Augusto Boal
Augusto Boal (16 March 1931 - 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre director, writer and politician.
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 Boal presenting a workshop on the Theatre of the Oppressed at the Riverside Church in New York, 13 May 2008. | |
| Born | 16 March 1931 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 2 May 2009 (aged 78) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Theatre practitioner |
| Genre | Theatre of the Oppressed |
He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed. Boal served one term as a Vereador (the Brazilian version of a city councillor) in Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1997. He developed the legislative theatre.[1]
Boal died from respiratory failure caused by leukemia, aged 78.
Augusto Boal Media
Augusto Boal presenting his workshop on the Theatre of the Oppressed. Riverside Church, May 13, 2008.
Augusto Boal receives the Crossborder Award for Peace and Democracy. Abbey Theatre, April 3rd 2008.
References
- ↑ "Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed: A Brief Biography of Augusto Boal". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
Other websites
Media related to Augusto Boal at Wikimedia Commons