Artaud

Artaud

1. Production work

   • The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928)
   • Theatre Alfred Jarry (1926–1929)
   • In 1935 Artaud staged a production of Percy Bysshe Shelley's The Cenci at the Théâtre des Folies-Wagram in Paris

2. Experimentation and developing imagination

   • Although he did not fully understand the intentions and ideas behind traditional Balinese performance, it influenced many of his ideas for theatre.
   • actor - audience relationship

3. Development of vocal and physical skills

   • Early Life
     • Antoine Henri Joseph Artaud
     • Greatly affected by his Greek ancestry
   • Pursued a career as a writer
   • Trained and performed with directors including Charles Dullin and Georges Pitoëff
   • Apprentice by Dullin in 1921
   • Great interest in cinema

4. Analysis of text

5. Approach to and use of research

   • Developing character
     • Avoided sterotypes
     • Artaud didnt really focus on character development
   • Visual Poetry
   • Creating a dream world
   • Assaulting the audience
   • Involving the audience
   • skills of an actor
   • Deliberate cruelty

6. Observation

   • Disagreed with many of Dullin's teachings.
   • negative view on society

7. Improvisation

   • Very important to Artaud