Artaud

American  

[ar-toh] / arˈtoʊ /

noun

1. Antonin 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.

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Artaud British  

/ arto /

noun

1. Antonin (ɑ̃tɔnɛ̃). 1896–1948, French stage director and dramatist, whose concept of the theatre of cruelty is expounded in Manifeste du théâtre de la cruauté (1932) and Le Théâtre et son double (1938)

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Artaud

The contemporary examples of Irish playwright Samuel Beckett and Polish theater director Jerzy Grotowski were as palpable in his work as the influences of Craig, Brecht, Artaud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2022

Mossé, writes Taylor, was romantically involved with the French dramatist Antonin Artaud.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2021

“I think he knew his time wasn’t long,” Artaud said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2021

What if avant garde dramatist Antonin Artaud, William S. Burroughs and David Lynch opened a nightclub?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2017

The Artaud butcher had just slaughtered Matthew, the pig, in the shed.

From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Émile Zola

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