Theatre of the Oppressed

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Theatre of the Oppressed

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Coined by Augusto Boal, this term has been adopted internationally to denote a way of creating theatre and conducting paratheatrical work to achieve his aims of social franchisement and agency.

Brecht, Bertolt

Bertolt Brecht reformed various aspects of 20th-century theatre. He created an acting process, theories of dramaturgy and performance, a performance style, and wrote hundreds of plays and poems.

Brecht, Bertolt

Bertolt Brecht reformed various aspects of 20th-century theatre. He created an acting process, theories of dramaturgy and performance, a performance style, and wrote hundreds of plays and poems.

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Boal, Augusto

The inventor of the internationally renowned Forum Theatre system and ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’.

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Improvisation

Improvisation is the spontaneous invention of performance. But while it specifies a particular form, elements of improvisation are intrinsic to all performance and the quality of liveness it produces.

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Protests, Demonstrations & Parades

Not strictly theatre, these are mass group events or performances that generally take place in public spaces in order to influence public opinion by occupying or exploiting the power of those sites.