This book argues that dramaturgy makes things visible and does so in two distinct and interrelating ways: creative processes and formal elements of performance are rendered visible and readable; and performance dramaturgy becomes an expanded practice in which performance is a locus for creating wide-ranging events and activities.
This exploration defines dramaturgy as a perceptibly transforming agency in the construction, presentation and reception of contemporary performance; and it shows how contemporary performance has an intrinsic dramaturgical aspect whose proliferation of dramaturgical practices has led to a far-reaching reinvention of what contemporary theatre is. In doing so, this book deals with a careful selection of performance practices, including theatrical adaptations, new media dramaturgy, contemporary dance, installation-performance, postdramatic theatre, visionary works by auteurs, and revivals of well-known stage shows.
This study will be of great interest to students and scholars in theater studies, performance studies, cultural studies, curating, and dance scholarship.
| ISBN: | 9780367757571 |
| Publication date: | 14th June 2024 |
| Author: | Peter Eckersall |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies |
| Genres: |
The arts: general topics Performance art Cultural studies Theatre studies Dance History |