商品簡介
The dramatic problem solving (DPS) approach uses dramatherapy and Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed to negotiate conflict resolution by involving participants in the direct examination of their lives. This guide outlines the theoretical and historical background of interactive theatre and facilitated conflict transformation and takes the reader through the steps in the DPS process, from welcoming exercises and forming agreements, to analyzing the root problems and building on trust, culminating in the creation of a piece of drama. Each stage is accompanied by activities and examples from the author's extensive experience, to illustrate how, through a combination of the power and immediacy of dramatic performance, and the structure and results-focused approach of a facilitated workshop, profound, positive change can be brought about.
作者簡介
Steven T. Hawkins is the Founder and Director of Dramatic Problem Solving, which works with communities and groups to help them transform their conflict. He has a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and a MSEd in Special Education and has worked with a diverse range of client groups and settings across South America. These include an urban squatters community in San Jose, clowning and theatre at SOS villages in Nicaragua, workshops with the BriBri indigenous people and short courses with public schools in rural Costa Rica through the CR Health Ministry. He now lives and works in Tamil Nadu, India.
