Augusto Boal
Augusto Boal (16 March 1931 - 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre director, writer and politician.
Augusto Boal | |
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 Boal presenting a workshop on the Theatre of the Oppressed at the Riverside Church in New York, 13 May 2008. | |
| Born | 16 March 1931 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 2 May 2009 (aged 78) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Theatre practitioner |
| Genre | Theatre of the Oppressed |
He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed. Boal served one term as a Vereador (the Brazilian version of a city councillor) in Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1997. He developed the legislative theatre.[1]
Boal died from respiratory failure caused by leukemia, aged 78.
References
- "Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed: A Brief Biography of Augusto Boal". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
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