Below you will finds links for pages by book
publishers, writers, artists, theatre companies and other organizations
related to Surrealism and Avant-Garde
Theatre.
SURREALIST
LINKS
Publishers
& Surrealist Periodicals
Atlas Press is an important publisher of avant-garde, surrealist and extremist literature. Among their publications over the years have been The Magnetic Fields by Breton & Soupault, The Immaculate Conception by Breton & Eluard, Death to the Pigs by Peret, and Liberty or Love by Desnos.
Black Widow Press has recently published a series of books related to Surrealism, including collections by Breton, Eluard, Tzara and Desnos.
Jean Michel Place is a French publisher who has issued collections of the 12 issues of Le Revolution Surrealiste and the 6 issues of Surrealisme Au Service De La Revolution. Though these books are in French, they are certainly worthwhile for anyone with a serious interest in Surrealism. The company also offers a variety of other books related to surrealism and avant-garde literature.
The University of Iowa Library offers an International Dada Archive, featuring scanned images of many Dada periodicals from the 1920s. Click the following link to explore the 32 issues of Literature, edited by Andre Breton, Louis Aragon & Philippe Soupault in Paris from 1919 through 1923. This was really the beginning of Surrealism.
Members of the Surrealist Movement in Paris
( For additional links relating to Surrealist Arists, please click here.)
Here is a site that contains a good overview of the life and films of Luis Bunuel.
Dali Photo is an impressive Salvador Dali site, featuring an extensive selection of photographs of the artist.
Here is the official site of the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida, featuring information on current exhibitions, events and products available through their online store.
The Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation has information on the three Dali museums in Spain, as well as a biography, art work, publications and videos.
The following is a site devoted to the life and works of Andre Breton.
Andre Breton - 42 Rue Fontaine features a film capturing the interior of Breton's Paris apartment, as well as a catalogue of the books and art works contained at the residence. The site is in French, but well worthwhile. Unfortunately, most of Breton's belongings presented on this site were auctioned off a few years ago. Unfortunately, this site has been disabled.
Robert Desnos: A Unique French Surrealist Poet is a site devoted to the poetry of Desnos, including several English translations of his work. This site is no longer available.
The Association of the Friends of Benjamin Peret is a site in French devoted to the life and writings of Peret.
Here is the site for the Rene Magritte Museum in Brussels.
The Forgotten Surrealists: Belgian Surrealism Since 1924 is an article about the often overlooked group, which included, among others, E.L.T. Mesens, Paul Nouge and Rene Magritte
The following link is for the Max Ernst Museum in Bruhl.
Contemporary Surrealist Sites
Here is a site with information on West Coast Surrealism, including a chronology of the group's activities from 1965 to the present, as well as a list of participating artists. In addition, you can read their surrealist periodical SCARABEUS.
Surrealism Now! is a site devoted to contemporary surrealist artwork, with online galleries, an excellent forum and other information relating to Surrealism.
beinArt Surrealism is another site devoted to contemporary surrealist art from around the world, with numerous galleries and a forum.
The Surrealist Movement in the United States features information on current surrealist activities in the USA, as well as offerings of contemporary surrealist writing published by Surrealist Editions & Black Swan Press.
AVANT-GARDE THEATRE LINKS
The International Brecht Society has an abundance of information relating to Bertolt Brecht, including a chronology of the playwright's life, publication lists, news regarding productions & events, and much more.
The Berliner Ensemble was established by Bertolt Brecht and his wife Helen Weigel in 1949. Performances are held at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin, where The Threepenny Opera premiered in 1928.
Here is a German-language site devoted to Erwin Piscator that features scanned images of historic theatre programs and promt scripts, as well as an abundance of information about the director. The site also includes an index of other German stage directors. Unfortunately, this site's server has been experiencing problems for several weeks now, making the site unavailable.
Another site with some information on Erwin Piscator can be found here.
The following is a site for Richard Foreman's Ontological-Hysterical Theater in New York City.
CRICOTEKA is an impressive site devoted to the theatre, art and writings of Tadeusz Kantor.
The following is the official site of the Meyerhold Memorial Museum, with information on theatre director Vsevolod Meyerhold.
Here is a site for the unique Vladimir Mayakovsky State Museum in Moscow.
Though not in English, the following Michel de Ghelderode site has a large number of photographs of both the playwright and productions of his plays.
Spartacus Educational offers a page dedicated to Ernst Toller, featuring biographical information and several samples of the author's writing.
Culture.pl offers an extensive profile of the life and works of Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz.
Here is another site with information on Stanislaw Witkiewicz.
Witkacy.org features photos and portraits by Stanislaw Witkiewicz.
The Samuel Beckett On-Line Resources & Links Page features an abundance of information concerning Beckett, including reviews of his plays, critical writings, the Journal of Beckett Studies from the English department at Florida State University, and much more.
The Samuel Beckett Endpage is another Beckett site, featuring information about the Samuel Beckett Society, as well as a timeline, texts, images and news of upcoming productions.
ETO is a site devoted to Experimental Theatre, with lists of current avant-garde theatre companies, as well as fringe festivals around the world.
Atlas Press is an important publisher of avant-garde, surrealist and extremist literature. Among their publications over the years have been The Magnetic Fields by Breton & Soupault, The Immaculate Conception by Breton & Eluard, Death to the Pigs by Peret, and Liberty or Love by Desnos.
