Rainbow of Desire

<p><em>Rainbow of Desire</em> 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 <em>Rainbow of Desire</em> sets out the techniques which help us `see' for the first time the oppressions we have internalised.<br> 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:<br> * The Cops in the Head and their anti-bodies<br> * The screen image<br> * The image of the future we are afraid of<br> * Image and counter-image<br> ....and many more.<br><em>Rainbow of Desire</em> 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.</p>