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Nov 13, 2020 · Located in a cul-de-sac in Paris' Pigalle section, the red-light district that's also home to the famous Moulin Rouge, the Grand Guignol began as Méténier's audacious experiment in bringing a realistic depiction of poverty, crime, and violence among the lower classes.
A Brief History of Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol. Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol was founded by Oscar Méténier in 1897. The theater’s drive was inspired by the true crime newspapers of Paris (Les Fait Divers). In response to these papers Méténier sought to create naturalistic shows displaying in brutal detail the lives of the disadvantaged ...
Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol —known as the Grand Guignol–was a theatre in the Pigalle district of Paris. From its opening in 1897 until its closing in 1962, it specialised in naturalistic horror shows. Its name is often used as a general term for graphic, amoral horror entertainment, a genre popular from Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre, to today's splatter films.
Feb 5, 2019 · The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol closed its doors forever in 1962. But in the finest tradition of popular horror, it has never been fully destroyed.
Oct 30, 2015 · Comedy. Ah, the theater! So went the shows at the Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol in Paris. One of the most notorious stages of all time, it was the place where playwrights staged horrific tales of...
Grand Guignol, short plays popular in Parisian cabarets in the 19th century, especially at the Théâtre du Grand Guignol. The plays emphasized violence, horror, and sadism. Although Grand Guignol was introduced into England about 1908, it remained essentially a Parisian theatrical form.
Prepare to be horrified, and to look into the face of inhumanity with the Grand Guignol. Mike Rugnetta teaches you about one of theater history's most horrib...
