The Aesthetics of the OppressedAugusto Boal's workshops and theatre exercises are renowned throughout the world for their life-changing effects. At last this major director, practitioner, and author of many books on community theatre speaks out about the subjects most important to him – the practical work he does with diverse communities, the effects of globalization, and the creative possibilities for all of us. |
Contents
A THEORETICAL FOUNDATION 11 | |
WORDS AS MEANS OF TRANSPORT 13 | |
THE EVIL THAT WORDS DO 15 | |
FROM AESTHETIC PROCESS TO ARTISTIC PRODUCT 17 | |
LOVE AND ART 19 | |
VOLUME TERRITORY AND THE INSIGNIA OF POWER 30 | |
THE THREE LEVELS OF PERCEPTION 34 | |
THE NECESSITY FOR THE AESTHETICS OF THE OPPRESSED 36 | |
THE SUBJUNCTIVE METHOD 39 | |
HUMANS AND HOMINIDS 40 | |
THE PROMETHEUS PROJECT | |
THE ETHICS 50 | |
THEATRE AS A MARTIAL ART 57 | |
ART AND KNOWLEDGE 20 | |
AESTHETICS AND NEURONS 21 | |
THE INVASION OF OUR BRAINS 23 | |
METAPHOR AS TRANSLATION OR TRANSSUBSTANTIATION 26 | |
AESTHETIC NEURONS 29 | |
GLOBALISATION CULTURE AND ART 95 | |
THEATRE IN PRISONS 103 | |
108 | |
SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY 2001 130 | |
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