Invisible Activism - Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed PART 1 of 3

[tomasbarao]

I love you.

[wonkitated]

thankyou so much for this video! i'm doing an assignment on Boal and in all the research i've done, no one has spoken about Boal quite as well as you have, you obviously have a profound appreciation for the subject. so again, thankyou.

[Ipluckithard]

sounds like this guy Boal found a way to wake the dead.

[MikeRadmann]

I know this will lead you somewhere wonderful; release to it ;-)

[smileykai77]

It took like FOREVER for this video to load up!! Is it my connection or is my bandwidth being unfairly repressed?! o0 *chin scratch*.

That was very enlightening to say the least. First thoughts: Sounds like Augusto was a pranksta ^^, kinda like Jeremy Beadle but without that weird hand thingy.

I've seen clips on the net of people performing and engaging in this Invisible theater and even went to the last Secret Cinema which it's ploy is very similar to this type of theatre. tbc

[smileykai77]

1 cont. As for "Invisible Activism" I think this is absolutely magic.. to engage and allow people to make up their own mind.. waaiit a darn second, don't we do this already?!!! Sadly, no.

lol.

Government/Money is a Theater that I no longer wish to believe in.

:P

Freeman on The Land baby!

[rageunderground]

my favorite activism is called tactical media, where spectacle is created to attract attention, and i feel a lot of the roots come from Boal, tactical media often aims to do the opposite of the media it penetrates: it shocks and reveals an antithesis. research French philosopher Michel de Certeau.

good vlog kelly

[rageunderground]

thanks for talking about a subject very close to my heart, and i agree completely that this kind of theater can change things for the better. In a way what cveitch does is very close to this, especially when they tell people to keep shopping and stay scared :)

it also reminds me of the zapatistas struggle, who said they were going to attack the mexican with their airforce, and on that day they all lined up against armed soldiers with paper airoplanes.

[gadzometer]

I had no idea about this guy. Thanks for the info Spartacat.. It is indeed a powerful tool.

[Kiddolinfen09]

You're so cool : )

[mconn2112]

Hey mama. Boal was a very intriguing dude indeed. I was only minimally aware of his contributions, but when he died I spent some time looking in depth into Invisible Theater.

[CosmicDramaQueen]

I kind of do this on a day to day basis, but usually as a one woman show.....I have shocked, amused and offended many:) If I am with friends...they get scared...lol

[TheSpartacat]

@CosmicDramaQueen I don't doubt it for a second... and its FUN!!!! :-)

[CosmicDramaQueen]

Mostly fun for me...not necessarily for my friends...they embarrass easily:)

[libertta2012]

@CosmicDramaQueen

[MrTearsintherain]

Theater, when it was done right, is always slyly subversive. Ignore the blunt propagandistic shyte, all great theater is challenging and who best to challenge but the powerful? Most times, the challenge was delivered in a hidden way, the challenge of the challenge was to do so and avoid becoming a head shorter.

[TheSpartacat]

Absolutely! Have you seen the Yes Men? They do it so well (i'm uploading one of their vids to direct people to watch what they do... subversive, funny and thought provoking!)

[MrTearsintherain]

@TheSpartacat Do so! I would be very interested in seeing the Yes Men. I seem to remember hearing of them and I swear I have seen them.

[elainefromireland]

Well hello!! :) This vlog is a LONG time coming!! I remember you mentioning it when Boal died!!!

It's great to see you!! ;)

[elainefromireland]

I think youtube is feckin Invisible Theatre... : ( lol! :D

[MrTearsintherain]

@elainefromireland It is, and it can be a frelling Greek tragedy. Ask me sometime about my role in one LOLOLOL.....sob ;-)

[elainefromireland]

As long as it's not Oedipus the King, we're cool! :D

[MrTearsintherain]

@elainefromireland LMFAO! Naaaah, not THAT one. But, it would be meat for inclusion in Aristotles Poetics fer sure! Yup, a real Goat Song indeed.

[TheSpartacat]

ROFLMAO... what can i say... i am waaaay too chilled out for my own good!!! :-D (and my computer is still quite fraggled- its been on good behaviour today!)

[elainefromireland]

It's all good. You're worth waiting for! ; ) rofl!! :D