Augusto Boal

Augusto Boal
Boal presenting a workshop on the Riverside Church in New York, 13 May 2008.
Born(1931-03-16)16 March 1931
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died2 May 2009(2009-05-02) (aged 78)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationTheatre practitioner
GenreTheatre of the Oppressed

Augusto Boal (Brazilian Portuguese: [awˈgustu boˈaw]; 16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed and Forum Theatre, a theatrical form originally used in popular education movements. Boal served one term as a Vereador (the Brazilian equivalent of a city councillor) in Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1997, where he developed legislative theatre.

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