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Also "Micro Theater" or "[[Microtheatre]]". A term used for small performances, in small spaces - often spaces not intended for performance.  
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Also "Micro Theater" or "Microtheatre". A term used for small performances, in small spaces - often spaces not intended for theatrical performance, and frequently used for political purposes.  
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It would appear that this concept is related to Augusto Boal's notion of  "Invisible Theatre".  
 
It would appear that this concept is related to Augusto Boal's notion of  "Invisible Theatre".  
  

Revision as of 09:01, 1 September 2013

Also "Micro Theater" or "Microtheatre". A term used for small performances, in small spaces - often spaces not intended for theatrical performance, and frequently used for political purposes.

It would appear that this concept is related to Augusto Boal's notion of "Invisible Theatre".

A form called "micro-theater" was portrayed by Samuel R. Delany in his science-fiction novel Triton.


See also

Micro Theater Miami (http://microtheatermiami.com/)

El microteatro (o el teatro de pequeño formato), Madrid

Micro Teatro México,

"Micro Theatre" in South Africa

On its website the tiny 44-seater Alexander Upstairs in Cape Town, is referred to as a "microtheatre". However, it has none of the political agenda of the Boalean concept.

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