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    Le Théâtre et son Double (The Theatre and Its Double)-Antonin Artaud The Theatre and Its Double was first published in French in 1938. It is a collection of essays, manifestos, and letters all written by the French artist and theatritician Antonin Artaud (1896-1948). Artaud spent much of his life in and out of asylums and addicted to laudanum and other opiates prescribed to help his so-called ‘madness’. During his ‘free’ times, he wrote, acted, and traveled. Artaud was profoundly moved by

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    Miranda Joubert 19781989 Theatre Studies 222 Dr. Samantha Prigge-Pienaar A Critical discussion on the origins, motivations, practices and development of Antonin Artaud’s theories: Born in 1896 and although died, insane and in poverty in 1948, Artaud lived an influential life. All his attempts to create a theatre of magic, of beauty and power that would change the hearts of people, ended in failure. He was the father of the Theatre of Cruelty. Although his views and practices are unsupported in

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    offer me, both financially and in regards to major choice. In general, my interests lie in theatre and psychology. As of now, the plan is to double major in either of Bachelor of Fine Arts or

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    A Cry of Players is written by William Gibson. The first production of the play took place on July 24, 1968 at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The Repertory Theatre of the Lincoln Center then presented the production on November 14, 1968 in New York City. Both productions were directed by Gene Frankel. The songs and incidental music for A Cry of Players written by Peaslee was written for piano and voice, but written instructions on the first page explain that the piano

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    Theatre Of Cruelty Essay

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    1930s, the French dramatist and actor Antonin Artaud put forth a theory for a Surrealist theatre called the Theatre of Cruelty.  Based on ritual and fantasy, this form of theatre launches an attack on the spectators' subconscious in an attempt to release deep-rooted fears and anxieties that are normally suppressed, forcing people to view themselves and their natures without the shield of civilization.  Theatre of Cruelty usually minimizes the text by emphasizing screams, inarticulate cries, and

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    1920, after being discharged from the sanatorium, he moved to Paris, to pursue a career as a writer. It was there that he realized his passion for experimental theatre. In 1921, he contributed articles to periodicals like

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    who developed the revolutionary idea 'Theatre of Cruelty'. ​ In the 1920s, Artaud related himself with surrealist writers, artists and experimental theatre groups in Paris. After a political dispute, Antonin Artaud founded the Theatre Alfred Jarry with co-founders Roger Vitrac and Robert Aron. Together, they wanted to form a method to showcase works that would rebel against, and radically change, French theatre. After making his hatred for modern Western theatre clear, Artaud wrote about his ideas

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    the beautiful architect in the Globe Theatre? The significance of the Globe theatre is that play rights change how they portrayed the stories to the audience. The Globe Theatres were popular in Shakespearian time and Shakespeare’s plays still occur there every day. The Globe theatre was built in 1599 in Southwark, London. The theatre is a 20 sided circle and 3 stories tall building. The theatre was built out of frame, plaster, bricks, and thatching. The theatre also can hold thousands of people at

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    Theatre of Cruelty; Gaga for Artaud Lady Gaga killed it at the 87th annual Academy Awards (Oscars) when she performed a medley of songs from the musical, The Sound of Music. She was very eloquent, sang beautifully, and was the picture of proper voice and theatricality on stage. However, this is not the “Monster Mother” that audiences have been enjoying since her debut album, The Fame, back in 2008. She has shown over and over her ability to be a controversial figure; from her fashion such as the

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    capabilities and endless benefits to distribution and special effects.  The use of digital film allows for producers to add in extras, produce stunts, and even create false people with the click of a mouse.  Time and cost consuming stunts, stunt doubles, and actors may no longer be a worthy concern to producers and their budgets.  Though the growing

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