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Augusto Boal (16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form originally used in radical left popular education movements.
May 10, 2024 · Augusto Boal (born March 16, 1931, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—died May 2, 2009, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian dramatist who created the Theatre of the Oppressed, a form of interactive theatre intended to transform lives as spectators become performers, acting out solutions to social problems.
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Dec 11, 2003 · Oppression, according to Augusto Boal, is when one person is dominated by the monologue of another and has no chance to reply. Boal’s life is devoted to giving those who are in this one-down position the tools with which to express themselves and discover a way out of their powerlessness.
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Although it was first officially adopted in the 1970s, Theatre of the Oppressed, a term coined by Augusto Boal, is a series of theatrical analyses and critiques was first developed in the 1950s. Boal was an avid supporter of using interactive techniques, especially in the context of theatre.
Learn about the life and work of Augusto Boal, a Brazilian theatre director and activist who developed the Theatre of the Oppressed, a participatory and empowering form of theatre. Explore his books, workshops, festivals, and collaborations with Paulo Freire.
Augusto Boal created what NYU’s Richard Schechner described as ‘the theatre that Brecht only dreamed of’. One of the twentieth century’s great theatrical innovators, Boal explored and developed the political and human significance of theatre.
Augusto Pinto Boal (Rio de Janeiro, 16 de março de 1931 — Rio de Janeiro, 2 de maio de 2009) foi diretor de teatro, dramaturgo e ensaísta brasileiro, uma das grandes figuras do teatro contemporâneo internacional.
