Dramaturgy to Make Visible : The Legacies of New Dramaturgy for Politics and Performance in Our Times

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--

Author: Peter Eckersall

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: Jun 14, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 0367757575

ISBN-13: 9780367757571