Title: Games for Actors and Non-Actors, 3rd Edition Author: Augusto Boal ISBN: 0367203545 / 9780367203542 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 394 Publisher: Routledge Year: 2021 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks.
Description
Contents
Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and bestselling 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 new third English edition includes recently uncovered interviews and essays from the 1970s, some of which featured in the earliest Portuguese edition of this book, and a new essay by the theatre director Sergio de Carvalho, which looks at Boal’s work in the context of Brazilian theatre and politics over the past fifty years.
This is a vital handbook for theatre makers and activists of all kinds who want to deepen their understanding of the theory and practice of Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed. It is also an excellent introduction for those new to the system.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Theatre of the Oppressed in Europe Chapter 2 : The Structure of the Actor’s Work Chapter 3 : The Arsenal of Theatre of the Oppressed Chapter 4 : The Early Forms of Forum Theatre Chapter 5 : Forum Theatre: Doubts and Certainties: Incoprporating a New Method of Rehearsing and Devising a Forum Theatre Model Chapter 6 : First Experiences with Invisible Theatre Chapter 7 : Artistic Creation and Divine Madness: A Meditation on Art and the Miraculous Chapter 8 : Interview for the Portuguese Edition (1977) Chapter 9 : To the People, the means of Theatrical Production: Interview with Emile Copferman Chapter 10 : Specialisation and Profession, Vocation and Language