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Auteur(s) : Campbell, Ali
Titre(s) : The Theatre of the Oppressed in practice today [Texte imprimé] : an introduction to the work and principles of Augusto Boal / Ali Campbell
Publication : London ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (X- 246 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Collection : Performance books
Lien à la collection : Performance books
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index
"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"
Sujet(s) : Boal, Augusto (1931-2009) -- Critique et interprétation
Théâtre et société
Théâtre -- Philosophie
Théâtre et politique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781350031425. - ISBN 1350031429. - ISBN 9781350031418. - ISBN 1350031410. -
ISBN 9781350031432 (erroné). - ISBN 9781350031401 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45744304c
Notice n° :
FRBNF45744304
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 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
