dramaturgy symposium - important notice
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DRAMATURGY: A USER'S GUIDE International Symposium
Friday 17 to Sunday 19 September 1999
The Central School of Speech and Drama, 64 Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London UK NW3 3HY
Telephone enquiries: +44 (0)171 559 3990
Fax enquiries: +44 (0)171 722 2975
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DRAMATURGY: A USER'S GUIDE will explore the role of the Dramaturg in contemporary performing and visual arts. The event will be a mixture of discussion and practical workshops, with eminent keynote speakers.
This interactive symposium will seek to explore the potential of the Dramaturg in emerging forms of performance and visual arts practice ‹ helping to re-evaluate, define and shape the role of the Dramaturg as we enter the new millennium.
A Central School of Speech and Drama initiative, in collaboration with Total Theatre and John Keefe (Dramaturgical Consultant).
Dramaturgy, and by extension the role of the dramaturg, has never been fully established within the traditional performance-making process in the UK. Yet the role of the dramaturg has been a pivotal one in many European theatre cultures. The aim of this symposium is to promote dramaturgy and the role of the dramaturg in the collaborative process of visual and performing arts practice.
Questions
- What is dramaturgy and does it have something to offer within contemporary performance practice?
- Does a similar concept exist in other art forms? Is there a dramaturgy of architecture, of music or of cinematography?
- What can other art forms offer to the theatre in this respect?
- How is dramaturgy currently utilised within the broad range of contemporary performing arts in the UK ‹ in dance, puppetry, circus and physical theatre?
- Who are the dramaturgs and what are the processes by which they inform and shape performance-making?
- As we approach the new Millennium and the borders between creative disciplines distort, dissolve and disappear, how can we redefine the role of the dramaturg within contemporary performance and arts practice?
Answers (?)
This symposium will provide practitioners, both new to the field as well as established dramaturgs, the opportunity to participate in an in-depth exploration into dramaturgy as 'theatre science'. Aimed at practitioners from across the broad field of contemporary performing and visual arts, the symposium will be an exchange and interchange between disciplines and approaches to work within these disciplines, with the continual focus on performance and visual arts practice and making.
The Event
The symposium will be a mixture of practical and theoretical elements designed for arts practitioners to have a chance to examine their own working processes. Proposed sessions include: The Dramaturgy of Space, Light and Movement; The current use of Dramaturgy and the Dramaturg; The Collaboration between the Director and the Dramaturg.
During the three-day event, there will be regular work-in-progress presentations of an on-going site-specific performance that will arise from and reflect some of the issues under discussion. There will also be performances on the Friday and Saturday evenings. The form of the symposium will take participants on a journey which aims to gradually increase their understanding and appreciation of dramaturgy and the dramaturg's role.
The dramaturg as the reader/interrogator of space‹image‹discourse‹sound‹light
John Keefe
Programme of Events
Friday 17 September 1999
2pm Registration & Coffee
3pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER
3.30-5pm PANEL PRESENTATION & PLENARY
Panel to include persons who are actively using and acknowledging the dramaturg.
THE AQUARIUM PROJECT* introductory presentation.
6-8pm Meal
8pm PERFORMANCE
Saturday 18 September 1999
9.30-10am THE AQUARIUM PROJECT
10-10.30am Break
10.30am DRAMATURGY ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS 1 & 2
1 x practical workshop; 1 x presentation/discussion workshop on two of the following topics: SPACE / LIGHT / SOUND / TEXT.
12midday Break
12-12.30pm THE AQUARIUM PROJECT
12.30-2pm DRAMATURGY ELEMENTS WORKSHOPS 3 & 4
1 x practical workshop; 1 x presentation/discussion workshop on two of the following topics: SPACE / LIGHT / SOUND / TEXT.
2-3.30pm Lunch
3.30-5.30pm NON-PERFORMANCE DRAMATURGY PANEL PRESENTATION & PLENARY
6-8pm Meal
8pm PERFORMANCE
Sunday 19 September 1999
9.30-10am THE AQUARIUM PROJECT
10-10.30am Coffee
10.30am-1pm PRACTICAL PERFORMANCE-MAKING WORKSHOPS
Three workshops run by a Director/Facilitator and a Dramaturg in each group.
1-2.30pm Lunch
2.30-3pm FINAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER
3-4pm PLENARY
4-4.30pm THE AQUARIUM PROJECT
c.4.30pm Close
Running alongside the conference we intend to provide an e-mail/fax response room, enabling world-wide participation in the event.
*THE AQUARIUM PROJECT: A site-specific project, to be developed during the event and which will have work-in-progress presentations throughout the three days. The group invited to develop the piece will recognise dramaturgy as an integral part of their work.
Registration
As the symposium actively invites the participation of delegates in both practical workshop sessions and discussion forums, the number of participants will be strictly limited. You are therefore advised to confirm your attendance as early as possible, by returning a completed booking form and payment. Please note the discounted rates for registrations made before 30 July 1999.
Conference Fees and Discounts
See the table below for fees information.
The Symposium Fee Includes:
- entry to all sessions, performances and workshops;
- entry to view the work-in-progress of THE AQUARIUM Site Specific Project;
- refreshments, lunch and evening meal (as detailed in the programme of events).
Full price payment received before 30 July £250
Full price payment received after 30 July £275
Concession payment received before 30 July £150
Concession payment received after 30 July £175
Concessions
Concessions are available to Total Theatre members, students and those in receipt of benefits. Evidence of eligibility may be requested.
Payments
Payment is accepted by cheque or credit card. Cheques should be made payable to CSSD.
Cancellations
Cancellations must be received in writing and will be acknowledged in writing. Notification of cancellations received before 13 August 1999 will be eligible for a refund of 50% of the fee paid. Where cancellations are received after 13 August 1999, the fee is not refundable. However, substitutions can be made at any time without charge.
Amendment/Cancellation
The Symposium organisers reserve the right to amend or cancel the Symposium programme. In the event of cancellation of the Symposium by the organisers, you will be given written notification as quickly as possible. In this instance, full fees will be refunded, normally within three weeks of notification.
Workshops
Entry to three workshops is included in the registration fee. A form to indicate workshop preferences will be sent to you once your booking has been confirmed.
Location
The Symposium will take place on the Central School's main site at Swiss Cottage, London NW3. This is located close to Swiss Cottage tube station (Jubilee Line). Finchley Road (Metropolitan Line) and the British Rail North London Link at Finchley Road & Frognal are both within easy walking distance of the School. Bus routes include: 13, 31, 46, 82, 113.
Car Parking
Parking nearby on pay-and-display meters is extremely limited, so delegates are urged to take advantage of the excellent access by public transport.
