The Madalenas Laboratory – Theater of the Oppressed and the contributions of Lev Vygotsky and Augusto Boal: intertwining art and life
Adriana Barbosa Ribeiro,
Andréa Vieira Zanella
Abstract:This article establishes dialogues between the Madalenas Laboratory - Theater of the Opressed (LM-T@) and Lev S. Vygotsky and Augusto Boal’s writings on art. Creative processes are fundamental to the Theater of the Oppressed practices insofar as they encourage scene experience and imagining possibilities of change in oppressive situations, increasing the participants’ repertoire of action and calling upon them to create transformative social relationships. Information was collected by participation in LM-T@ ac… Show more
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