Black Widow Press has recently published a series of books related to Surrealism, including collections by Breton, Eluard, Tzara and Desnos.
Jean Michel Place is a French publisher who has issued collections of the 12 issues of Le Revolution Surrealiste and the 6 issues of Surrealisme Au Service De La Revolution. Though these books are in French, they are certainly worthwhile for anyone with a serious interest in Surrealism. The company also offers a variety of other books related to surrealism and avant-garde literature.
The University of Iowa Library offers an International Dada Archive, featuring scanned images of many Dada periodicals from the 1920s. Click the following link to explore the 32 issues of Literature, edited by Andre Breton, Louis Aragon & Philippe Soupault in Paris from 1919 through 1923. This was really the beginning of Surrealism.
Members of the Surrealist Movement in Paris
( For additional links relating to Surrealist Arists, please click here.)
Here is a site that contains a good overview of the life and films of Luis Bunuel.
Dali Photo is an impressive Salvador Dali site, featuring an extensive selection of photographs of the artist.
Here is the official site of the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida, featuring information on current exhibitions, events and products available through their online store.
The Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation has information on the three Dali museums in Spain, as well as a biography, art work, publications and videos.
The following is a site devoted to the life and works of Andre Breton.
Andre Breton - 42 Rue Fontaine features a film capturing the interior of Breton's Paris apartment, as well as a catalogue of the books and art works contained at the residence. The site is in French, but well worthwhile. Unfortunately, most of Breton's belongings presented on this site were auctioned off a few years ago. Unfortunately, this site has been disabled.
Robert Desnos: A Unique French Surrealist Poet is a site devoted to the poetry of Desnos, including several English translations of his work. This site is no longer available.
The Association of the Friends of Benjamin Peret is a site in French devoted to the life and writings of Peret.
Here is the site for the Rene Magritte Museum in Brussels.
The Forgotten Surrealists: Belgian Surrealism Since 1924 is an article about the often overlooked group, which included, among others, E.L.T. Mesens, Paul Nouge and Rene Magritte
The following link is for the Max Ernst Museum in Bruhl.
Contemporary Surrealist Sites
Here is a site with information on West Coast Surrealism, including a chronology of the group's activities from 1965 to the present, as well as a list of participating artists. In addition, you can read their surrealist periodical SCARABEUS.
Surrealism Now! is a site devoted to contemporary surrealist artwork, with online galleries, an excellent forum and other information relating to Surrealism.
beinArt Surrealism is another site devoted to contemporary surrealist art from around the world, with numerous galleries and a forum.
The Surrealist Movement in the United States features information on current surrealist activities in the USA, as well as offerings of contemporary surrealist writing published by Surrealist Editions & Black Swan Press.
AVANT-GARDE THEATRE LINKS
The International Brecht Society has an abundance of information relating to Bertolt Brecht, including a chronology of the playwright's life, publication lists, news regarding productions & events, and much more.
The Berliner Ensemble was established by Bertolt Brecht and his wife Helen Weigel in 1949. Performances are held at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin, where The Threepenny Opera premiered in 1928.
Here is a German-language site devoted to Erwin Piscator that features scanned images of historic theatre programs and promt scripts, as well as an abundance of information about the director. The site also includes an index of other German stage directors. Unfortunately, this site's server has been experiencing problems for several weeks now, making the site unavailable.
Another site with some information on Erwin Piscator can be found here.
The following is a site for Richard Foreman's Ontological-Hysterical Theater in New York City.
CRICOTEKA is an impressive site devoted to the theatre, art and writings of Tadeusz Kantor.
The following is the official site of the Meyerhold Memorial Museum, with information on theatre director Vsevolod Meyerhold.
Here is a site for the unique Vladimir Mayakovsky State Museum in Moscow.
Though not in English, the following Michel de Ghelderode site has a large number of photographs of both the playwright and productions of his plays.
Spartacus Educational offers a page dedicated to Ernst Toller, featuring biographical information and several samples of the author's writing.
Culture.pl offers an extensive profile of the life and works of Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz.
Here is another site with information on Stanislaw Witkiewicz.
Witkacy.org features photos and portraits by Stanislaw Witkiewicz.
The Samuel Beckett On-Line Resources & Links Page features an abundance of information concerning Beckett, including reviews of his plays, critical writings, the Journal of Beckett Studies from the English department at Florida State University, and much more.
The Samuel Beckett Endpage is another Beckett site, featuring information about the Samuel Beckett Society, as well as a timeline, texts, images and news of upcoming productions.
ETO is a site devoted to Experimental Theatre, with lists of current avant-garde theatre companies, as well as fringe festivals around the world.
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OUR LATEST SURREALIST RECOMMENDATION!
SANCTUS
FUMIGACI
a collection of
Surrealist Plays
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more!
"Bash is one of the few contemporary playwrights who
captures the spirit of surrealism. In fact, surrealist figures from the
past, such as Luis Bunuel, Salvador Dali and Paul Eluard, appear as
characters in a couple of his plays. Dream-like, funny, and sometimes
disturbing, SANCTUS FUMIGACI (which, in English, loosely translates to
"Holy Smoke") is recommended for fans of avant garde literature and
experimental theater."