Experimental theatre
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Ubu Roi (King Ubu) is a play developed by Alfred Jarry premiered on December 10 1896, and is widely acknowledged as a theatrical precursor to the Absurdist, Dada and Surrealist art movements.
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Experimental theatre is a general term for various movements in Western theatre that began in the 20th century as a reaction against the then-dominant conventions governing the writing and production of drama, and against naturalism in particular. The term has shifted over time as the mainstream theatre world has adopted many forms that were once considered radical. It is used more or less interchangeably with the term avant-garde theatre.
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Key figures
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Writers
- Antonin Artaud (Theatre of Cruelty)
- Bertolt Brecht (Epic Theatre)
- Jean Cocteau
- Dario Fo
- Samuel Beckett
- Isabelle Junot
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Directors
- Peter Brook
- Richard Foreman
- Andre Gregory
- Jerzy Grotowski (Poor Theatre)
- Elizabeth LeCompte
- Tadeusz Kantor
- Caden Manson "(Real Time Film)"
- Vsevolod Meyerhold (Biomechanics)
- Ariane Mnouchkine
- Ellen Stewart
- Robert Wilson
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