Augusto boal biography wikipedia

Interactive theatre exploring social justice through participation

For the theatre in Melbourne, Australia, see Forum Theatre.

Forum theatre is a type of theatre created by Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal.

It is one of the techniques under the umbrella term of Theatre of the Oppressed (TO). This relates to the engagement of spectators influencing and engaging with the performance as both spectators and actors, termed "spect-actors", with the power to stop and change the performance.

Augusto boal biography wikipedia

As part of TO, the issues dealt with in forum theatre are often related to areas of social justice, with the aim of exploring solutions to oppression featured in the performance.

History

In the 1960s, Augusto Boal and his theatre company the Teatro de Arena de São Paulo travelled through some of the poorest places in Brazil, staging productions which urged action against various injustices and oppressors.

These performances often ended with the actors exhorting their au