Description
| Product ID: | 9781138592018 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Performance Practitioners |
| Title: | Augusto Boal |
| Authors: | Author: Frances Babbage |
| Page Count: | 156 |
| Subjects: | Theatre studies, Theatre studies |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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'. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-06-11 |