Cart
Free Shipping in the UK
Proud to be B-Corp

The Dramaturgy of Space Ramon Griffero

The Dramaturgy of Space By Ramon Griffero

The Dramaturgy of Space by Ramon Griffero


£19.99
Condition - New
Only 2 left

The Dramaturgy of Space Summary

The Dramaturgy of Space by Ramon Griffero

In Ramon Griffero's seminal work, The Dramaturgy of Space, the playwright and director describes his aesthetic philosophy and theoretical approach to theatrical creation, illustrating his theory through practical application in a series of exercises. As well as touching upon some of Griffero's own work, like Cinema utopia (1985), Tus deseos en fragmentos (2003), Fin del eclipse (2007) and El azar de la fiesta (1992), this book also reinforces the practicality of Griffero's concepts through a series of online videos, breaking down each exercise and allowing readers to engage with the effects of his celebrated approach. Published here in English for the first time, in a translation by the leading expert on Griffero, The Dramaturgy of Space reveals the internationally renowned Chilean artist's thought process, and how his practice has influenced the theatrical, political, and social context, from the Pinochet dictatorship to the present day.

The Dramaturgy of Space Reviews

Adam Versenyi translates and edits an eminently useful edition of Griffero's theory of the dramaturgy of space. A text that originally emerged out of the urgent need to expand the dramatic and scenic alphabet in the Americas to decolonize dramatic discourses, Versenyi's translation makes available to an English-speaking audience the collected reflections of what Griffero called the artifice of the dramatic structure. As one of the most important voices of Latin American theatrical creation, this updated edition of Griffero's seminal text includes exercises designed to help the reader institute a practical application of his theory, while sharing his ideas and ethical, political, and cultural positions towards scenic creation. A necessary book for all artistic creators and scholars. * Analola Santana *
Playwright-director Ramon Griffero's The Dramaturgy of Space encapsulates a forty-year career spent conceptualizing, writing, directing, and teaching for the stage. Through reflections, exercises, video links, and photographs, Griffero immerses the reader in his refreshingly spatial approach to theatrical creation; and in the process the Chilean artist ably demonstrates 'that not everything that comes from the periphery is a mechanical reproduction of ad hoc models from the centre'. Adam Versenyi's translation is a most welcome addition to the Theatre Makers series. * Jean Graham-Jones *

About Ramon Griffero

Ramon Griffero is a highly influential and radical Chilean playwright and director, former Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Chile. His plays from the late 1980s to the present have been essential components in the resurgence of contemporary Chilean theatre. He is the founder of the theatre company Teatro Fin de Siglo and El Trolley, a cultural space for resistance to the Pinochet dictatorship. As a professor, he has given classes at the Department of Theater, University of Chile, among others in Chile, as well as internationally. Adam Versenyi is Chair of the Department of Dramatic Art at UNC-Chapel Hill, US, and Senior Dramaturg for PlayMakers Repertory Company. He is the author of Ramon Griffero: Your Desires in Fragments and Other Plays, Theatre in Latin America: Religion, Politics, and Culture From Cortes to the 1980s and The Theatre of Sabina Berman: The Agony of Ecstasy and Other Plays, among others. He has written widely on Latin American theatre, U.S. Latino/a theatre, dramaturgy, theatre production, and theatrical translation. He is founder and editor of The Mercurian: A Theatrical Translation Review.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Adam Nathaniel Versenyi Chapter I: A Beginning Chapter II: Approaches to the Dramaturgy of Space (practical exercises) Chapter III: Relationships Between a Poetics of Space and the Poetics of the Text Chapter IV: Dramaturgy of Space in Scenic Practice Epilogue Index

Additional information

NGR9781350235595
9781350235595
1350235598
The Dramaturgy of Space by Ramon Griffero
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2022-01-13
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - The Dramaturgy of Space