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.
