奥古斯都·波瓦（Augusto Boal，1931-2009），巴西戏剧导演、作家、教育家和政治家。作为世界民众戏剧的共同导师，波瓦的戏剧思想及实践影响深远，被公认为当代重要的戏剧教育家之一。现在，全球70多个国家的艺术家、学者、应用戏剧工作者、社区工作者、教师和心理治疗师都在使用波瓦的戏剧方法进行不同领域的实践。因其卓越的贡献，波瓦一生获得众多荣誉，其中1994年获得联合国教科文组织颁发的巴勃罗·毕加索勋章，2008年被提名诺贝尔和平奖，2009年被联合国委任为“世界剧场大使”。《被压迫者剧场》是波瓦有关批判性对话实践的经典之作，《欲望彩虹》则是《被压迫者剧场》在揭示、理解和治疗个体内在心理压迫领域的延伸之作。波瓦出版著作30多部，并翻译为30多种语言。

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.