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augusto boal

theatre politics and social change
 

Running Time: 30 minutes

 

 

Augusto Boal, the internationally acclaimed Brazilian theatre director, re-opened County Hall, London in November '98 for a Symbolic Session of Legislative Theatre. The Debating Chamber, closed since 1986, during the tenure of Margaret Thatcher, but still intact, is the location for the performance presentation commissioned and produced by Artangel.

In a career spanning forty years and four continents, Boal has created, according to Richard Schechner "the theatre that Brecht only dreamed of".
Augusto Boal
  

 

 

  Due to the spontaneous nature of the performance, the sound quality varies. Any distortion you may experience while listening is a result of this.

Programme Participants: Michael Morris and Adrian Jackson

Programme Date: March '99

credits
  

Producer and Maker - Sue Palmer

Editor - Stephen Clarke.

Special thanks to Gerrie Van Noord at Artangel, Jonathan Whitehead for DAT copying facility.

 

the art of legislation
November 27th 1998

  

Workshops leaders: Adrian Jackson, Paul Heritage, Ali Campbell.

Musicians: Adam Brett, Mario Diekuuroh, Charles Hayward, Stefan Nowak.

Sound: Richard Nowell.

For more information on Augusto Boal and the County Hall event, visit

Innercity - The Art of Legislation

 

  Artangel commissions and produces new work by contemporary artists. Each commission is shaped by its location. Nine pieces of work have been commissioned under the title of Innercity, which explores the interface of the city and the word in both its spoken and written form.

Artangel: Michael Morris and James Lingwood - Co-directors

For information on Artangel and their projects, go to: Artangel Home Page