French Surrealist Theatre and Antonin Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty (1920–1948)

1. Artaud affiliates with the Surrealist movement

   Jan 1, 1924Labels: Antonin Artaud, Surrealist Movement

   • New Yorker
   • Britannica

2. Surrealism defined in Breton’s first manifesto

   Oct 1, 1924Labels: Andr Breton, Manifeste du

   • Christie s
   • Le Monde

3. Artaud writes the short play “Jet de Sang”

   Jan 17, 1925Labels: Jet de, Antonin Artaud

   • Jet of Blood

4. Théâtre Alfred Jarry founded in Paris

   Jan 1, 1926Labels: Th tre, Roger Vitrac

   • Britannica
   • Th tre Jarry

5. Artaud breaks with organized Surrealism

   Dec 1, 1926Labels: Antonin Artaud, Surrealist Group

   • New Yorker
   • Vitrac bio

6. Théâtre Alfred Jarry dissolves

   Jul 1, 1929Labels: Th tre

   • Britannica
   • Th tre Jarry

7. Breton publishes the Second Surrealist Manifesto

   Jan 1, 1930Labels: Andr Breton, Second Manifesto

   • Breton CMS

8. Artaud attends Balinese performance at 1931 exposition

   Jan 1, 1931Labels: Paris Exposition, Balinese Performance

   • Smithsonian

9. First “Theatre of Cruelty” manifesto published

   Oct 1, 1932Labels: Theatre of, Nouvelle Revue

   • Britannica
   • Le Th tre

10. Artaud delivers “The Theatre and the Plague” lecture

    Apr 6, 1933Labels: Theatre and, Sorbonne Lecture

    • Taanteatro

11. “Les Cenci” premieres as Artaud’s key stage experiment

    May 6, 1935Labels: Les Cenci, Th tre

    • Les Cenci
    • Cambridge TDR

12. Artaud travels to Mexico seeking ritual models

    Jan 1, 1936Labels: Antonin Artaud, Mexico Journey

    • Artaud bio

13. “The Theatre and Its Double” published

    Feb 1, 1938Labels: The Theatre, Antonin Artaud

    • Theatre Double
    • Britannica

14. Artaud records “To Have Done with the Judgment of God”

    Nov 22, 1947Labels: Pour en, Radio Recording

    • ON AIR
    • Artaud bio

15. French radio bans Artaud’s broadcast before airing

    Feb 2, 1948Labels: French Radio, Broadcast Ban

    • ON AIR
    • Artaud bio

16. Artaud dies, leaving Theatre of Cruelty as legacy

    Mar 4, 1948Labels: Antonin Artaud, Theatre of

    • Artaud bio
    • Britannica