Epik Tiyatro'da "Siyasal Olan" ve "Gestus" Kavramlarını Hannah Arendt ile Okumak

In her book ―The Human Condition‖ Hannah Arendt disscusses the term ―vita activa‖ and redefines it according to three fundamental human activities: labor, work and action. She emphasizes the fact that the ―political realm‖ is distinct from the ―social realm‖ and argues that these terms are often confused and mistakingly used interchangeably. This argument corresponds to Brecht‘s theory of Epic Theatre which supports the idea that the function of theatre is to both instruct and entertain. In this respect, he opposes to ―catharsis‖ , a term which has been used and accepted for centuries. His aim was to shatter audience's tendency to identify themselves with the characters in order to achieve an attitude of inquiry and criticism. Therefore, Arendt‘s definition of ―action‖ which requires web of relations among people and her idea of political organization corrosponds to Brecht‘s theory of Epic Theatre.