Antonin Artaud and

Theatre of Cruelty

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Artaud’s Life Experience

1896 born in France1921 received actor training 1922 first contact with EASTERN THEATRE 1923 joined the troupe, Pitoeff; release first p

oetry work1924 starred Napoleon in a play; participated

in SURREALISM MOVEMENTS1926 found Theatre Alfred-Jarry

Artaud’s Life Experience1934 wrote the script <Les Cenci>1935 published <Theatre and Its

Double>1939 stayed at a sanatorium in Paris1948 died from cancer

tough facts about Artaudtortured by meningitis( 腦膜炎 )

at fivedepended on opium heavily received remedy at sanatoriums

and hospitals continuallydivorced once

Theatre and Plague “Theatre as plague is beneficial, be

cause it forces people to face themselves directly without masks. It reveals lies, cowardice, vileness, fakeness and awakes the dark inertia( 惰性 ) humans don’t know that has sunk into their marrow.”

Features of Theatre of Cruelty Attempts to make audiences

SHIVER abandons conventional

techniques favors ancient totem and MYTH dislike the abuse of humane and

psychological expression

Film projects

The seashell and the clergyman

Napoleon

Mathusalem

Tarakanova

Reference from Books & pictures from websites Theatre and Its Double /Antonin Artaud /ISBN 957 08 2546 4 / 聯經 The Screaming Body /Stephen Barber /ISBN 1 84068 091 1 /Creation Bo

oks A Critical Reader /Edward Scheer /ISBN 0 415 28254 3 /Routledge Antonin Artaud anthology /ISBN 0 87826 000 0 /City Lights Books Watchfiends & rack screams: works from the final period /Clayton Eshle

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