First day discussion - Augusto Boal and Jessica Santone

Read the two texts by Augusto Boal and Jessica Santone which you will find as PDFs below. Then contribute a posting here based on the following prompt. Your contribution should be between 250 and 400 words long, and can be either in bullet points or paragraph format. In addition to your text, single out between three and five keywords that you think capture the essence of the authors’ arguments (the same keywords may not work for both authors; you just need 3-5 total). Single these out by bolding or underlining in your entry, or listing them at the end. Theatre practitioner Augusto Boal and art historian Jessica Santone provide VERY different interpretations of the involvement of the audience in contemporary performance and art. Summarize at least two points that each author makes. Then briefly discuss what intellectual and political commitments might have motivated each piece of writing. Which of these interpretations of audience involvement do you find more convincing or exciting, and why?