Jun 09, 2006 23:31
-Artaud had a pessimistic view of the world, but he believed that theatre could effect change.
-Remove the audience from the everyday and use symbolic objects to work with the emotions and soul of the audience.
-Attack the audience's senses through an array of technical methods and acting so that the audience would be brought out of their desensitization and have to confront themselves.
-Use the grotesque, the ugly and pain in order to confront an audience, thereby being cruel to them.
mhm... think about it!