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Cruelty, Theatre of
Cruelty, Theatre of, a phrase associated with French director Artaud, and introduced to Britain during the 1960s through the work of P. Brook and critic and director Charles Marowitz (1934– ), who chose the name for their experimental theatre group in homage to Artaud: the most celebrated production of the movement was Brook's version of Peter Weiss's Marat-Sade. The emphasis of this style of theatre was as much on gesture and movement as on text.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cruelty, Theatre of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cruelty, Theatre of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-CrueltyTheatreof.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Cruelty, Theatre of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-CrueltyTheatreof.html |
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Cruelty, Theatre of
Cruelty, Theatre of French dramatic movement of the late 1920s. It developed under the influence of Antonin Artaud, who advocated a physical theatre expressing stark emotions rather than complex dialogue. Violence was used as a theatrical device to disturb audience perception. Artaud's theories emphasized the ritual and the surreal, and performance was considered more important than a specific text.
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"Cruelty, Theatre of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cruelty, Theatre of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-CrueltyTheatreof.html "Cruelty, Theatre of." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-CrueltyTheatreof.html |
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Cruelty, Theatre of
Cruelty, Theatre of, see ARTAUD.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Cruelty, Theatre of." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Cruelty, Theatre of." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-CrueltyTheatreof.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Cruelty, Theatre of." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-CrueltyTheatreof.html |
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Theatre of Cruelty
Theatre of Cruelty, see ARTAUD.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Theatre of Cruelty." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Theatre of Cruelty." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-TheatreofCruelty.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Theatre of Cruelty." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-TheatreofCruelty.html |
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