Dramaturgy to Make Visible

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>This study will be of great interest to students and scholars in theater studies performance studies cultural studies curating and dance scholarship.</p>