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The Rainbow of Desire:

The Boal Method of Theatre and Therapy
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Taylor & Francis, 1995 - Performing Arts - 188 pages
Rainbow of Desire is a handbook of exercises with a difference. It is Augusto Boal's bold and brilliant statement about the therapeutic ability of theatre to liberate individuals and change lives. Now translated into English and comprehensively updated from the French, Rainbow of Desire sets out the techniques which help us `see' for the first time the oppressions we have internalised.
Boal, a Brazilian theatre director, writer and politician, has been confronting oppression in various forms for over thirty years. His belief that theatre is a means to create the future has inspired hundreds of groups all over the world to use his techniques in a multitude of settings. This, his latest work, includes such exercises as:
* The Cops in the Head and their anti-bodies
* The screen image
* The image of the future we are afraid of
* Image and counter-image
....and many more.
Rainbow of Desire will make fascinating reading for those already familiar with Boal's work and is also completely accessible to anyone new to Theatre of the Oppressed techniques.

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User Review  - Morgan - Goodreads

The original title for this book was supposed to be Cop in the Head but Boal's publisher said, "No one will buy a book called 'Cop in the Head.' You have to call it 'Rainbow of Desire.'" I fault it ... Read full review

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User Review  - Joseph - Goodreads

For the most part, Boal is your typical anarcho-optimist, a conservative by virtue of the Utopian tautology underlying his supposedly decentralized artistic system. He employs, when needed, a dash of ... Read full review

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About the author (1995)

Boal is a Brazilian dramaturg, theorist, writer, teacher, and politician.

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TitleThe Rainbow of Desire: The Boal Method of Theatre and Therapy
Theatre studies / therapy
Theatre studies: Therapie
AuthorAugusto Boal
Translated byAugusto Boal
Editionreprint
PublisherTaylor & Francis, 1995
ISBN0415103495, 9780415103497
Length188 pages
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Performing Arts / General
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