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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:theatre
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Beaumarchais
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gptkbp:associated_with
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avant-garde movements
the avant-garde theater movement
post-World War II disillusionment
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced modern theater
influenced film and literature
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Harold_Pinter
gptkb:Andrei_Serban
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
gptkb:Eugène_Ionesco
gptkb:Robert_Wilson
gptkb:Robert_Lepage
gptkb:Richard_Foreman
gptkb:Tadeusz_Kantor
gptkb:Peter_Brook
gptkb:Roger_Blin
gptkb:Jerzy_Grotowski
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Theater of the absurd
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Futurism
gptkb:Artist
gptkb:Monarch
existential philosophy
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gptkbp:is_characterized_by
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nonsensical dialogue
disjointed plots
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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often criticized for lack of character development
often criticized for lack of plot
seen as elitist by some audiences
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gptkbp:major_city
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gptkb:Theater_de_la_Huchette
gptkb:The_Gate_Theatre
gptkb:The_Royal_Court_Theatre
gptkb:The_Living_Theatre
gptkb:The_Public_Theater
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gptkbp:notable_games
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gptkb:Harold_Pinter
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
gptkb:Eugène_Ionesco
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Bald_Soprano
gptkb:Rhinocéros
gptkb:The_Birthday_Party
gptkb:Waiting_for_Godot
gptkb:chess_match
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gptkbp:origin
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mid-20th century
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gptkbp:performance
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absurdist humor
minimalist sets
nonlinear narratives
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gptkbp:themes
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the absurdity of human existence
isolation of the individual
the meaninglessness of life
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