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The Theatre of the Oppressed is theatre in this most archaic application of the word. In this usage, all human beings are Actors (they act!) and Spectators (they observe!).
Games for Actors and non-Actors (1992)
Theatre has nothing to do with buildings or other physical constructions. Theatre — or theatricality — is the capacity, this human property which allows man to observe himself in action, in activity.
The Rainbow of Desire (1995)
In its most archaic sense, theatre is the capacity possessed by human beings—and not by animals—to observe themselves in action.
Games for Actors and non-Actors (1992)
I believe in democracy, but in real democracy, not a phony democracy in which just powerful people can speak. For me, in a democracy everyone speaks.
We must all do theatre – to find out who we are, and to discover who we could become.
Aesthetics of the Oppressed (2006)
Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it.
Games for Actors and non-Actors (1992)
We are all actors: being a citizen is not living in society, it is changing it.
World Theater Day Message, Geneva, Switzerland (2009)
To resist, it is not enough to say No – it is necessary to desire!
Aesthetics of the Oppressed (2006)
This is...how artists should be—we should be creators and also teach the public how to be creators, how to make art, so that we may all use that art together.
Games for Actors and non-Actors (1992)
It is forbidden to walk on the grass. It is not forbidden to fly over the grass.
Games for Actors and non-Actors (1992)
When we look beyond appearances, we see oppressors and oppressed people, in all societies, ethnic groups, genders, social classes and casts; we see an unfair and cruel world.
World Theater Day Message, Geneva, Switzerland (2009)