dramaturgy
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The art of dramatic composition and representation.
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For me, the filmmaking has to be about the dramaturgy.
New dramatic writing has banished conversational dialogue from the stage as a relic of dramaturgy based on conflict and exchange: any story, intrigue or plot that is too neatly tied up is suspect.
The dramaturgy of audiences and communities is crucial: how they think, how they hear stories, how they relate to the theatre...That was an interesting curve. Not having lived in the Midwest, I found that it's segregated, it's tribal.
Despite its lineage and some impressive special effects, Contact is a disappointingly earthbound production, weighed down by the ballast of talking-heads dramaturgy and bloated storytelling.
The production features scenic design by Ann Beyersdorfer, costume design by Fabian Aguilar, lighting design by Jamie Roderick, sound design by Alex Dietz-Kest, and dramaturgy by Mike Ross.
Senior directing and dramaturgy major Adam Thompson, president of MTS, is starting the year off early with a Hurricane Katrina Relief Jazz Cabaret on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Cabaret of the Little Building.