Roger Vitrac was a French surrealist playwright and poet.
10 Facts About Roger Vitrac
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Roger Vitrac was born in Pinsac on 17 November 1899, before his family moved to Paris in 1910.
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Roger Vitrac even 'took to distributing Dada manifestos in the barracks'.
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Roger Vitrac 'presented a play in Dadaistic character' entitled La Fenetre Vorace, which has since been lost.
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In 1921, Vitrac met Andre Breton and Louis Aragon at the Cafe Certa, which was one of the headquarters for Dada, and later Surrealist, activities.
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Roger Vitrac would continue to develop this network as a founding member of the Surrealist movement and one of the signatories of Breton's First Surrealist Manifesto.
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Roger Vitrac was expelled from the movement in 1925 for his pursuit of the theatre, among other infractions.
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In 1926, Roger Vitrac founded the Theatre Alfred-Jarry with Robert Aron and Antonin Artaud.
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In January 1937, Roger Vitrac become Secretary General of the newly established Confederation des Syndicats Professionels Francaise, a workers' union that claimed to be 'purely professional' and 'free of any political affiliation.
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Only after his death did Roger Vitrac reach popular stardom with Jean Anouilh's 1962 production of Victor, or Power to the Children.