AUGUSTO BOAL: UMA HOMENAGEM

The author reports some of her experiences with Augusto Boal in the early 80’s of the 20th centur, when the director returned to Brazil to create a Popular Theater Factory in Rio de Janeiro. The article emphasizes some of Boal’s artistic and  political actions in this period. Based on her memories a...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Balestreri Nunes, Silvia
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2010
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repository:Revista Cena (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/11960
Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/cena/article/view/11960
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Augusto Boal
teatro do oprimido
CTO-Rio
theater of the oppressed
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Summary:The author reports some of her experiences with Augusto Boal in the early 80’s of the 20th centur, when the director returned to Brazil to create a Popular Theater Factory in Rio de Janeiro. The article emphasizes some of Boal’s artistic and  political actions in this period. Based on her memories and on some documents of the foundation of the Center of the Theater of the Oppressed in Rio (CTO-Rio), the author makes a historical report and pays homage to the world famous theater director who died recently.