The Living Theatre

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The Living Theatre is an influential experimental theatre company founded in 1947, known for its radical political performances, avant-garde staging, and pioneering role in the off-off-Broadway and international alternative theatre movements.

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The Living Theatre canonical 2

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instanceOf avant-garde theatre company
experimental theatre company
theatre company
activeIn 20th century
21st century
basedIn Europe NERFINISHED
New York City
coreIdea anarchism
anti-authoritarian politics
audience participation
breaking the fourth wall
collective creation
non-hierarchical ensemble
pacifism
countryOfOrigin United States
foundedBy Judith Malina NERFINISHED
Julian Beck NERFINISHED
genre collective creation
experimental theatre
political theatre
hasKeyPerson Hanon Reznikov NERFINISHED
Judith Malina NERFINISHED
Julian Beck NERFINISHED
hasWebsite http://www.livingtheatre.org/
inception 1947
influenced environmental theatre
off-off-Broadway movement
performance art
political performance groups
languageOfWork English
locationOfFormation New York City NERFINISHED
movement alternative theatre
avant-garde theatre
experimental theatre
off-off-Broadway theatre
political theatre
notableProductionStyle collective devising
direct political address
improvisation
nudity on stage
physical theatre
site-specific performance
notableWork Antigone NERFINISHED
Frankenstein NERFINISHED
Paradise Now NERFINISHED
The Brig NERFINISHED
The Connection NERFINISHED
touringActivity international touring company

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Judith Malina notableWork The Living Theatre
Judith Malina coFounded The Living Theatre