The Rainbow of Desire: The Boal Method of Theatre and Therapy
Author(s): Augusto Boal (Author), Adrian Jackson (Translator)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: December 15, 1994
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 216 pages
ISBN-10: 0415103495
ISBN-13: 9780415103497
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Augusto Boal is Vereador (Member of Parliament) of Rio de Janeiro and President of the Theatre of the Oppressed in Rio de Janeiro and Paris. Previous publications include Games for Actors and Non-Actors and Theatre of the Oppressed, both of which have been translated into numerous languages. Adrian Jackson is Associate Director of the London Bubble Theatre and is also a freelance director and teacher. He was the translator of Games for Actors and Non-Actors into the English language (Routledge 1992).
The Rainbow of Desire: The Boal Method of Theatre and Therapy
Author(s): Augusto Boal (Author), Adrian Jackson (Translator)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 4 Sept. 2015
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 216 pages
ISBN-10: 1138170399
ISBN-13: 9781138170391
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Augusto Boal is Vereador (Member of Parliament) of Rio de Janeiro and President of the Theatre of the Oppressed in Rio de Janeiro and Paris. Previous publications include Games for Actors and Non-Actors and Theatre of the Oppressed, both of which have been translated into numerous languages. Adrian Jackson is Associate Director of the London Bubble Theatre and is also a freelance director and teacher. He was the translator of Games for Actors and Non-Actors into the English language (Routledge 1992).
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