piscator (17 December 1893 – 30 March 1966) was a German theatre director and producer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Erwin Piscator was documented, and when
1913year
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Münchenattested“In the autumn of 1913, he attended a private Munich drama school and enrolled at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) to study German, philosophy and art history.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
1927year
Berlinattested“Piscator founded the influential (though short-lived) Piscator-Bühne in Berlin in 1927.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
1933year
Soviet Unionattested“As John Willett wrote, throughout the pre-Hitler years Piscator's "commitment to the Russian Revolution was a decisive factor in all his work." With Hitler's rise to power in 1933, Piscator's stay in the Soviet Union became exile.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
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1914year
National Theatre Munichmentioned“Piscator began his acting career in the autumn of 1914, in small unpaid roles at the Munich Court Theatre, under the directorship of Ernst von Possart.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
1914year
Munichmentioned“Piscator began his acting career in the autumn of 1914, in small unpaid roles at the Munich Court Theatre, under the directorship of Ernst von Possart.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
November 1918month
Hasseltmentioned“In November 1918, when the armistice was declared, Piscator participated in the November Revolution, giving a speech in Hasselt at the first meeting of a revolutionary Soldiers' Council (Soviet).”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
1924 to 1927period
Volksbühnementioned“As stage director at the Volksbühne (1924–1927), and later as managing director at his own theatre (the Piscator-Bühne on Nollendorfplatz), Piscator produced social and political plays especially suited to his theories.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
1926year
Berlinmentioned“In 1926, his updated production of Friedrich Schiller's The Robbers at the distinguished Preußisches Staatstheater in Berlin provoked widespread controversy.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
1928year
Berlinmentioned“Leo Lania's play Konjunktur (Oil Boom) premiered in Berlin in 1928, directed by Erwin Piscator, with incidental music by Kurt Weill.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
1931year
Moscowmentioned“political theatre", which at that time "was still meeting with widespread rejection and misapprehension." Three decades later, Piscator said that: In 1931, after the collapse of the third Piscator-Bühne, Piscator went to Moscow in order…”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
July 1936month
Soviet Unionmentioned“In July 1936, Piscator left the Soviet Union for France.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
1939year
United Statesmentioned“When Piscator and Ley subsequently immigrated to the United States in 1939, Piscator was invited by Alvin Johnson, the founding president of The New School, to establish a theatre workshop.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
1951year
United Statesmentioned“After World War II and the break-up of Germany, Piscator returned to West Germany in 1951 due to McCarthy era political pressure in the United States against former communists in the arts.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
1962year
West Berlinmentioned“In 1962 Piscator was appointed manager and director of the Freie Volksbühne in West Berlin.”source: Wikipedia: Erwin Piscator
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