Key Terms

Joker/ Facilitator
Much of Augusto Boal’s theatrical process requires a neutral party to be at the centre of proceedings, in most cases, but not all, this would be a Drama workshop leader.
In Western practice the name of this individual is usually the Facilitator, although in Boal’s literature this role is referred to as the Joker.

Spect-actor
This is a term created by Augusto Boal to describe those engaged in Forum Theater.
Equally, the term 'spect-actor' can be attributed to the participants in invisible theatre (who are unaware that they are part of a theatrical production, but nevertheless contribute to the discussion) and image theatre (who, upon viewing the image created, may alter it to reflect their own ideas).

Rainbow of Desire
Rainbow of Desire is a technique and also a family of techniques explanied by Boal in his book of the same name. Ranibow techniques stem from Image Theater and tend to focus on forms of internalized oppression played out by a protagonist in relation to an antagonist. Rainbow of Desire is often considered a form of drama therapy.

New Media Art
Boal's general framework can be productive adapted to discuss issues of participation in New Media Art, especailly where crowds and unknown users are concerned. The same ideas of audience participation and decision-making apply in many online works being created with the aid of modern technology.