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ANA ISABEL NUNES points to the empowering legacy of Augusto Boal’s Theatre Of The Oppressed
REHEARSING THE REVOLUTION: Brazilian theater director and writer Augusto Boal presenting his Theatre of the Oppressed at Riverside Church in New York City, 2008
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WHAT IF every citizen could have a say in how the issues that affect their lives and communities were dealt with? Or could input into policy and even law-making? Legislative theatre is a form of community-based theatre that gives participants an opportunity to actively explore, analyse and transform their lives through drama and roleplay.
Legislative theatre brings together citizens and policy-makers in a creative constructive dialogue about issues and policies that affect local communities. The idea is to engage citizens in identifying solutions to social and political problems, and then help translate them into new laws.
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