Influence s Influences of Metaphysics Metaphysics is used to express anything that has no rational explanation
Early influences of Metaphysics and formulation of the Theatre of Cruelty;
Balinese Dancers Lot and his Daughters, a painting by Lucas van Leyden The Marx Brothers Balinese Dancers Dance as the first expression Non-verbal signs for communication More than traditional mime Gesture with deep meaning A language of the senses “True poetry is Metaphysical” Explaining the unexplainable Gesture creates meaning Balinese Dancers Artaud’s Essay, “Production and Metaphysics”
“…instead of standing for words or sentences
[…] stand for ideas, attitudes of mind … in a tangible, potent way …”
[Artaud. 1932. published1970. p.29]
Lot and his Daughters A painting by Lucas van Leyden Painting as influence The painting is described A dramatic spectacle Simultaneous action Lot and his Daughters The Marx Brothers Comedy is anarchy Laughter is a liberation The power of cinema Surrealism The Marx Brother’s Mirror Sequence Filmography Films with at least four of the brothers: Solo endeavors: Humor Risk (probably 1921), previewed once Groucho: and never released; possibly lost Copacabana (1947), released by The Cocoanuts (1929), released by Paramount United Artists Animal Crackers (1930), released by Double Dynamite (1951), released by Paramount RKO The House that Shadows Built (1931), released A Girl in Every Port (1952), released by by Paramount (short subject) RKO Monkey Business (1931), released by Paramount Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957 ), released by 20th Century Fox Horse Feathers (1932), released by Paramount (uncredited) Duck Soup (1933), released by Paramount The Mikado (1960), made for television Skidoo (1968), released by Paramount. Films with only Harpo, Chico, Groucho: A Night at the Opera (1935), released by MGM Harpo: A Day at the Races (1937), released by MGM Too Many Kisses (1925), released by Paramount Room Service (1938), released by RKO At the Circus (1939), released by MGM Zeppo: Go West (1940), released by MGM A Kiss in the Dark (1925), released by Paramount (cameo) The Big Store (1941), released by MGM A Night in Casablanca (1946), released by United Artists Love Happy (1949), released by United Artists The Story of Mankind (1957) Theatrical Styles and Influences Alfred Jarry 1873 - 1907 Surrealism Avant-Garde Theatre Ritual and ceremony Mask and puppetry Alfred Jarry 1873 - 1907 Anarchy in theatre Ubu Roi – satirical and absurd drama Influenced by puppets Music-hall farce Use of language to shock Surrealist
Alfred Jarry - Répertoire des Pantins: Ouverture d'Ubu Roi
Surrealism Themes taken from Surrealism Redefinition of reality Insights into the subconscious Defines madness and non- madness Artaud expelled Selective The Son of Man - René Magritte Avant-Garde Theatre Futurism Russian Futurism and Constructivism Dadaism Surrealism Bauhaus Living Art (Black Mountain College)
