Dance and Guerrilla Dramaturgy. (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carter, Julian; Dowling, Amie; Schwartz, Selby Wynn
• Is Part Of: Conference proceedings. (2016)
• Page Start: 46
• Page End: 49
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: Dance -- Congresses; Dance -- History and criticism -- Congresses; Dance criticism -- Congresses; 792.8
• DOI: 10.1017/cor.2016.8
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2049-1255

Abstract

Abstract : Dance critic Judith Mackrell wrote recently that dramaturgy might "go a long way to help realise [dance's] potential" (2014). What kinds of change can dance dramaturgs help foster? This alternative-format workshop combines spoken presentation, small-group conversation, and physical movement. We create a collaborative space for exploring what dramaturgy can contribute to dance under contemporary conditions of uneven access to material and cultural resources. We invite artists, scholars, curators—anyone curious about developing dramaturgical practices of questioning, relational process, and well-timed intervention—to join us in talking, writing, watching, and participating in movement structures that lead toward creative change.