Clowns, the Circus and Avant-garde Theatre
Building on the ritual element associated with the avant-garde, the argument is that in contrast to the predominant concept of avant-garde artists as esoteric and elitist, from the beginning of the movement in the 1890s avant-garde artists chose the most popular form of expression in conjunction wit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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David Publishing Company
2014
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Cultural and religious studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 4, Pages: 214-218 |
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| Summary: | Building on the ritual element associated with the avant-garde, the argument is that in contrast to the predominant concept of avant-garde artists as esoteric and elitist, from the beginning of the movement in the 1890s avant-garde artists chose the most popular form of expression in conjunction with their esthetic experimentalism and political radicalism. Focusing specifically on theatre, although also referencing painters and musicians, the links with clowns and circus carry through from Satie in France, Reinhardt and Brecht in Germany, through Brook and Genet, to an internationally representative pair: Lepage and Ciulli, demonstrating how this popular imagery has already changed. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-2177 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2014.04.002 |