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Dramaturgy in the Making

A User's Guide for Theatre Practitioners

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

AvKatalin Trencsényi

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Dramaturgy in the Making maps contemporary dramaturgical practices in various settings of theatre-making and dance to reveal the different ways that dramaturgs work today. It provides a thorough survey of three major areas of practice - institutional dramaturgy, production dramaturgy and dance dramaturgy - with each illustrated through a range of case studies that illuminate methodology and which will assist practitioners in developing their own ‘dramaturgical toolbox’.In tracing the development of the role of the dramaturg, the author explores the contribution of Lessing, Brecht and Tynan, foundational figures who shaped the practice. She excavates the historical and theoretical contexts for each strand of the work, uniquely offering a history of dance dramaturgy and its associated theories.Based on extensive research, the volume features material from the author's interviews with fifty eminent professionals from Europe and North America, including: Robert Blacker, Jack Bradley, DD Kugler, Ruth Little and Hildegard De Vuyst. Through these, a detailed and precise insight is provided into dramaturgical processes at organisations such as the Akram Khan Company, les ballets C de la B (Gent), the National Theatre and the Royal Court (London), the Schaubühne (Berlin) and The Sundance Institute Theatre Lab (Utah), among others.Dramaturgy in the Making will prove indispensable to anyone working in theatre or wanting to better understand the dramaturgical processes in performance-making today. The book features a foreword by Geoff Proehl, author of Toward a Dramaturgical Sensibility: Landscape and Journey.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-02-26
Mått138 x 216 x 28 mm
Vikt558 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePerformance Books
Antal sidor352
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
MedarbetareGeoffrey Proehl
ISBN9781472576750

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Katalin Trencsényi is a London-based dramaturg. She was trained at the Academy of Drama and Film, Budapest, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and the EötvösLoránd University, Budapest. As a freelance dramaturg she has worked for the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre, Deafinitely Theatre and Corali Dance Company among others. For her research on contemporary dramaturgical practices, she was a recipient of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas' Dramaturg Driven Grant. From 2010 to 2012 she served as president of the Dramaturgs' Network.

AcknowledgementsForeword: The Roles We Play, by Geoff Proehl PrefacePART ONE – Institutional DramaturgyChapter 1 – Institutional Dramaturgy – The BeginningsChapter 2 – Methods: CuratingChapter 3 – Methods: Dramaturgy and TranslationChapter 4 – Methods: New Drama DevelopmentPART TWO - Production DramaturgyChapter 5 – Production Dramaturgy – A Theoretical OverviewChapter 6 – Methods: Product-led Production Dramaturgy Chapter 7 – Methods: Process-led Production DramaturgyPART THREE – Dance DramaturgyChapter 8 – Dance Poetics – The History of Dramaturgical Thinking in DanceChapter 9 – Dance Dramaturgy – The Development of the RoleChapter 10 – Methods: Dance Dramaturgs at WorkConclusion: Two Things about DramaturgyNotesSelect BibliographyIndex

One of the book’s strengths is that while it tells a story about the creative process from the dramaturg’s point of view, it also offers rare and detailed insight into the dramaturgy of creative rehearsal processes. The book is, therefore, also relevant to anyone who is interested in learning more about theatre, performance-making and creative working processes ... The detailed case studies alone make Dramaturgy in the Making a useful and interesting addition to the growing literature on dramaturgy.