In its most archaic sense, theatre is the capacity possessed by human beings-and not by animals-to observe themselves in action. (Augusto Boal)

In its most archaic sense, theatre is the capacity possessed by human beings-and not by animals-to observe themselves in action.

Augusto Boal

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