{"product_id":"legislative-theatre-augusto-boal-9780415182416","title":"Legislative Theatre: Using Performance to Make Politics","description":"Augusto Boal's reputation is now moving beyond the realms of theatre and drama therapy, bringing him to the attention of a wider public. \u003cem\u003eLegislative Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e is the latest and most remarkable stage in his work. 'Legislative Theatre' is an attempt to use Boal's method of 'Forum Theatre' within a political system to create a truer form of democracy. It is an extraordinary experiment in the potential of theatre to affect social change.\u003cbr\u003e At the heart of his method of Forum Theatre is the dual meaning of the verb 'to act': to perform and to take action. Forum Theatre invites members of the audience to take the stage and decide the outcome, becoming an integral part of the performance. As a politician in his native Rio de Janeiro, Boal used Forum Theatre to motivate the local populace in generating relevant legislation. In \u003cem\u003eLegislative Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e Boal creates new, theatrical, and truly revolutionary ways of involving everyone in the democratic process.\u003cbr\u003e This book includes: \u003cbr\u003e * a full explanation of the genesis and principles of Legislative Theatre\u003cbr\u003e * a description of the process in operation in Rio\u003cbr\u003e * Boal's essays, speeches and lectures on popular theatre, Paolo Freire, cultural activism, the point of playwrighting, and much else besides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Augusto Boal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415182417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415182416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.82h x 6.92w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1999 pg. 98","brand":"Augusto Boal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896416559359,"sku":"9780415182416","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8f1d578-35ad-48ee-8a1a-22b9ca0c2501.jpg?v=1721371343","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/legislative-theatre-augusto-boal-9780415182416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}