Building citizenship creatively: The legislative theater of Augusto Boal
/A short paper analyzing and explaining the history, structure, functioning and phases of legislative theater.
Read MoreA short paper analyzing and explaining the history, structure, functioning and phases of legislative theater.
Read MoreSample of a recruitment flyer to attract participants for a legislative theater process.
Read MoreA detailed manual in English, Romanian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Greek and Polish for practitioners interested in using legislative theater in their work.
Read MoreA video (in two parts) in which Julian Boal (son of Augusto Boal) explains how Theater of the Oppressed works and the different contexts in which it can be used.
Read MoreThis guide shares the necessary tools to carry out this form of theater, including materials and step-by-step instructions.
Read MoreA brief video introduction to legislative theater and some examples of how it has been used in policymaking.
Read MoreThe knowledge base provides definitions, guides, research findings, videos, and other resources about a range of participatory and deliberative processes.
Read MoreThis article examines the origins of legislative theater during Augusto Boal's service as a member of the local parliament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Read MoreThis brief video captures the legislative theater process, based on four experiences to address homelessness in the United Kingdom.
Read MoreIn this blog post, legislative theater leader Katy Rubin reflects on her experience working with residents to engage policymakers on climate change through theater in Glasgow, Scotland.
Read MoreThis video features highlights of legislative theatre events that brought community members together to address homelessness in Manchester, England.
Read MoreA book providing a comparative analysis of innovative democratic practices, including popular assemblies, mini-publics, direct legislation, and e-democracy.
Read MoreA case study of legislative theater in Mulhouse, France.
Read MoreA booklet documenting the use of legislative theater by Smes, a Belgian civil society organization focused on mental health and social inclusion.
Read MoreIn this 40-minute podcast, Lora Krasteva of Untrained Effort talks to Katy Rubin, one of the world's leading practitioners of Legislative Theatre.
Read MoreBlog post about legislative theatre in Greater Manchester with insights into how the play is developed, the role of the facilitator, and the desired outcomes of the process.
Read MoreThis blog post summarizes the policy proposals developed at the first legislative theatre event in Greater Manchester in September 2020. It also includes a 2-hour video of the event.
Read MoreIn this book, Theatre of the Oppressed creator Augusto Boal explains how he created Legislative Theatre, the principles behind it, and how he implemented it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Read MoreThis handbook not only provides a very wide-ranging introduction and orientation to the world of the Theatre of the Oppressed, it also presents concrete and practical assistance for structuring basic workshops in process-oriented theatre work and in developing Forum Theatre plays.
Read MoreBook in which Augusto Boal, creator of the theatre of the oppressed (TO) describes theatrical forms that he first elaborated in the 1970s, initially in Brazil and later in Europe.
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