The Theatre of Ritual
In the theatre histories class, discuss the origins of theatre and also the historiography of theatre. One of the first topics of the semester was that of how theatre was birthed out of certain societal rituals.
Write a research paper for your theatre histories class on how Antonin Artaud’s theatre of cruelty is influenced by said rituals.
Readings:
Theatre and Its Double–Antonin Artaud
Comparative Encounters Between Artaud, Michaux, and the Zhuanzi–Xiaofan Amy Li
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Write a research paper for your theatre histories class on how Antonin Artaud’s theatre of cruelty is influenced by said rituals.
