UNIRIO Explica: Teatro do Oprimido

On National Theatre of the Oppressed Day, March 16th, a date chosen because it is the birthday of playwright Augusto Boal, Professor Zeca Ligiéro from the UNIRIO School of Theatre answers the most popular internet questions on the subject. #TheatreOfTheOppressed #AugustoBoal 00:00 Introduction 00:19 What is Theatre of the Oppressed? 00:40 What is the origin of Theatre of the Oppressed? 01:56 What are the characteristics of Theatre of the Oppressed? 03:18 What is the importance of Theatre of the Oppressed? ------------------- Suggested readings: TURLE, Licko. Theatre of the Oppressed and Negritude – The use of Forum Theatre in the racial question. Rio de Janeiro: E-Papers/Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, 2014. SANCTUM, Flavio (org). Theatre of the Oppressed and other Gossip. Rio de Janeiro: Metanoia Editora, 2015. CONCEIÇÃO, Flavio da. The Aesthetics of Boal – An Odyssey Through the Senses. Rio de Janeiro: Mundo Contemporâneo, 2018. LIMA, Eduardo Campos. Newspaper Things in the Theater. São Paulo: Outras Expressões, 2014. LIGIÉRO, Zeca. Augusto Boal – Art, Pedagogy and Politics. Rio de Janeiro: Mauad, 2013. ANDRADE, Clara de. The Exile of Augusto Boal – Reflections on a Theater Without Borders. Rio de Janeiro: 7 Letras, 2014. ----------------- Technical Sheet: Production: Márcio Leandro and Plínio Bariviera Script: Plínio Bariviera Narration: Larissa Santiago Editing and Finalization: Carol Carpintéro Photos: Augusto Boal Institute Archive -------------- Follow UNIRIO on social media!   / unirio_oficial     / unirio_oficial