ABSTRACT
The Portuguese Revolution broke out on April 25, 1974, Augusto Boal’s reflections on theatre and society began to be read with great interest there. For Boal, Portugal was the ideal refuge for exile, as he witnessed the political situation in Argentina move toward a bloodthirsty dictatorship. The impasse culminated in Boal’s expulsion from the faculty of the National Conservatory. For Boal, pointing out the defeat was a way to demarcate the difference between the time of revolution and the time stabilized by bourgeois history. The atmosphere of defeat was, in fact, the opposite of what Boal imagined he would be putting into practice in his formulations of Theatre of the Oppressed. Living in Portugal, Boal made long trips across Europe between 1977 and 1978. He participated in conferences, workshops, and festivals, always working on the demonstration, practical experiences, and defense of the techniques of Theatre of the Oppressed.
