Description:

A theater system that promotes social and political change. In the Theatre of the Oppressed, the audience becomes active and as "spect-actors" they explore, show, analyse and transform the reality in which they are living. As Vereador (city councilman) in Rio de Janeiro (1993-1996), Boal created the "legislative theatre", a new means to give his voters the opportunity to voice their opinions generating a "transitive democracy," which lies in between direct democracy (practiced in ancient Greece) and delegate democracy.

Goals:

Use theatre as means of promoting social and political change and to study, discuss and express issues concerning citizenship, culture and various forms of oppression using theatrical language, opening up a flow of power between both groups.

Beneficial Outcomes:

The subject of the production is based on a proposed law to be passed.
Some 13 laws were created through legislative theatre during Boal's government.

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