Chapter 22

1974
Augusto Boal

• went to jail for practicing his interactive techniques in performance.
• encouraged opressed peoples to take on the "cops of the street" and the "cops of the mind" holding them back (which is why the Brazilian military was so against him and those working with him)
• for one of his performances he decided to run for office, but actually got elected and used his theatrical techniques to put forth legislation to help the people without a voice.
• discusses the question of embodiment, which is often forgotten in discussions of new media
• techniques for overcoming the spectator/actor divide could help Baudrillard's quest to overcome the producer/consumer divide

It's amazing how so many people with progressive ideas throughout history have been treated as treasonous and sent to jail, or executed, or assassinated. It's always the ones that want peace and equality that are put down. How sad.