From Boal to Jana Sanskriti

Foreword Eugène van Erven Preface Ralph Yarrow PART 1: Workshops Sanjoy Ganguly Developing Boal’s Games into Social Metaphors Index of Exercises Introductory Exercises While Walking Feel the Protagonist Express Emotion Variation, Finding Oppression Indian Parliament Fish Society Game of Power Expression with Body 1 Joint Sculpture Circles of Emotion Sculpting in Pairs, plus Variation 2 Human Knot, plus Variation Variations of Grandma’s Footsteps The Deer and the Tiger Crossing the Border Spontaneous Group Sculptures Development of Status Game 3 Forum in a circle Variation on Columbian Hypnosis, plus further Variation Blind Game Storytelling 4 Catch in the Circle Newspaper Theatre Points of Contact Invisible Friend Soundscape and Images Characters’ Stories 5 Moving as Still Image Experiencing the Lives of Others Glass Cobra becomes Trade Union Game PART 2: Interviews with Sanjoy Ganguly and short essays Interview by Robert Klement Interview by Robyn Kirkby Interview by Clément Poutot Interview by Joschka Kȍck Interview by Clément Poutot, on Vivekananda Sanjoy Ganguly: The Political Aesthetic of Jana Sanskriti: Theatre as an Art of Creating Connection Coda: Sanjoy Ganguly: ‘Aesthetics as Transformation’ Postscript: Sanjoy Ganguly: A critical space: Forum, Jokering and the problem of sympathy Letters from Augusto Boal and Sanjoy Ganguly