Description
Book SynopsisThis dynamic book offers a comprehensive companion to the theory and practice of Theatre of the Oppressed. Developed by Brazilian director and theorist Augusto Boal, these theatrical forms invite people to mobilize their knowledge and rehearse struggles against oppression.
Featuring a diverse array of voices (many of them as yet unheard in the academic world), the book hosts dialogues on the following questions, among others:
- Why and how did Theatre of the Oppressed develop?
- What are the differences between the 1970s (when Theatre of the Oppressed began) and today?
- How has Theatre of the Oppressed been shaped by local and global shifts of the last 40-plus years?
- Why has Theatre of the Oppressed spread or multiplied across so many geographic, na
Table of Contents
Editor and Contributor Biographies
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
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Introduction: Theatre of the Oppressed and its Time(s)
PART I: ROOTS
Genealogies
Critical Frames
Oppression
From Roots to Branches
PART II: GROUND SHIFTS
Changing Landscapes in Late Capitalism
Critical Reflections on the Early Multiplication of Theatre of the Oppressed
PART III: CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE
Spaces
Practices in Context
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX
INDEX
