Games for Actors and Non-Actors, 2nd Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (977 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415267080 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 301 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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DarkFox said I've been active in the theatre for more than a decade and found theatre games to be extremely annoying, This book offers insigh. This book changed me. I've been active in the theatre for more than a decade and found theatre games to be extremely annoying, This book offers insight on society, character building and creates a new sense of joy to playing. Buy this book. I noticed this version is much cheaper than the new edition which is almost the same . Will Partridge said I already received and this product is very good. I suggest for all people interest in anti-colonizing and politics action. Great book. Helpful to actors who want to further themselves and others. debert410 This is such a fantastic book. It is the most helpful book I have ever had. I use it for teaching kids and other actors, for having fun with my friends, and to make myself a better actor. The exercises and games in this book help all sorts of people and they give the people the choice of how in-depth they want to use them. I
. He is the author of Theatre of the Oppressed, Games for Actors and Non-Actors, Rainbow of Desire, Legislative Theatre, and Hamlet and the Baker's Son: My Life in Theatre and Politics.Adrian Jackson is Artistic Director of Cardboard Citizens. Augusto Boal is a theatre director, dramatist, theorist, writer and
Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal's revolutionary Method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone – actors and non-actors alike!This thoroughly updated and substantially revised second edition includes:two new essays by Boal on major recent projects in BrazilBoal's description of his work with the Royal Shakespeare Companya revised introduction and translator's prefacea collection of photographs taken during Boal's workshops, commissioned for this editionnew reflections on Forum Theatre.
It is a different kind of theatre - a kind of social therapy focuses the mind, relaxes the spirit, and gives people a new handle on their situations." - Richard Schechner. Boals' work deserves and demands emulation." - Theatre Research International"You have achieved what Brecht only dreamt of and wrote about: making a useful theatre that is entertaining, fun, and instructive. "This is an inspiring and powerful book, a lucid account that will be of substantial use to people already using "Theatre of the Oppressed." It should also act as an excellent introduction for those new to the system." - Artscene"This is a useful handbook for those who want to explore Boal's 'Theatre of the Oppressed' and as such is greatly to be