Brazilian theatre pioneer Augusto Boal, founder of the Theatre of the Oppressed and author of the keynote speech for this year's World Theatre Day, died on Saturday in Rio de Janiero.
As reported at TheatreMania.com:
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Theatre of the Oppressed Founder Augusto Boal Dies at 78
By: Dan Bacalzo · May 2, 2009 · New York
Legendary political theater practitioner, director, and teacher Augusto Boal died on May 1, from complications arising from a long-term health condition, according to the The Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory in New York City. He was 78.
Boal is best known for founding the Theatre of the Oppressed, an international movement and system for creating theater that seeks to examine forms of discrimination and oppression, with the goal of possible transformation. He conducted workshops throughout the world, and his techniques have been widely inspirational and influential.
Boal authored several books, including Theatre of the Oppressed, Games for Actors and Non-Actors, The Rainbow of Desire, and Legislative Theatre. He served as a Member of Parliament for Rio de Janeiro in the 1990s and was formerly the President of the Centre of Theatre of the Oppressed in Rio de Janeiro and Paris.
He is survived by his wife Cecilia, his sons Fabien and Julian, and several grandchildren.
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