Theatre (Theater) of the Oppressed

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

No duration provided

External Cost

No

Source

Boal, A. (1979). Theatre of the oppressed (C.A. McBride & M.O.L. McBride, Trans). Theatre Communications Group, Inc.

 

Boal, A. (2002). Games for actors and non-actors (2nd edition, A. Jackson, Trans). Routledge.

 

Midha, G. (2010). Theatre of the oppressed: A manual for educators [Master's Capstone Project, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Center for International Education]. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=cie_capstones

 

 

Tags:

  1. audience
  2. creativity
  3. curriculum
  4. emotional resilience
  5. kinesthetic
  6. social justice
  7. Theatre of the Oppressed

Theatre of the Oppressed is a form of theatre first created by Brazilian theatre practitioner Augusto Boal. This tool provides a number of resources (Links) that include various theatrical activities inspired by the Theatre of the Oppressed and also provide guidance on how to incorporate the activities into a curriculum.