| Title | : | Jana Sanskriti: Forum Theatre and Democracy in India |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 186 |
| Publication | : | First published April 28, 2010 |
This book is a unique first-hand account - by the group's artistic director Sanjoy Ganguly - of Jana Sanskriti's growth and development since its founding in 1985, which has resulted in a national Forum Theatre network throughout India. Ganguly describes the plays, people and places that have formed this unique operation and discusses its contribution to the wider themes espoused by Forum Theatre.
Ganguly charts and reflects on the practice of theatre as politics, developing an intriguing and persuasive case for Forum Theatre and its role in provoking responsible action. His combination of anecdotal insight and lucid discussion of Boal’s practice offers a vision of far-reaching transformation in politics and civil society.
Jana Sanskriti: Forum Theatre and Democracy in India Reviews
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Jana Sanskriti is the largest direct action theatre movement in the world. Founded in the tribal villages of rural West Bengal, Jana Sanskriti employs the work of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed to fight political corruption and flip patriarchy on its arse. By using the stage as a free space to rehearse reality, Jana Sanskriri has empowered millions of people to define and change the society of which they are part.
Note: Two other books by and about Jana Sanskriti recently saw print—Scripting Power: Jana Sanskriti On and Offstage, edited by Dia Da Costa, and Where We Stand: Five plays from the repertoire of Jana Sanskriti, by Sanjoy Ganguly. Both were published by the CAMP imprint in Kolkata and might be harder to obtain than the Routledge book.
