Theatre of the Oppressed - Couverture souple

Boal, Augusto

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0861040805 ISBN 13 : 9780861040803

Editeur : Pluto Press, 1991

Synopsis

As illiteracy has been shown to be a weapon of the ruling class, so Augusto Boal shows theatre to be a weapon, not only of bourgeois control but of revolution. He demonstrates the ways in which theatre has come to reflect ruling-class control, drawing on the theories of Aristotle and Machiavelli. He then shows the process reversed in Brechtian/Marxist poetics. All the theory is related to his own experience of revolutionary theatre in Latin America, and illustrated with practical examples of exercises and games used in the People's Theatre of Peru. This is now a classic text on radical drama. Boal restores theatre to its proper place as a popular form of communication and expression, and points to the revolutionary potential of transforming the spectator into the actor.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Part of Pluto's 21st birthday series Get Political, which brings essential political writing in a range of fields to a new audience. 'One of the most revered figures in world theatre . . . the liberation theologian of theatre.' Guardian 'Should be read by everyone in the world of theatre who has any pretensions at all to political commitment.' John Arden 'So remarkable, so original and so ground-breaking that I have no hesitation in describing the book as the most important theoretical work on the theatre in modern times.' George Wellwarth "Theatre is a weapon. . . . A weapon for liberation." This new edition of Theatre of the Oppressed brings a classic work on radical drama fully up to date and includes a new foreword by the author Augusto Boal. Boal restores theatre to its proper place as a popular form of communication and expression. He demonstrates the ways in which theatre has come to reflect ruling-class control, drawing on the theories of Aristotle and Machiavelli. He then shows the process reversed in Brechtian/Marxist poetics to the revolutionary potential of transforming the spectator into the actor. Throughout, Boal draws on his own experience in Latin America and illustrates his theory with practical examples.

Revue de presse

One of the most revered figures in world theatre ... the liberation theologian of theatre. --Guardian

Should be read by everyone in the world of theatre who has any pretensions at all to political commitment --John Arden

So remarkable, so original and so ground-breaking that I have no hesitation in describing the book as the most important theoretical work on the theatre in modern times. --George Wellwarth

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pluto Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0861040805
• ISBN 13: 9780861040803
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 197
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible