Theatre of the Oppressed

Name: Theatre of the Oppressed
Author: Augusto Boal

by Augusto Boal

Revolutionary theory: theater as tool for oppressed to enact social change

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Augusto Boal

Brazilian theater director and theorist whose Theatre of the Oppressed used participatory dramatic techniques to challenge political oppression. His 'forum theater' turned audience members into 'spect-actors' who could intervene in dramatized social situations. His methods have been used in community organizing and social work worldwide.

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Games for Actors and Non-ActorsPractical handbook of theatrical exercises for social liberation and expression
The Rainbow of DesireTheater methodology using desire and trauma to heal and transform consciousness
Legislative TheatreDocumentation of applying revolutionary theater to electoral and political processes
Hamlet and the Baker's SonHybrid work combining Shakespearean pastiche with Boal's activist theater philosophy