Artaud

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:associatedAct Theater of Cruelty
gptkbp:awards nan
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-09-04
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:children nan
gptkbp:deathDate 1948-03-04
gptkbp:famousQuote "Words are not the only means of expression."
"The actor is a magician."
"The theater is a place of transformation."
"Theater is a cruel and beautiful thing."
"I am not a man of the theater, I am a man of the world."
gptkbp:field Art
Literature
Theatre
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Antonin_Artaud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Artaud
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Marina_Abramović
gptkb:Robert_Wilson
gptkb:Peter_Brook
Performance Art
Theatre of the Absurd
Jerzy Grotowski
gptkbp:influencedBy Surrealism
Symbolism
Dadaism
gptkbp:knownFor Innovative theatrical techniques
Radical ideas about performance
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableAlumni Theatre of Cruelty
The rejection of traditional narrative
The body as a medium of expression
The importance of ritual in theatre
The use of sound and visual elements in performance
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Theatre_and_Its_Double
The Spurt of Blood
gptkbp:occupation Actor
Playwright
Theorist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Marseille
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Ivry-sur-Seine
gptkbp:spouse nan