Question

theatre of the oppressed by krysta dennis paragraph 1 theatre of the oppressed is a theatrical form created by brazilian theatre - practitioner and activist augusto boal (1931 - 2009). while boal began his career as a more conventional theatre - maker, he was a vocal advocate for brazilian playwrights when he was director of the arena theatre of sao paulo. in 1964, a coup detat occurred in brazil, and the new military regime found boals theatre practices threatening. he was kidnapped, arrested, tortured, and exiled to argentina. it was during this time that boal conceived of the theatre of the oppressed and wrote an (5) acclaimed book of the same name. the book details boals theatre - making method based on his friend and colleague paulo freires theory and subsequent book on the pedagogy of the oppressed. paragraph 2 boals work underwent a complete shift after an occasion in which an audience member stepped onstage, breaking the fourth wall and intervening in the action of the play. after this, boal maintained that traditional theatrical productions were oppressive, as they did not allow spectators the freedom of expression given to the artists creating the piece. boal saw theatre as an opportunity to create meaningful dialogue between groups of people, and a pedagogical method that empowers the community and avoids an elitist \top - down\ structure. boal coined the term \spect - actor\ to describe the 2. in the passage, the author describes augusto boal as someone who: a. used theatre as a way to express his distaste of brazilian politics. b. heavily influenced paulo freires theories on oppression. c. has had a strong influence on the practice of applied theater. d. viewed theatre as a creative outlet for experiences of oppression.

Explanation:

The passage discusses Augusto Boal's contributions to theatre - creating the Theatre of the Oppressed, his methods, and the impact on applied theatre. He saw theatre as a means for community - dialogue and empowerment. There is no mention of him expressing distaste for Brazilian politics in the way described in A, he was influenced by Paulo Freire rather than the other way around as in B, and his view was more about using theatre for social change than just a creative outlet for oppression experiences as in D. His work has had a strong influence on applied theatre.

Answer:

C. has had a strong influence on the practice of applied theater.