THEATRE OF THE ABSURD

TEAM 1

• Octavio Vieyra Orozco A01066817
• Diego Alberto Cervantes Sánchez A01066739
• Emilio Olvera Echeverría A01066786
• ITESM Campus Morelia - Prepa Tec group 1
• Thursday, March 24th. 2017. Art and literary interpretation
• Teacher Georgina Gaytán Zuno

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

It is a theatrical vanguard of Europe.

The term “Theatre of the Absurd” was coined by Martin Esslin in his 1962 book by that title. It refers to the work of a loosely associated group of dramatists who first emerged during and after World War II.

The 40,000,000–50,000,000 deaths incurred in World War II make it the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in History.
The first author was Eugene L'unesco in 1950 published the “la cantante calva”.

FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS

It typically represents human existence as nonsensical and often chaotic.


Absurdist works rarely follow a clear plot, and what action occurs serves only to heighten the sense that characters (and human beings in general) are mere victims of unknown, arbitrary forces beyond their control.

Dialogue is often redundant, setting and passage of time within the play unclear, and characters express frustration with deep, philosophical questions, such as the meaning of life and death and the existence of God.

Main playwrights and dramatists and play

ESSENTIAL PLAYS

• The first author was Eugene L'unesco in 1950 published the “la cantante calva”.
• Thornton wilder - The long chrismas dinner (1931)
• Jean Tardieu - Underground lovers (1934)
• Jean - Paul Sartre - No exit (1994)
• Samuel Beckett - Waiting for godot
• Arthur Adamov - Ping-Pong (1955)

LIST DRAMATISTS

• Martin Esslin (1964): Originally, Esslin identified Samuel Beckett, Arthur Adamov, Eugène Ionesco, and Jean Genet as the primary playwrights of the absurd.
• Max Frisch, Fernando Arrabal, Boris Vian and Harold Pinter.

SHORT VIDEO CLIP. LA CANTANTE CALVA

REFERENCES

• Anonymous. (2009) Theater of the absurd. Global Britannica. Retrieved from: https://global.britannica.com/art/Theatre-of-the-Absurd
• Crabb,J(2006) The theater of the absurd. Theatre history. Retrieved from: http://www.theatrehistory.com/misc/theatre_of_the_absurd.html

REFERENCES

• Anonymous. (2003). Theater of the Absurd: Definition & Characteristics. 2017, de Study.com Sitio web: http://study.com/academy/lesson/theater-of-the-absurd-definition-characteri...
• Fuensanta Muñoz. (2010). Teatro del siglo XX: el teatro del absurdo. 2017, de Artes Escénicas Sitio web:https://arteescenicas.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/teatro-del-siglo-xx-el-teatr...

REFERENCES

• Bermejo,J(2016) Teatro del absurdo, qué es? Autores y características. Actually Notes. Retrieved from: http://www.actuallynotes.com/que-es-el-teatro-del-absurdo/

REFERENCES

• Bermejo,J(2016) Teatro del absurdo, qué es? Autores y características. Actually Notes. Retrieved from: http://www.actuallynotes.com/que-es-el-teatro-del-absurdo/