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=Theatre of the Grotesque=

Theatre of the Grotesque refers to a style of playwriting and performance that grew in Italy from 1916 to 1930.(5) The Grotesque in art is typically distinguished by unusual combinations and a marked juxtaposition between the real and the fantastic, between the humorous and the terrifying, or between the disgusting and the pitiful. The Theatre of the Grotesque arose in direct opposition to Naturalism and displayed many of the themes such as tragicomedy that would be later employed by the Theatre of the Absurd.

History
Grotesque theatre usually has its origins and it's name traced back to Luigi Chiarelli's play The Mask and the Face: A Grotesque in Three Acts, which was first performed in 1916. (6)

Significant Writers
The most significant Groteque writer is widely considered to be Luigi Pirandello, but also Luigi Chiarelli and Roso di San Secondo. Other playwrights who shared this style inclue Enrico Cavacchioli, Luigi Antonelli, and Vsevolod Yemilyevich Meyerhold.