Legislative Theatre: Using Performance to Make Politics

The latest stage in the Boal project, this is an attempt to use theatre within a political system to create a truer form of democracy. This text includes a full description of the principles of Legislative Theatre and a description of the process in Rio.

Author: Augusto Boal
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/01/1998
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.82h x 6.92w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780415182416

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/1999 pg. 98

About the Author
Augusto Boal is a theatre director, dramatist, theorist, writer and teacher. He is the founder of the international movement 'Theatre of the Oppressed' and was Vereador (Member of the Legislative Chamber) for Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1996. He is the author of Theatre of the Oppressed, Games for Actors and Non-Actors, and Rainbow of Desire. He lives in Rio de Janeiro. Adrian Jackson is Associate Director of the London Bubble Theatre Company, Artistic Director of Cardboard Citizens, and a freelance director and teacher.