Augusto Boal: 10 books

Augusto Boal desarrolló los principios contenidos en Teatro del Oprimido en la década de 1970 en Brasil, en el seno de una renovación cultural en torno a la práctica del arte escénico como una actividad dedicada a la mejora efectiva de la vida de los grupos sociales más desfavorecidos. Fue en...

El arco iris del deseo, un título que presentamos en versión revisada por Augusto Boal, abre una nueva etapa de investigación en la trayectoria de su Teatro del Oprimido, se trata del teatro al servicio de la liberación personal. Partiendo de sus conocidas técnicas teatrales desarrolladas a lo...

«Boal ha conseguido lo que Brecht soñó: crear un teatro útil que resulte entretenido, divertido e instructivo. Es una clase diferente de teatro, una especie de terapia social -centra la mente, relaja el espíritu y proporciona a las personas una nueva perspectiva para su propia situación.»Richard...

Hamlet and the Baker's Son is the autobiography of Augusto Boal, inventor of the internationally renowned Forum Theatre system, and 'Theatre of the Oppressed' and author of Games for Actors and Non-Actors and Legislative Theatre. Continuing to travel the world giving workshops and inspiration to teachers,...

Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal's revolutionary Method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone – actors and non-actors alike! This...

Augusto Boal's reputation is now moving beyond the realms of theatre and drama therapy, bringing him to the attention of a wider public. Legislative Theatre is the latest and most remarkable stage in his work. 'Legislative Theatre' is an attempt to use Boal's method of 'Forum Theatre' within a political...

«El ciudadano que desarrolla dentro de él al artista que es, aun sin saberlo, puede enfrentarse mejor a las industrias de la palabra, del sonido y de la imagen. El ciudadano que se deja ritualizar en la obediencia se vuelve un ventrílocuo del pensamiento ajeno y un mimo de sus gestos.» Augusto...

Rainbow of Desire is a handbook of exercises with a difference. It is Augusto Boal's bold and brilliant statement about the therapeutic ability of theatre to liberate individuals and change lives. Now translated into English and comprehensively updated from the French, Rainbow of Desire sets out the...

Augusto Boal's workshops and theatre exercises are renowned throughout the world for their life-changing effects. At last this major director, practitioner, and author of many books on community theatre speaks out about the subjects most important to him – the practical work he does with diverse communities, the effects of globalization, and the creative possibilities for all of us.

The innovative Brazilian playwright, director and international lecturer explicates Aristotle's poetics and the philosophies of Machiavelli, Hegel and Brecht to determine the extent to which their chief components--imitation, catharsis and, ultimately, audience control--serve up to support the status quo of a society rather than facilitate change.