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Antoine Marie Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud ( pronounced [ɑ̃tɔnɛ̃ aʁto]; 4 September 1896 – 4 March 1948), was a French artist who is widely recognized as a major figure of the European avant-garde.
Antonin Artaud was a French dramatist, poet, actor, and theoretician of the Surrealist movement who attempted to replace the “bourgeois” classical theatre with his “theatre of cruelty,” a primitive ceremonial experience intended to liberate the human subconscious and reveal man to himself.
Antonin Artaud, considered among the most influential figures in the evolution of modern drama theory, was born in Marseilles, France, and he studied at the Collège du Sacré-Cœur. He moved to Paris, where he associated with surrealist writers, artists, and experimental theater groups during the 1920s.
A FOUNDRY OF THE FIGURE: ANTONIN ARTAUD. By Stephen Barber. If there is a culture it is always alive and burns things up. – Antonin Artaud. OVER THE LAST THIRTY YEARS, the emotional and intellectual impact of the work of Antonin Artaud has been colossal.
May 18, 2018 · Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) was one of the 20th century's most important theoreticians of the drama. He developed the theory of the Theater of Cruelty, which has influenced playwrights from Beckett to Genet, from Albee to Gelber.
Quick Reference. (1896–1948) French actor, director, and drama theoretician, who originated the theory of the Theatre of Cruelty. Artaud was born in Marseilles and began his career as an actor. He became interested in surrealism and symbolist drama, contribuing to Revolution Surréaliste and Nouvelle Revue Français, and with fellow ...
Antoine Marie Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud (pronounced [ɑ̃tɔnɛ̃ aʁto]; 4 September 1896 – 4 March 1948), was a French artist who is widely recognized as a major figure of the European avant-garde.
