The Routledge companion to Theatre of the Oppressed / edited by Kelly Howe, Julian Boal, José Soeiro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howe, Kelly (College teacher), editor.

Boal, Julián, 1975- editor.

Soeiro, José, editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Routledge theatre and performance companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boal, Augusto--Criticism and interpretation.

Boal, Augusto.

Theater and society.

Theater--Political aspects.

Theater.

Theater--Philosophy.

Theatrical producers and directors--Interviews.

Theatrical producers and directors.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Interviews.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 436 pages).

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, Ny : Routledge, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Kelly Howe is a teacher/writer/activist based at Loyola University Chicago. She served twice as president of Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed (PTO) and co-organized three of its conferences. She also co-edited Theatre of the Oppressed in Actions with Julian Boal and Scot McElvany. Julian Boal is a well-known Theatre of the Oppressed practitioner who has realized workshops in more than 25 countries around the world. He recently completed his PhD, entitled "On Old Forms in New Times: Theatre of the Oppressed Today, Between a 'Rehearsal of Revolution' and Interactive Training for the Victims". Josâe Soeiro is a Portuguese sociologist, political activist, and researcher. He is currently a Member of Parliament. He was responsible for "Estudantes por Emprâestimo," the first Legislative Theatre project in Portugal, and is one of the organizers of âOprima!--a Gathering of Theatre of the Oppressed and Activism.

Summary:

"This dynamic book offers a comprehensive companion to the theory and practice of Theatre of the Oppressed. Developed by Brazilian director and theorist Augusto Boal, these theatrical forms invite people to mobilize their knowledge and rehearse struggles against oppression. Featuring a diverse array of voices (many of them as yet unheard in the academic world), the book hosts dialogues on the following questions, among others: - Why and how did Theatre of the Oppressed develop? - What are the differences between the seventies (when Theatre of the Oppressed began) and today? - How has Theatre of the Oppressed been shaped by local and global shifts of the last forty-plus years? - Why has Theatre of the Oppressed spread or "multiplied" across so many geographic, national, and cultural borders? - How has Theatre of the Oppressed been shaped by globalization, "development," and neoliberalism? - What are the stakes, challenges, and possibilities of Theatre of the Oppressed today? - How can Theatre of the Oppressed balance practical analysis of what is with ambitious insistence on what could be? - How can Theatre of the Oppressed hope, but concretely? Broad in scope yet rich in detail, The Routledge Companion to Theatre of the Oppressed contains practical and critical content relevant to artists, activists, teachers, students, and researchers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Roots p. 13

1 New York and after: Gassner, realism, and the "method" p. 15 / Frances Babbage

2 Arena Theatre, Brazil, Boal: between farces and allegories p. 22 / Priscila Matsunaga

3 Augusto Boal and the Nuestra America theatre p. 33 / Douglas Estevam

4 Agitprop and Theatre of the Oppressed p. 42 / Iná Camargo Costa

5 Epic Theatre and Theatre of the Oppressed: "Brecht and, modestly, [Boal]!" p. 51 / Jorge Louraço Figueira

6 Paulo Freire and Augusto Boal: praxis, poetry, and Utopia p. 58 / Paolo Vittoria

Critical frames p. 66

7 Theatre of the Oppressed as a dialectical game? p. 67 / José Soeiro and Julian Boal

8 Constraints and possibilities in the flesh: the body in Theatre of the Oppressed p. 76 / Kelly Howe

9 Contradictions of Theatre of the Oppressed p. 86 / Sérgio de Carvalho

10 Identities, otherness, and emancipation in Theatre of the Oppressed p. 94 / Julian Boal and José Soeiro

Oppression p. 104

Three Examples of Tangled Systems of Oppression

11 Capitalism and environmental destruction p. 105 / Michael Löwy

12 Racism, colonialism, imperialism p. 116 / James McMaster

13 Patriarchy, cisnormativity, heteronormativity p. 129 / Kelly Howe

From roots to branches p. 142

14 Games: demechanization and serious fun: An interview p. 143 / Cora Fairstein and Birgit Fritz and Roberto Mazzini

15 Newspaper Theatre: the oldest branch, of TO in the post-print present p. 150 / Sabrina Speranza

16 Image Theatre: a liberatory practice for "making thought visible" p. 156 / Alexander Santiago-Jirau and S. Leigh Thompson

