What was Artaud influenced by?
Alfred Jarry
Friedrich NietzscheMarquis de Sade
Antonin Artaud/Influenced by
Artaud, influenced by Symbolism and Surrealism, along with Roger Vitrac and Robert Aron founded the Théâtre Alfred Jarry in 1926; they presented four programs, including August Strindberg’s A Dream Play and Vitrac’s Victor, before disbanding in 1929.
How did Artaud involve the audience?
Artaudian Techniques Assaulting the audience – using lights, music, sound, images ( now technology can also use film). Be shocked into confronting themselves. Involving the audience -action would take place all around them. , Audience would feel part of the action.
How did Artaud feel his audience?
Artaud wanted to put the audience in the middle of the ‘spectacle’ (his term for the play), so they would be ‘engulfed and physically affected by it’. He referred to this layout as being like a ‘vortex’ – a constantly shifting shape – ‘to be trapped and powerless’.
Where did Artaud find his primary inspiration for his new form of Theatre and why?
After his work in surrealist theatre, Artaud went on to develop his theories on the Theatre of Cruelty after he was inspired by a Balinese dance troupe performance that he viewed at the Paris Colonial Exhibit in 1931.
What techniques does Artaud use?
Artaudian Techniques Visual Poetry – movement, gesture and dance instead of word to communicate; Used music, sound effects – stylised movement – emotional impact.
What did Artaud write?
Artaud’s Manifeste du théâtre de la cruauté (1932; “Manifesto of the Theatre of Cruelty”) and Le Théâtre et son double (1938; The Theatre and Its Double) call for a communion between actor and audience in a magic exorcism; gestures, sounds, unusual scenery, and lighting combine to form a language, superior to words.
Was Artaud a political?
Artaud founded the Théâtre Alfred Jarry with Roger Vitrac and Robert Aron in 1926. André Breton came to dislike the theatre. Artaud was not into politics at all.