Breath
Samuel Beckett
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Breath by Samuel Beckett
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Breath is a notably short stage work by Samuel Beckett. An altered version was first included in Kenneth Tynan’s revue Oh! Calcutta!, at the Eden Theatre in New York City on June 16, 1969.
Breath Annotated
Curtain.
1. Faint light on stage littered with miscellaneous rubbish. Hold for about five seconds.
2. Faint brief cry and immediately inspiration and slow increase of light together reaching maximum together in about ten seconds. Silence and hold about five seconds.
3. Expiration and slow decrease of light together reaching minimum together (light as in I) in about ten seconds and immediately cry as before. Silence and hold for about five seconds.
Rubbish. No verticals, all scattered and lying. Cry. Instant of recorded vagitus. Important that two cries be identical, switching on and off strictly synchronized light and breath. Breath. Amplified recording.
Maximum light. Not bright. If 0 = dark and 10 = bright, light should move from about 3 to 6 and back.
Breath Q&A
Who wrote Breath's ?
Breath was written by Samuel Beckett.
When did Samuel Beckett release Breath?
Samuel Beckett released Breath on Mon Jun 16 1969.