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Author Boal, Augusto.

Uniform Title Méthode Boal de théâtre et de thérapie. English
Title The rainbow of desire : the Boal method of theatre and therapy / Augusto Boal ; translated by Adrian Jackson.

Imprint London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Special Collections Eucalyptus  792.028 B63r 1995    ---  Lib Use Only
Description xxvi, 188 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Contents Why this Book? My Three Theatrical Encounters -- pt. 1. The theory. 1. Theatre, The First Human Invention. 2. Human Beings, A Passion and A Platform: The 'Aesthetic Space'. 3. The Three Hypotheses of 'The Cop in the Head'. 4. Experiences in Two Psychiatric Hospitals. 5. Preliminaries to the Utilisation of the Rainbow of Desire Techniques. 1. The modes. 2. The improvisation. 3. Identification, recognition and resonance. 4. The four catharses -- pt. 2. The practice. 1. The Prospective Techniques. 1. The image of the images. 2. The image of the word. 3. Image and counter-image. 4. The kaleidoscopic image. 5. The images of the image. 6. The projected image. 7. The image of the hour. 8. The ritual gesture. 9. Rituals and masks. 10. The multiple image of oppression. 11. Multiple images of happiness. 12. The rotating image. 13. The image of transition. 14. The image of the group. 15. Rashomon. 2. The Introspective Techniques. 1. The image of the antagonist. 2. The analytical image.
Summary Deals with the therapeutic potential of theatre to transform lives - Boal believes that theatre enables us to create rather than wait for the future; Image and counter-image - The ritual gesture - Introspective techniques - Extraversion techniques; The three hypotheses of "The cop in the head"____________
Language Translated from the French A. Jackson.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Subject Acting.
Theater -- Political aspects.
Theater -- Psychological aspects.
Theater -- Political aspects.
Acting. (OCoLC)fst00796146
Theater -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst01149276
Theater -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01149284
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
ISBN 0415103495 (pbk.)
9780415103497 (pbk.)
0415103487
9780415103480
9781138170391 (hb)
1138170399

 
    
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