Legislative Theatre

<p>Augusto Boal's reputation is now moving beyond the realms of theatre and drama therapy bringing him to the attention of a wider public. <em>Legislative Theatre</em> 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.<br> 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 <em>Legislative Theatre</em> Boal creates new theatrical and truly revolutionary ways of involving everyone in the democratic process.<br> This book includes: <br> * a full explanation of the genesis and principles of Legislative Theatre<br> * a description of the process in operation in Rio<br> * Boal's essays speeches and lectures on popular theatre Paolo Freire cultural activism the point of playwrighting and much else besides.</p>