d rhythms of Brazilian culture while following the core of the original work.The objective is always to leave behind at least a core of people who can offer Boal-style workshops, analysis, and ideas. Hopefully there are hundreds and even thousands of people carrying out this liberatory approach to community animation.------The writings and workshops of Augusto Boal have influenced many theatre makers and social change organizations around the world. Combining many of the aspects of IMPROVISATION with some of the techniques associated with J.L. MORENO's concept of SOCIODRAMA, Boal's unique synthesis extends Brecht's Epic Theater concepts into a new realm of practicality. Groups which use Boal's methods vary widely. GROUPS: HEADLINES THEATREDavid Diamond and Headlines Theatre have been doing TO work (they now call it Theatre for Living) in Canada for the last 13 years. They do 15-20 sessions per year, including a recent series on gay and lesbian youth and homophobia. They have also done work about biodiversity, AIDS, and racism. Past work includes: -- a series of workshops, using Cop-in-the-Head and Rainbow of Desire techniques to present a a Power Play on racism, focusing on the Tl'atz'en Nation, in central British Columbia, with workshops in Campbell River, Vancouver, Mount Currie, and Tofino/Ucleut; --a Skill Development Workshop on techniques for anti-racism and multicultural workers in Vancouver in November 1995; --youth workshops in substance abuse, teen pregnancy, racism, and violence in Hazelton and Fort St. James in Oct. 1996. --a workshop for docents at the Vancouver Holocaust Center to help students comprehend the current exhibition in non- threatening way; --Reclaiming Our Spirits, a community-based theater project which helps individuals and communities deal with the effects of Canada's Indian Residential School legacy.; --a site-specific program called "Safer Communities, Safer Campuses," which developed a forum play, then ...
