Research Catalog

Title

The Theatre of the Oppressed in practice today : an introduction to the work and principles of Augusto Boal / Ali Campbell.

Author

Campbell, Ali (Alistair M.)

Publication

London ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama, 2019.

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Details

Description

x, 246 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

"How has the work and legacy of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed been interpreted and practised around the world? What does it look like in practice in different contexts? This book provides an accessible introduction to the political and artistic principles Boal's techniques are founded upon and traces their legacy today through examples of exemplary practice from around the globe. Authored by one of the key exponents of the Theatre of the Oppressed working today who was mentored by Boal, the volume equips readers with a clear grounding in the universal, transferable principles of Boal's work, extrapolated from best practice across the field. Augusto Boal (1931-2009) was one of the most influential theatre directors of the 20th and early 21st centuries with his work and seminal manifesto for a Theatre of the Oppressed having a lasting impact on performance studies and the fields of education and community development. Using detailed contemporary case histories Ali Campbell demonstrates how the underlying principles of Boal's practice have been adapted in the work of some of the most influential applied performance groups operating internationally today. These highly accessible studies extrapolate Boal's core principles as they are enacted in the practices of an urban network (Theatre of the Oppressed NYC); a rural and developmental theatre organisation (Jana Sanskriti, West Bengal); Boal's original company CTO Rio (Brazil) and a theatre-based group led by Learning-Disabled adults in the UK (The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company). The book concludes with an envisioning of possible futures for the Theatre of the Oppressed movement in the shifting political, educational and artistic context of the new century, with the principles in practice as a guide"--

Series Statement

Performance books

Uniform Title

Performance books.

Subject

• Boal, Augusto > Criticism and interpretation
• Boal, Augusto
• Theater and society
• Theater > Political aspects
• Theater > Philosophy
• Performing Arts

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index.

Contents

Part One: Principles in Practice -- Prologue -- Introduction: About Augusto Boal and the Aims of This Book -- 1. What Is Forum and How Does It Work? -- 2. Teaching and Training -- 3. How Do We Adapt Forum? -- 4. Collaboration -- 5. Ten Top Tips -- Part Two: Companies and Conversations -- Introduction: How These Four Studies Were Created and Why -- Jana Sanskriti: Field Work -- Theatre of the Oppressed NYC (TONYC): 'Radically Unsentimental' -- The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company: 'Nurses Jump In. Teachers Don't' -- CTO Rio: 'Given a Recipe, You Can Go and Do' -- Part Three: Conversations -- Introduction: About the People You Will Hear from in This Section -- Alegna Dezlein -- Jennifer Little -- Bárbara Santos -- Osmar Araujo -- Julian Boal -- Epilogue: 'From Damascus' -- Glossary -- Suggested Reading -- Index

Call Number

MWET 19-3325

ISBN

• 9781350031425
• 1350031429
• 9781350031418
• 1350031410

LCCN

• 2019007339
• 60002317354

OCLC

1030612424

Author

Campbell, Ali (Alistair M.), author.

Title

The Theatre of the Oppressed in practice today : an introduction to the work and principles of Augusto Boal / Ali Campbell.

Publisher

London ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama, 2019.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Performance books

Performance books.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index.

Other Standard Identifier

60002317354

Research Call Number

MWET 19-3325