Boal Context
Boal was born, and then died in these years
What is 1931 - 2009
These two words help summarise the goals of Boal's Training
What is demechanisation and empathy?
This man said 'Theatre is a weapon, and it is the people who should wield it'.
Who is Augusto Boal?
This acronym helps to remember the 9 skills of a Biomechanical actor
What is 'Drr Beepp Co'?
Meyerhold was born, and died in these years
What is 1874- 1940
Boal attended which University in the Us city of New York.
What is Columbia University, New York?
This activity involves a line of people walking with their eyes closed, hands on each others shoulders, navigating together their way around 2 human beacons.
This man said that 'The theatre can play an enormous part in the transformation of human existence.'
Who is Vsevolod Meyerhold?
These 9 words are the essential skills of a Biomechanical actor.
What are Discipline, Responsiveness, Rhythm, Balance, Efficiency, Expressiveness, Precision, Playfulness, Coordination.?
Meyerhold trained under the tutelage of this famed 'Father of Realism'
Who is "Konstantin Stanislavski'?
Boal was exiled to this country in 1971
What is Argentina?
This training activity involves the 'Driving' of a partner around the room, as they keep their eyes closed, building trust with you as you keep them safe.
What is 'The Blind Car'
This man said 'Trust the spectator, he is sometimes much smarter than he seems to us!'
Who is Vsevolod Meyerhold?
This name, given to Meyerhold's physical training sequences, is also taken from the world of music.
Meyerhold produced this play about a man who forces his wife to cheat on him with others. It employed a specifically styled set, minimal styling, and biomechanical acting.
What is 'The Magnanimous cuckold'?
This book was written by Boal while in Exile.
What is 'The Theatre of the Oppressed'.
This theatre form involves the moulding of participants by a presenter, into poses that tell as story, without words being spoken.
What is 'Image theatre'?
This man said ' Theatre theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it.'
Who is Augusto Boal?
This theatrical convention favoured by Meyerhold involves blending if ideas, concepts or visual aspects on stage, which do not belong together and cause confusion or unease for he audience.
What is 'The Grotesque'?
Meyerhold was inspired by these two forms of theatre, created for the common man.
What is 'circus and commedia?'
This textbook is the source of all the activities we have studied this year for Boal.
What is 'Games for Actors and Non-Actors'?
This form of Theatre involves the performing of short scenes on stage, before 'spectactors' are invited upon the stage to alter the scene to combat oppressions that exist within society.
What is "Forum Theatre'?
This man said, 'Empathy is the most powerful weapon'.
Who is Augusto Boal?
This theatrical convention, favoured by Meyerhold, involves wearing a physical item against ones face, or holding a facial expression.
What is 'Mask'?
Meyerhold was working in the theatre whilst this monumental political transformation took place in his home country.
What is 'The Revolution?'