Artaud's Theatre Of Cruelty: Relationship Between Research And Practice

The relationship between research and practice

Essentially, the practicality of our research is thoroughly feasible, thus putting our theory into practice was easier than what we thought. We incorporated Realism into the first part of the play so that the audience could see a clear transition when the elements in Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty Manifesto started to take place. The theory was also executed as if we were in a rehearsal so the audience could see the changing phase step by step when the directors shouted the directions. Eventually, the practice shed us lights on how to dynamically produce our ideas.

The success of the group in achieving the performance aim We believed that we had done our jobs in demonstrating our performance

Warren that have two sides of personality in her. Realism Mrs. Warren would put careful attention to her action and act at minimum, while Theatre of Cruelty Mrs. Warren would be the exact opposite. In addition, as headscarves symbolized modesty, it was properly wore by Realism Mrs. Warren, before came the part where Mrs. Warren lapsed recklessly into her dialect and start screaming, slapping her daughter, and making the audience uncomfortable. As the intense went up, I added up reverberated voice in the background to provide eerie impact to the audience.

How well the research was realized in performance Undoubtedly, the research was well executed looking at the audience reactions. First came the video, there were already people who could not keep watching our performance. This was to meet the use of violent and confronting images as theorized by Artaud. Then, we exposed the plot where assumed antagonist, Vivie learnt facts about Mrs. Warren to give a good start for a Theatrical Realism. This also to give a misunderstanding to the actors that was known to the audience. As the change of stage started to take place, more Theatre of Cruelty elements were inserted in the play. We encircled the audience as much as we can, put Balinese dance into practice as it inspired Artaud in conceptualizing this theatre, before Mrs. Warren came into contact with the audience and released her anger on them to realize Artaud’s