Antonin artaud: theatre of cruelty

Antonin Artaud: A Life of Art and Madness

Antonin Artaud was a French writer, poet, playwright, theater and film actor, artist, screenwriter, director, and theater theorist.

Throughout his life, he battled with mental illness, which plagued him from as early as 1915. At the age of 20, he experienced a religious crisis, accompanied by visions and "voices," and began regularly using drugs.

In his youth, his poetry showed a clear fascination with Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Baudelaire, and later with Arthur Rimbaud.

In 1920, Artaud arrived in Paris and became involved with André Breton's group. From 1922 onwards, while continuing to write poetry and create art, Artaud dedicated himself primarily to theater.

For him, theater became more than just an artistic endeavor; it became a cosmic and universal act