Keywords
Theatre of the Oppressed
exile
transnationality
Abstract
This work reflects on how Augusto Boal’s exile and the transnational networks of the Theatre of the Oppressed contributed to its institutionalization and permanence as one of the most practiced theatrical methodologies worldwide. The ability of the method to adapt to the most diverse contexts, cultures and especially to the social development field demonstrate that, more than just circulating a theatrical method, the global network of the Theatre of the Oppressed reveals itself as a vehicle for the circulation of policies connected to the idea of cultural democracy.
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