During this workshop we will reflect (theoretically and experientially) on dramaturgy as a bridge between your piece and the audience. Participants will learn the basic and more important dramaturgical concepts before applying them to previous works and to a sketch of a new piece.

What is dramaturgy?

Dramaturgy is the study of dramatic composition to represent the main elements of a performance, exhibition, story in relation to the world in which we live.

Dramaturgs analyze and tie concepts between historical and cultural contexts of a work to characters, language, symbols, and make suggestions in the presentation of the work in order to enhance the connection of the audience to the work. 

These concepts are useful in many creative contexts and can help you make decisions regarding things like lighting, seating, space design, costume, whether program notes are needed etc.

For whom

This workshop is aimed at artists of all disciplines who want to incorporate dramaturgy as a tool for their creations.

Objectives

• Learn the main dramaturgical concepts
• Put together a “dramaturgy toolkit” for the creation of your own pieces
• Learn the difference between classical dramaturgy and the current state of dramaturgy (so you can choose your own path)
• Experiment with all the elements of the toolkit to learn not only through theory but also through practice.
• Become aware of your preconceptions in order to question, expand, and modify them, and thus let them have a concrete effect on your artistic practice.
  

SCHEDULE

DAY 1 (Saturday)
Part theory part experimentation – the most important and basic elements of classical and new dramaturgy.
Introduction (lecture and hands-on)
Basic Concepts: Dramatic Structure
Individual exercise: reflecting on elements you use to make a work
Unstructured dramaturgy: behind chaos theory
Group exercise: action scores
“Seed-image”

DAY 2 (Sunday)
The goal of the second day of workshop will be to explore all the concepts learned during the first day in order to create a map for a possible piece. This day the workshop will function as a laboratory guided by Luz.