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Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy is any and all of the elements that make up an event and how they build meaning for an audience.
Dramaturgy is the anatomy and reception of the experience.
And this can be any event: play, song, conference speech, eulogy, wedding toast...
Anywhere that meaning is projected and received by an audience.
A Dramaturg
Someone with discipline, skill and experience in analysing how the elements of an event build meaning, work together, and are received by an audience.
Someone who has sought to understand what the creators are trying to achieve and uses a set of analytic tools to understand the event better in order to reflect and ask questions of the writers. A supportive companion to the writing process.
What actually is dramaturgy and what does a dramaturg do?
Community
Monthly Webinars
Thanks to everyone who joined us for September's session
Next one: (Change of date)
Tuesday 6th October
7pm BST (2pm EST)
We invite you to join our free monthly workshops, where we explore the craft of dramaturgy and apply it to your work. These sessions are designed for playwrights, composers, and lyricists passionate about honing the craft of storytelling.
Each month, receive The Dramaturg's Workshop free newsletter setting out the key points of this month's subject.
These include topics such as
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What Is a Dramaturg, Actually? (And How to Spot a Bad One)
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Collaboration struggles and how to solve them.
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How your ending effects every choice you make.
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Building your characters and making an audience care.
Join a community striving to improve their skill set and discuss what great dramaturgy looks and sounds like.
'Endings - and once you settle on one, how it changes absolutely everything.'
