Boal and his work are marvelous examples of the post-modern
situation-its problems and its opportunities. Twice exiled, Boal is
'at home' now wherever he finds himself to be. He makes a skeptical,
comic, inquisitive and finally optimistic theatre involving
spectators and performers in the search for community and integrity.
This is a good book to be used even more than to be read. - Richard
Schechner
Augusto Boal's
achievement is so remarkable, so original and so groundbreaking that
I have no hesitation in describing the book as the most important
theoretical work in the theatre in modern times - a statement I make
with having suffered any memory lapse with respect to Stanislavsky,
Artaud or Grotowski. - Goerge E. Wellwarth
Originally basing
himself at the Arena Stage in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Augusto Boal
developed a series of imaginative theatre exercises which promote
awareness of one's social situation and its limitations, individual
attitudes, and even how our bodies are bound by tradition. Boal is
continued his explorations in Paris, where he directed Le CEDITADE
(Centre d'Etude et de Diffusion des Techniques Actives d'Expression -
Methode Boal), in addition to traveling and lecturing extensively in
other countries. On May 2, 2009, Boal died at age 78 in Rio de
Janeiro.