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This Antonin Artaud and the Theatre of Cruelty: Crash Course Theater #43 instructional video also includes:
Despite spending many years in a sanatorium, Antonin Artaud became a well-known playwright. Video 43 from the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist describes the life work of the French playwright with a focus on the theater of cruelty. A summary of the play The Jet of Blood appears near the end of the video.
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Instructional Ideas
- Research the effects of opium use
Classroom Considerations
- Contains references to drug use and sexual activity
- Study the bourgeois and create farces of the culture
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Brings in elements of history, politics, and philosophy
- Describes the progression of theater history over time
Cons
- Focuses mainly on one playwright rather than giving a broad overview of the time