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Theatre of the Oppressed, New Edition (Get Political) by Boal, Augusto; Leal-McBride, Maria-Odilia; Leal McBride, Charles A.; Fryer, Emily is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Theatre of the Oppressed, New Edition (Get Political) about?
Augusto Boal saw theatre as a mirror to the world, one that we can reach into to change our reality. This book, The Theatre of the Oppressed, is the foundation to 'Forum Theatre', a popular radical form practised across the world.Boal's techniques allowed the people to reclaim theatre, providing forums through which they could imagine and enact social and political change. Rejecting the Aristotelian ethic, which he believed allowed the State to remain unchallenged, he broke down the wall between
Who reads Theatre of the Oppressed, New Edition (Get Political)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Boal, Augusto; Leal-McBride, Maria-Odilia; Leal McBride, Charles A.; Fryer, Emily
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780745339290
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Literary Fiction, Sports
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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