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Theater of the Oppressed

 

"As created by Brazilian theatre visionary, Augusto Boal (1931-2009), Theatre of the Oppressed (T.O.) is a form of popular community-based education that uses theater as a tool for social change

 

T.O. provides techniques for people to explore collective struggles, analyze their history and present circumstances, and then experiment with inventing a new future together through theater.

 

Let's read:

(Boal 119)

 

Interview with Boal

https://youtu.be/PxQ6SsfhiCw

 

Originally developed out of Boal’s revolutionary work with peasant and worker populations in Latin America, it is now used all over the world for social and political activism, conflict resolution, community building, therapy, and government legislation. 

 

Theater of the Oppressed NYC

http://www.tonyc.nyc

 

T.O. invites critical thinking. It is about analyzing rather than accepting, questioning rather than giving answers. It is also about taking action — “acting” rather than just talking. The audience is not made of passive spectators but instead, active “spect-actors” invited on stage to explore solutions to the issues at hand."

 

-Mandala for Change/ Beautiful Trouble

 

Let's read:

(Boal 122)

 

Theater of the Oppressed NYC Performance

https://youtu.be/vi1HfSiMxCU

 

 

Theater Games (Knowing the body/ Making the body expressive)

Let's read

(Boal 126)

 

Establishing Contact and Self Confidence

.Pass the clap (3 rounds)

.The hypnotist

.The mirror (group/one on one )

 

Starting a Dialogue

.Abstract Body Moving

 

Solving daily situations

.Sign language

.Alien language 

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