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.
Translator's introduction Why this book? My three theatrical encounters Part I: The Theory Theatre the first human invention Human beings, a passion and a platform: the 'aesthetic space' The three hypotheses of 'the Cop in the Head' Experiences in two psychiatric hospitals Preliminaties to the utilisation of the techniques of the Rainbow of Desire Part II: The practice The prospective techniques 1. The image of the images 2. The image of the word 3. Image and counter-image 4. The kaleidoscopic 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 The introspective techniques 1. The image of the antagonist 2. The analytical image 3. The circuit of rituals and masks 4. The image of chaos 5. The image of 'Cops in the Head' and their antibodies 6. The image of the 'Cops in the Heads' of the spectators 7. The image of the rainbow of desire 8. The screen image 9. Contradictory images of the same people in the same story Part III: Extraversion techniques 1. Improvisations 2. Games 3. Shows Postscript: The techniques and ourselves: an experiment in India
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