Theatre Alfred Jarry

Theatre Alfred Jarry
Le Théâtre Alfred-Jarry
Formation	January, 1926
Founders	Antonin Artaud, Robert Aron, and Roger Vitrac
Dissolved	July, 1929
Type	Theatre companies
Purpose	Publication and performance of works associated with Surrealism, Theatre of the Absurd and Theatre of Cruelty
Location	Paris, France;
Key people	Antonin Artaud, Robert Aron, Roger Vitrac, Rene Allendy, Yvonne Allendy

The Theatre Alfred Jarry was founded in January 1926 by Antonin Artaud with Robert Aron and Roger Vitrac.^[1] It was influenced by Surrealism and Theatre of the Absurd, and was foundational to Artaud's theory of the Theatre of Cruelty.^[1]^[2] The theatre was named after Alfred Jarry, who is most known for creating Ubu Roi. Though short-lived, the theatre was attended by an enormous range of European artists, including Arthur Adamov, André Gide, and Paul Valéry.^[1]^:249

Productions[]

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Locations of theaters where productions by The Theatre of Alfred Jarry were staged.

The Theatre Alfred Jarry staged four productions between June 1927 and January 1929. The theatre advertised that they would produce Artaud's play Jet de sang in their 1926–1927 season, but it was never mounted and was not premiered until 40 years later.^{[citation needed]}

Season 1[]

Théâtre de Grenelle (1 - 2 June, 1927)^[3]^:33
- Antonin Artaud's Ventre brûlé; ou La Mère folle (Burnt Belly, or the Mad Mother)
  - Maxime Jacob (Musical Composition)
  - Edmond Beauchamp (Le Roi)
  - René Bruyez (Prédestine de l'Opium)
  - Max Joly (Doux Forniente)
  - Laurent Zacharie (Mystére d'Hollywood)
  - Yvonne Vibert (La Reine)^[1]^:254
- Robert Aron's Gigogne^[1]
  - René Lefèvre (Gigogne)
  - Geymond Vital (Le vieux domestique)
  - Yvonne Vibert (La Nourrice)
  - Edmond Beuchamp (Le Fils légitime)
  - Max Joly, Ulric Straram, Laurent Zacharie, René Bruyez (Les Bâtards)^[1]^:254
- Roger Vitrac's Les Mystères de l’amour (The Mysteries of Love)

Season 2[]

Comédie des Champs-Élysées (14 January 1928)^[3]^:34
- Vsevolod Pudovkin's Mother (1926)
- Act III of Paul Claudel's Le Partage de midi^[1]
  - Génica Athanasiou, Ysé^[1]^:256

Season 3[]

Théâtre de L'Avenue, (2 & 9 June, 1928)^[3]^:33
- August Strindberg's A Dream Play
  - Antonin Artaud (Theology)
  - Tania Balachova (Indra's Daughter/Agnes)
  - (The Poet)
  - Étienne Decroux (The Quarantine Master)
  - Raymond Rouleau (The Officer)
  - Yvonne Save (Mother/Caretaker)
  - Edmond Beauchamp
  - Maxime Fabert
  - Ghita Luchaire
  - Ulric Straram
  - Laurent Zacharie

Season 4[]

Comédie des Champs-Élysées (24 & 29 December, 1928, & 5 January 1929)^[3]^:34
- Roger Vitrac's Victor; ou, Le pouvoir aux les enfants
  - Marc Darnault (the boy)^[4]

Notable Members[]

Antonin Artaud - Founder, writer and creative director.
Robert Aron - Founder, producer for first three seasons.^[1]
Roger Vitrac - Founder and writer.
- Treasurer. Madame Allendy also took up the role of the creation of promotional materials, such as posters and invitations.^[5]
René Allendy - Investor. Monsieur Allendy was a friend of Artaud, and took interest in his work. Allendy and his wife raised 3,000 francs as an initial investment for its first season.^[6]

Actors[]

The following actors performed at TAJ:^[3]^:43

Genica Athanasiou
Tania Balachova
Edmond Beauchamp
Andre Berley
Jeanne Bernard
Domenica Blazy
Auguste Boverio
René Bruyez
Henri Cremieux
Max Dalban
Dalle
Marc Darnault
Etienne Decroux
Maxime Fabert
Edith Farnese Gilles
Jacqueline Hopstein
Max Joly
Elizabeth Lannay
René Lefèvre
Robert Le Flon
Ghita Luchaire
Jean Mamy
Germaine Ozier
Alexandra Pecker
Raymond Rouleau
Sarantidis
Yvonne Save
Ulric Straram
Yvonne Vibert
Geymond Vital
De Vos
Laurent Zacharie

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Jannarone, Kimberly (2005). "The Theatre before Its Double: Artaud Directs in the Alfred Jarry Theatre". Theatre Survey. 46 (2): 247–273. doi:10.1017/S0040557405000153. ISSN 1475-4533.
^ Connick, Rob (2011-01-01). "Rethinking Artaud's Theoretical and Practical Works". Theatre Ph.D. Dissertations.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Artaud, Antonin (1999-01-01). Collected Works, Volume 2. Alma Classics. ISBN 978-0-7145-0172-7.
^ Rose, Mark V. (1986). The Actor and His Double: Mime and Movement for the Theatre of Cruelty. ATRI Press. ISBN 978-0-9616087-0-5.
^ "Ressource "Allendy, Yvonne (1890-1935)"". IMEC. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
^ "The Alfred Jarry Theatre". Association de la Régie Théâtrale. Association de la Régie Théâtrale. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Jannarone, Kimberly (2005). "The Theatre before Its Double: Artaud Directs in the Alfred Jarry Theatre". Theatre Survey. 46 (2): 247–273. doi:10.1017/S0040557405000153. ISSN 1475-4533.

[2] Connick, Rob (2011-01-01). "Rethinking Artaud's Theoretical and Practical Works". Theatre Ph.D. Dissertations.

[:2-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Artaud, Antonin (1999-01-01). Collected Works, Volume 2. Alma Classics. ISBN 978-0-7145-0172-7.

[4] Rose, Mark V. (1986). The Actor and His Double: Mime and Movement for the Theatre of Cruelty. ATRI Press. ISBN 978-0-9616087-0-5.

[5] "Ressource "Allendy, Yvonne (1890-1935)"". IMEC. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

[:1-6] "The Alfred Jarry Theatre". Association de la Régie Théâtrale. Association de la Régie Théâtrale. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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