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Theater of Cruelty and Symbolism
Anna, Emma K, Alfred, and Megan
Theater of cruelty was established by a French Poet in the 20th century, Antonin Artaud. It was used to describe a form of theater that he wished would release unconscious responses in the audience as well as the performers that were normally inaccessible. Artaud hoped audiences would find, in the theater, not an area for escape away from the world, but the realization and creation of their worst nightmares and deepest fears.
Symbolism develops bigger concepts. This created through manipulating usage of colors, characters’ behavior and dialogue, costumes, and props.
A common distinction of Theater of Cruelty is manipulating the audience's fears through the use of puppets, surrealism, dark images, disturbing costumes, intense sound effects, actor's use of open emotions (as opposed to dance or gesture), and space & actor relationship.
Symbolism began in the late 19th century by French poets and later on influenced visual and performing arts. The Symbolist Manifesto (1886) by Jean Moreas, a French poet, that greatly influenced visual and performing arts.
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