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Artaud

American

[ar-toh] / arˈtoʊ /

noun

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

Artaud British

/ arto /

noun

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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It is also, as Artaud specified, immersive, sensational, extreme.

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

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

Theater directors Antonin Artaud, Jerzy Grotowski and Augusto Boal believed the answer to the mystery could be found in ritual.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2020

In short kindly sentences he inquired about his life, his habits, and the peaceful happiness he enjoyed at Les Artaud.

From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile

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