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The Rainbow of Desire: The Boal Method of Theatre and Therapy
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More than a handbook of exercises – a bold and brilliant statement of theatre's therapeutic capacity to liberate people and change lives. Boal shows us how to 'see' for the first time the oppressions we have internalized.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #227541 in Books
- Published on: 1994-12-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
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The Rainbow of Desire is a handbook of exercises with a difference. It is Augusto Boal's bold and brilliant statement about the therapeutic potential of theatre to transform lives. Now translated into English and fully and comprehensively updated from the French, The 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 enables us to create rather than wait for the future has inspired people all over the world to use his techniques in a multitude of settings. The Rainbow of Desire will make fascinating reading to those already familiar with Boal's previous work but is also completely accessible to anyone new to Theatre of the Oppressed techniques. difference. It is Augusto Boal's bold and brilliant statement about the therapeutic potential of theatre to transform lives. Now translated into English and fully and comprehensively updated from the French, The 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 enables us to create rather than wait for the future has inspired people all over the world to use his techniques in a multitude of settings. The Rainbow of Desire will make fascinating reading to those already familiar with Boal's previous work but is also completely accessible to anyone new to Theatre of the Oppressed techniques.