17 Invisible Theatre: from origins to current uses p. 162 / Rafael Villas Bôas

18 Forum Theatre: a dramaturgy of collective questioning: An interview p. 168 / Inês Barbosa and Vanesa Camarda and Paul Dwyer

19 The Rainbow of Desire: Boal and doubt p. 180 / Adrian Jackson

20 Legislative Theatre: can theatre reinvent politics? p. 187 / José Soeiro

21 Aesthetics of the Oppressed: self-criticism and re-foundation of Theatre of the Oppressed p. 195 / Bárbara Santos

Part II Ground shifts p. 201

Changing landscapes in late capitalism p. 202

22 Neoliberalism and the alternative of the common p. 203 / Pierre Dardot and Christian Laval

23 Indignant democracy: problems of legitimization in neoliberal capitalism p. 211 / Juan Carlos Monedero

24 Art and the wreckage p. 225 / Marildo Menegat

Critical reflections on the early multiplication of Theatre of the Oppressed p. 248

25 The tough exile in Argentina, or the "sabbatical year" of Boal: An interview p. 249 / Cecilia Thumim Boal

26 The Dialectics of Theatre of the Oppressed during Augusto Boal's Portuguese exile p. 255 / Paulo Bio Toledo

27 The beginnings of Theatre of the Oppressed in France p. 261 / Jean-François Martel

28 Theatre of the Oppressed, not Theatre for the Oppressed: origins of Jana Sanskriti and evolutions of TO in India: An interview p. 270 / Sanjoy Ganguly

29 Early conferences in the US: PTO and its roots in the academy p. 277 / Douglas Paterson

30 Theatre of the Oppressed in Senegal: TO "proposed that we dare ourselves to dream": An interview p. 282 / Mamadau Diol

Part III Contemporary practice p. 287

31 Theatre of the Oppressed in neoliberal times: from Che Guevara to the Uber driver p. 289 / Julian Boal

Spaces p. 303

32 Workshops: the modularization of TO pedagogy: An interview p. 304 / Sruti Bala

33 Gatherings: between market pressure and "critical generosity": An interview p. 309 / Aleksandar Bancic and Ezequiel Basualdo and Amarilis Felizes

34 Political organizations: La Dignidad-theatre and politics in movement p. 316 / La Escuela de Teatro Politico del Movimiento Popular La Dignidad

35 Schools: Theatre of the Oppressed with youth p. 322 / Charles N. Adams, Jr.

36 NGOs: challenges and limitations p. 330 / Geo Britto

37 Therapy: Theatre of the Oppressed and/as therapeutic praxis: An interview p. 336 / Brent Blair and Iwan Brioc and Mady Schutzman

38 Community: notion and feeling, goal and strategy: A dialogue p. 348 / Chen Alon and Sonja Arsham Kuftinec and Jan Cohen-Cruz

39 Academia: Theatre of the Oppressed in colleges and universities: An interview p. 360 / Charles N. Adams, Jr. and Dani Snyder-Young and Alessandro Tolomelli

Practices in context p. 370

40 Jana Sanskriti: continuous presence, aesthetical rigor, and political and social movement p. 371 / Sanjoy Ganguly

41 Feminisme-Enjeux: challenges and paradoxes of a feminist Theatre of the Oppressed company p. 375 / Gwenaëlle Ferré

42 Peles Negras, Máscaras Negras (Black Skins, Black Masks): Maria 28, racism, and domestic work: chullage and Raquel p. 381

43 MSTB (Roofless Movement of Bahia): an experience of theatre and struggle p. 388 / Fernanda Moscoso de Jesus Sousa and Leila Kissia D'Andreamatteo and Nivaldo Souza Ferreira and Theo da Rocha Barreto

44 Forn de teatre Pa'tothom: a space for projects, training, and social struggle p. 395 / Jordi Forcadas

45 GTO Montevideo: a theatre within a campaign p. 401 / Sabrina Speranza

46 The Egyptian National Project for Theatre of the Oppressed and its Arab network p. 409 / Nora Amin

47 Theatre of the Oppressed NYC: radical partnerships on the ground in New York City p. 414 / Katy Rubin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 25, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version: Routledge companion to Theatre of the Oppressed.

ISBN:

9781315265704

1315265702

9781351967952

1351967959

9781351967969

1351967967

9781351967976

1351967975

OCLC:

1088407119

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