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Augusto Boal was a Brazilian theatrical director, writer, politician and playwright, born in Rio de Janeiro on 16 March 1931. He was educated at Columbia University and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, worked in dramaturgy, and spoke Portuguese, French, Spanish and English. He had an unmarried partnership with Maria Bethânia.
He received the Prince Claus Award, the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Boal died of leukemia in Rio de Janeiro on 2 May 2009.
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- Born
- 1932
- Works
- 51
Top works
- Mutirão em Novo Sol
- Ciclo de palestras sobre o teatro brasileiro
- Teatro de Augusto Boal
- Théâtre de l'opprimé
- A estética do oprimido
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Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Augusto Pinto Boal (Rio de Janeiro, March 16, 1931 – Rio de Janeiro, May 2, 2009) was a Brazilian theater director, playwright and essayist, one of the great figures of international contemporary theater. Founder of the Theater of the Oppressed, which combines theater with social action, his techniques and practices spread throughout the world, notably in the last three decades of the 20th…
Known for
- Memórias do Grupo Opinião — Self2019
- Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed — Self2010
- Travessia2009
- Cidade Ameaçada1960
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1931-03-16 ) 16 March 1931, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Died
- 2 May 2009 (2009-05-02) (aged 78), Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Occupation
- Theatre practitioner
- Genre
- Theatre of the Oppressed
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Augusto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro
- Place of death
- Rio de Janeiro
- Occupation
- scientist
- Educated at
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Field of work
- dramaturgy
- Image
- Augusto Boal nyc3cr.jpg
- Residence
- Rio de Janeiro
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- date of birth
- 1931-03-16
- date of death
- 2009-05-02
- Commons category
- Augusto Boal
- cause of death
- leukemia
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Augusto Boal
- writing language
- Portuguese
- name in native language
- Augusto Boal
- unmarried partner
- Maria Bethânia
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Encyclopedic overview
Augusto Boal ( Brazilian Portuguese: [awˈgustu boˈaw]; 16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed and Forum Theatre, a theatrical form originally used in popular education movements. Boal served one term as a Vereador (the Brazilian equivalent of a city councillor) in Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1997, where he developed legislative theatre.
Biography
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