Antonin Artaud - New Critical Reflections

We are extremely pleased to present the registration for our forthcoming conference event celebrating the life and work of the writer, poet, dissident surrealist and founder of the Theatre of Cruelty, Antonin Artaud.

Since 2018, the publishers Infinity Land Press and Diaphanes have been publishing translations of Artaud's final and previously unpublished works, and his letters from Ireland. These publications have been exposing Artaud to a new readership as well as extending and completing the most extraordinary and troubling corpus of work of the 20th century.

This international conference aims to bring together scholars of Artaud's work, of experimental and transgressive theatre, film, performance, music and literature, as well as showcasing the work of Artaud inspired filmmakers in a major two-day event.

The event will encompass two days of conference presentations from across many disciplines, which will exhibit new research about Artaud, his work and legacy. It will take place in Kingston University's RIBA Stirling award-winning Town House Building / Library (Penrhyn Road Campus), in south-west London.

This event is going ahead with a thanks to and as a manifestation of the KSA Visual and Material Culture Research Centre and Professor Fran Lloyd

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There will also be a separate ancilliary event onthe 29th July at the Kingston University Visconti Studio which if you are attending the conference you might like to go to. This is an Artaud inspired sound event - ARTAUD AND NOISE 8pm VISCONTI STUDIO CURATED BY RICHARD CROW (INSTITUTION OF ROT) (https://institution-of-rot.org/artaud-and-noise/). Please look out for a separate eventbrite link from event convener Richard Crow.

Host or Publisher Dr Matt Melia and Professor Stephen Barber, Kingston University