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Augusto Boal (Routledge Performance Practitioners)

By Frances Babbage

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2004
ISBN
0415273250, 9780415273251, 9780203309001, 0-203-30900-6, 9786610102983, 6610102988
LCC
PN2474.B63 B33 2004
Open Library ID
OL3290221M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2575458 bytes)
Series
Routledge performance practitioners
Edition
1
Pages
166\166
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

The work of Augusto Boal has had a tremendous impact on contemporary theatre. This volume looks at the scope of Boal's career - from his early work as a playwright and director in Sao Paulo in the 1950s, to the development of his groundbreaking manifesto in the 1970s for a 'Theatre of the Oppressed'. Augusto Boal will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in the role that theatre can play in stimulating social and personal change. This useful study combines: a biographical and historical overview of Boal's career as theatre practitioner and director in-depth analysis of Boal's classic text on radical theatre, The Theatre of the Oppressed exploration of training and production techniques practical guidance to Boal's workshop methods.

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