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Seans : hommage á Antonin Artaud
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Seans : hommage á Antonin Artaud

1977-02-07 · 60 min · Not rated

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A seance in which Antonin Artaud can be seen as a swirling depiction of a theater of freedom in the rubble of the hateful counter between actor and audience. Percival is the author of many books in Swedish and English. He has exhibited his paintings and photographs, composed experimental world music and directed some of his own plays and a play by Beckett.

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Sveriges Radio
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PercivalPercivalAuthor
Bengt Emil JohnsonInterviewer
Antonin ArtaudAntonin Artaud(archive footage)

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