Augusto Boal Contributor(s): Babbage, Frances (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138592005 ISBN-13: 9781138592001 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Biography & Autobiography |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2018008881 |
Series: Routledge Performance Practitioners |
Physical Information: 156 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This newly-updated volume looks at the scope of Augusto Boal's career from his early work as a playwright and director in Sao Paulo in the 1950s, to the development of his ground-breaking manifesto in the 1970s for a 'Theatre of the Oppressed'. Offering fascinating reading for anyone interested in the role that theatre can play in stimulating social and personal change, this useful study includes:
This is an essential introduction to the work of a practitioner who has had a tremendous impact on contemporary theatre. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student. |