Details
"One of the most revered figures in world theatre ... the liberation theologian of theatre."—The 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
This edition of Theatre of the Oppressed brings a classic work on radical drama fully up to date. Boal restores theater to its proper place as a popular form of communication and expression. He demonstrates the ways in which theater 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.
"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
This edition of Theatre of the Oppressed brings a classic work on radical drama fully up to date. Boal restores theater to its proper place as a popular form of communication and expression. He demonstrates the ways in which theater 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.
More in this topic
- $20.00
- $12.95
- $12.95
- $10.00
Your Cart
You have no items in your cart.
AK Info
From the Blog
-
Help us support the work of Upside Down World!
May 17th
-
Review of Sewing Freedom by Chris Brickell
April 11th
-
Freedom Bookshop and Press Firebombed
February 1st
-
Interesting critique of the Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair
January 22nd
-
Rum & Revolution
January 7th