'LOVE ME OR KILL ME' - TRACES OF ARTAUD'S 'THEATER OF CRUELTY' IN SARAH KANE'S DRAMA 'CLEANSED'

• Authors: Galova D.
• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The author is investigating the influence of Artaud's 'Theater of Cruelty' in the creation of Sarah Kane. The drama 'Cleansed' is fulfilling Artaud´s vision on theatre whose aim is to lead a spectator towards a new authentic experience, understanding and self- recognition. The author is working with all symbols of cruelty. 'The audience is in fact searching in love, crime, drugs, war or uprising for a poetic status which is being transcended' - wrote Antonin Artaud, and the author states, that Sarah Kane in her play 'Cleansed' has approached this kind of perceived poetic status.

Keywords

EN

ARTAUD ANTONIN; AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE; CRUELTY SYMBOLS; KANE SARAH

Discipline

• ARTS_&_ARCHITECTURE: ARTS & ARCHITECTURE

• Publisher: Institute of Theatre and Arts, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenské divadlo (Slovak Theatre)
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 398-403
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Galova D.

• D. Galova, Fakulta dramatickych umeni Akademie umeni v Banskej Bystrici, Horna ul. 95, 974 01 Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07SKAAAA03216649