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Augusto Boal

Name: Augusto Boal (Routledge Performance Practitioners)
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ISBN: 9780415273251

Frances Babbage

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The work of Augusto Boal has had a tremendous impact on contemporary theatre. This volume looks at the scope of Boal's career - from his early work as a playwright and director in Sao Paulo in the 1950s, to the development of his groundbreaking manifesto in the 1970s for a 'Theatre of the Oppressed'. Augusto Boal will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in the role that theatre can play in stimulating social and personal change. This useful study

GenresTheatre

168 pages, Hardcover

First published October 7, 2004