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Experimental Drama: By: Whynzell Cris Cabanting

Experimental drama breaks from traditional drama forms by experimenting with new techniques and ideas to tell stories in novel ways. It began in the 1900s and includes absurdist drama and avant-garde drama. Absurdist drama, which emerged in the 1950s-1980s, explores the idea that life is meaningless through a dramatic lens. It was influenced by philosophers like Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus. Waiting for Godot is a famous example. Avant-garde drama is ahead of its time and experimental, sometimes using new technologies. Examples include The Automobile Graveyard, The Tricycle, and The Labyrinth. Writing experimental drama allows exploring new ideas and engaging audiences in unexpected ways.

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Experimental Drama: By: Whynzell Cris Cabanting

Experimental drama breaks from traditional drama forms by experimenting with new techniques and ideas to tell stories in novel ways. It began in the 1900s and includes absurdist drama and avant-garde drama. Absurdist drama, which emerged in the 1950s-1980s, explores the idea that life is meaningless through a dramatic lens. It was influenced by philosophers like Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus. Waiting for Godot is a famous example. Avant-garde drama is ahead of its time and experimental, sometimes using new technologies. Examples include The Automobile Graveyard, The Tricycle, and The Labyrinth. Writing experimental drama allows exploring new ideas and engaging audiences in unexpected ways.

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EXPERIMENTAL DRAMA

BY: WHYNZELL CRIS CABANTING


DRAMA

• is a type of literature that tells a story and is meant to be performed.

• expressing the need for social change, communicating a universal theme, recreating
and interpreting information, ideas, and emotions. 
EXPERIMENTAL DRAMA

• is a type of drama that breaks the mold of traditional drama. It is a type of drama that is not
afraid to experiment with new techniques and ideas in order to find new ways of telling stories.

• Began in 1900’s
DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXPERIMENTAL
DRAMA

• Absurdist Drama
• Avant-garde drama
Absurdist Drama

•   was a dramatic movement in Europe from the 1950s to the late 1980s. 

• explored through a dramatic lens the central idea that life was inherently
meaningless and humans were fundamentally incapable of controlling
their fates in a harsh and uncaring universe.
Absurdist Drama

HISTORY OF ABSURDIST DRAMA

• revolutionary change in the arena of playwriting during


1950s and 1960s.
• philosophy of Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus
experimental theatre in Paris.
• Absurdist plays were often written in French.
Example of Absurdist Drama

• Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” (1952), the most well-known


play from the absurdist movement.
Avant-garde drama

• is a type of drama that is ahead of its time. It is a type of drama that is


experimental and that often uses new technologies.
Example of Avant-garde drama

• "The Automobile Graveyard"


• "The Tricycle"
• "The Labyrinth".
Benefits of writing an Experimental Drama

• it allows the writer to try out new ideas and see what works and what doesn’t.
• It's also a great way to keep the audience guessing and keep them engaged.
• It can be a lot of fun to write, as they often involve playing with form and
structure.
THANK YOU
QUIZ
1-2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXPERIMENTAL DRAMA

3. It is a type of drama that is not afraid to experiment with new


techniques and ideas in order to find new ways of telling stories.
4. tells a story and is meant to be performed.

5. it was a dramatic movement in Europe from the 1950s to the late


1980s. 
6.It is a type of experimental drama uses new technologies.
7-9. give three example of Avant-garde drama.
10. When experimental drama was began.

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