Games for Actors and Non-Actors
by Augusto Boal
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Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal's revolutionary Method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyonenbsp;- actors and non-actors alike! This thoroughly updated and substantially revised second edition includes: two new essays by Boal on major recent projects in Brazil Boal's description of his work with the Royal Shakespeare show more Company anbsp;revised introduction and translator's preface anbsp;collection of photographs taken during Boal's workshops, commissioned for this edition new reflections on Forum Theatre. show lessTags
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This book is the classic and best-selling book by the founder of the Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal's revolutionary method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone -- actors and non-actors alike.
This is the classic and best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal, including new discussions, a new introduction and a collection of images.
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Augusto Boal is a theatre director, dramatist, theorist, writer and teacher. He was a Member of Parliament for Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1996 Adrian Jackson is Artistic Director of Cardboard Citizens. He has translated four books by Augusto Boal, collaborated with him on a number of occasions and taught Theatre of the Oppressed widely in show more countries including Namibia, South Africa, Hong Kong, Mauritius and Finland show less
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- Canonical title
- Games for Actors and Non-Actors
- Original publication date
- 1992
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to
Adrian Jackson, for his creative translation;
Helena Reckitt and Talia Rodgers, for their enthusiasm and help;
Edla Van Steen and Sábato Magaldi, forever friends;
Blanca ... (show all)Laksman and Leonardo Thumin, for having invented Cecilia!
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 792.028 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Theater: Plays, Ballet, Opera modified standard subdivisions Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials, miscellany Acting and Performance
- LCC
- PN2061 .B49413 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Dramatic representation. The theater Art of acting
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- Languages
- 7 — Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 27
- ASINs
- 5
