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The Theatre of the Oppressed in Practice Today
An Introduction to the Work and Principles of Augusto Boal
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The Theatre of the Oppressed in Practice Today
An Introduction to the Work and Principles of Augusto Boal
- Textbook
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How has the work and legacy of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed been interpreted and practised around the world? What does it look like in different working contexts? This book provides an accessible introduction to the political and artistic principles Boal's techniques are founded on, tracking exemplary practice from around the globe.
Using detailed contemporary case histories, theatre artist, scholar and activist Ali Campbell demonstrates how the underlying principles of Boal's practice are today enacted in the work of - among others - an urban network (Theatre of the Oppressed NYC); a rural and developmental theatre organisation (Jana Sanskriti, West Bengal); Boal's original company CTO Rio (Brazil); and a theatre-based group led by learning-disabled adults in the UK (The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company). The book concludes with a series of conversations between Campbell and international exponents of the work, envisioning futures for the Theatre of the Oppressed in the shifting political, educational and artistic contexts of the twenty-first century.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Part One: Principles in Practice
Prologue
Introduction: About Augusto Boal and the Aims of This Book
1. What Is Forum and How Does It Work?
2. Teaching and Training
3. How Do We Adapt Forum?
4. Collaboration
5. Ten Top Tips
Part Two: Companies and Conversations
Introduction: How These Four Studies Were Created and Why
Jana Sanskriti: Field Work
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC (TONYC): 'Radically Unsentimental'
The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company: 'Nurses Jump In. Teachers Don't'
CTO Rio: 'Given a Recipe, You Can Go and Do'
Part Three: Conversations
Introduction: About the People You Will Hear from in This Section
Alegna Dezlein
Jennifer Little
Barbara Santos
Osmar Araujo
Julian Boal
Epilogue: 'From Damascus'
Glossary
Suggested Reading
Index
Product details
| Published | 18 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 264 |
| ISBN | 9789361315725 |
| Imprint | Methuen Drama |
| Illustrations | 15 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 216 x 138 mm |
| Series | Performance Books |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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