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Nov 29, 2009
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the'ater of cru'elty




a form of surrealist theater originated by Antonin Artaud and emphasizing the cruelty of human existence by portraying sadistic acts and intense suffering.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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