Existentialism and Art With the philosophy of Existentialism, mankind defines itself through the act of living. A man or a woman exists, and then spends a lifetime changing his or her "essence". Essence is basically what we make of ourselves. Without life there can be no meaning; the...

In Jean Genet's play, The Balcony, the action surrounds a bordello in which the women who work there help their clientele to engage in a series of increasing more absurd fantasies that are both exceptionally complex and psychologically and philosophically telling. For example, in the work, ...

There are a wide variety of different types of theatres in accordance to the different types of genres that exist. One particular theatre that is known as the Theatre of the Absurd exhibits the idea of something that does not follow or answer to a logical explanation. Its philosophy is to take on th...