Brazilian political theatre : aesthetics and engagement / José de Ipanema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ipanema, José de, author.

Series:

Estudos luso-brasileiros : cultura, literatura e mídias audiovisuais = Luso-Brazilian studies : culture, literature and audiovisual media = Luso-brasilianische Studien : Kultur, Literatur und audiovisuelle Medien, 2567-7802 ; volume 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Political aspects--Brazil--History.

Theater.

Physical Description:

251 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Peter Lang, [2023]

Summary:

"This book retrieves the narrative and social context of Brazilian historical performances and artistic movements to restore, with the support of a vast literature review, aesthetic analysis and the debate around engagement, the due complexity to the multifaceted concept of political theatre. Broadening the perspective, it addresses one of the most significant contemporary resonances of such an itinerary: Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed, challenging canons of the role of performers and spectators. The research also seeks, by refusing pamphleteering or professorial responses, to shed light on the contested actuality of theatre's social function, especially after the extreme right wave that has been testing the usefulness of traditional institutions." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The foundations we stand on: Theoretical context

Theatre in exceptional times: Historical context

Teatro de Arena and the fantasy of a popular theatre

A Mais Valia vai acabar, seu Edgar and the CPC: Allegory of a utopia

Teatro Oficina and O Rei da Vela: Crushing illusions

A political critique of forum theatre

What now for the Brazilian political theatre?

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität zu Köln, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index.

ISBN:

9783631907603

3631907605

OCLC:

1451854489

Publisher Number:

90102449533

9783631907603