Augusto Boal
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Overview
This newly-updated volume looks at the scope of Augusto Boal's career from his early work as a playwright and director in Sao Paulo in the 1950s, to the development of his ground-breaking manifesto in the 1970s for a 'Theatre of the Oppressed'. Offering fascinating reading for anyone interested in the role that theatre can play in stimulating social and personal change, this useful study includes:
- a biographical and historical overview of Boal's career as theatre practitioner and director
- an in-depth analysis of Boal's classic text on radical theatre
- an exploration of training and production techniques
- practical guidance to Boal's workshop methods
This is an essential introduction to the work of a practitioner who has had a tremendous impact on contemporary theatre. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student.
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- ISBN-13: 9781138592018
- ISBN-10: 1138592013
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: June 2018
- Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
- Page Count: 156
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