{"id":6899,"date":"2019-12-11T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T19:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/?p=6899"},"modified":"2019-12-16T14:19:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T19:19:44","slug":"dramaturging-dramaturgy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/fr\/2019\/12\/11\/dramaturging-dramaturgy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dramaturging Dramaturgy &#8211; Retelling our Dec.3 Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The impact of play development goes beyond the walls of the theatre.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The buzz in the room was palpable as more than 40 members of the Montreal theatre community funnelled into the PWM studio for a pilot event unpacking the practice of dramaturgy. <em>D\u00e9mystifier le Processus Dramaturgique<\/em> was conceived by Artistic &amp; Executive Director Emma Tibaldo<em>,<\/em> as a conversation starter on how Montreal theatre artists and cultural workers understand dramaturgy both in theatre creation and in society. To kick off the evening were presentations from world-renowned dramaturgs Diane Roberts, Katalin Trencs\u00e9nyi and Jessica Carmichael, who offered detailed insight on their experience as guides creating theatrical work. Vice-President of the Board Tiffanie Guffroy then facilitated a community discussion answering the question \u201cwhat elements make for a positive dramaturgical process?\u201d The conversations were lively, personal and highlighted the deep impact a dramaturg can have on the creative process, an artist\u2019s development and the effect a piece of theatre has on its community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Demystifying the Dramaturgical Process - A gathering of the community\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yzeVYaHntAM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>World-renowned dramaturgs Diane Roberts, Katalin Trencs\u00e9nyi and Jessica Carmichael share their dramaturgical experiences. We captured the whole first part of the evening for the dramaturgy-curious who were not able to make it to the event!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each guest speaker offered a distinct lens on the act of dramaturgy: the ancestral, the societal and the personal. Director, writer, dramaturg and cultural animator Diane Roberts outlined her work on <em>Arrivals Legacy Project<\/em>, in which artists used research and imagination to explore the embodiment of an ancestor. Roberts was eloquent and spiritually invigorating as she articulated her and her collaborators\u2019 process of mining the body for images and the residue of story passed on through DNA to find the \u201cgaps in the archives.\u201d She went on to describe how her team created scenarios where artists whose ancestors have had great historical conflict can embody the legacy of this conflict and meet safely, while living in the truth of the violence that has passed between them. It is clear that Roberts\u2019s work speaks to the power the dramaturgical process can have on reconciling the plurality of histories that interact in a colonial city like Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next was London-based dramaturg Katalin Trencs\u00e9nyi, who shared the work of Hungarian participatory art-based project Sajatszinhaz to illustrate the social impact of macro-dramaturgy (dramaturgy that has ramifications beyond the walls of the theatre). Sajatszinhaz\u2019s work developing socio-dramas based on the hardships faced by the systematically oppressed Romani people of Hungary was outlined. Those who lived the experience the plays were based on were given the chance to act in the productions guided by Sajatszinkaz dramaturgs and directors. This work of empathy and empowerment through sharing stories was an astounding example of how the dramaturgical process can address the needs of the community and reform the structure of society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final presentation was from Ab\u00e9naki\/Euro theatre-maker and professor at Concordia University, Jessica Carmichael discussing her process as a dramaturg, which she described as a reflective practice of support.&nbsp; She outlined the importance of building a genuine connection with her playwrights which involves many phone calls and discussions about the artist\u2019s life, all documented by Carmichael. She emphasized the profound effects small tweaks in the artists&#8217; daily habits can have during creation \u201cwhat are you listening to right now? What are you watching? Try listening to this, or watching that instead.\u201d These detailed suggestions on the playwrights\u2019 artistic process could only spring from Carmicheal\u2019s personal understanding of their complete humanity. The richness of each process discussed combined to cast dramaturgy as an essentially communal act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0315-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6904\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0315-rotated.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/?attachment_id=6904\" class=\"wp-image-6904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0315-rotated.jpeg 478w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0315-224x300.jpeg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0320-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6907\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0320-rotated.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/?attachment_id=6907\" class=\"wp-image-6907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0320-rotated.jpeg 478w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0320-224x300.jpeg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a brief break that was charged with discussion, the community members present were then broken up into three groups to pinpoint the essentials of a positive dramaturgical experience. Those contributing represented a wide range of artistic backgrounds and encounters with dramaturgy. The conversation (like the entire event) was an act of dramaturgy in and of itself. We began with individual stories and reflections and then slowly built broader connections between everyone\u2019s unique experiences. It was a difficult task given our time frame and the plurality of creative minds present. My particular group was divided on how personal one\u2019s relationship with a dramaturg should be. At the end of the process, the three discussion groups reconvened and shared our findings; the sum of which focused on deep connection, compassion and genuine reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0324-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6908\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0324-rotated.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/?attachment_id=6908\" class=\"wp-image-6908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0324-rotated.jpeg 478w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0324-224x300.jpeg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0316-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6905\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0316-rotated.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/?attachment_id=6905\" class=\"wp-image-6905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0316-rotated.jpeg 478w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0316-224x300.jpeg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0319.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6906\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0319.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/?attachment_id=6906\" class=\"wp-image-6906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0319.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0319-300x224.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0327.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6909\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_0327.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/?attachment_id=6909\" class=\"wp-image-6909\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the results of this discussion were by no means definitive, they gave voice to the countless possibilities for dramaturgy to engage and comprehend the human soul. It became clear that the many methods of dramaturgy can be united in a few common attributes (such as commitment, reflection, and inquiry), and simultaneously be as unique and broad in scope as the artists and communities who benefit from them. The most defined takeaway from the event was that dramaturgy is ultimately an act of community building. This was summarized best as Emma Tibaldo spoke at the end of the night of the intention of continuing this conversation with the Montreal theatre community, so we can curate an understanding of the process of creation not in isolation, but as a family of artists deeply committed to reflecting our shared humanity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PWM will synthesize the information generated at <em>D\u00e9mystifier le Processus Dramaturgique<\/em> into a manifesto for theatre creation. Stay tuned for that document in the new year! We will want your feedback, as the conversation is only beginning.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The impact of play development goes beyond the walls of the theatre. The buzz in the room was palpable as more than 40 members of the Montreal theatre community funnelled into the PWM studio for a pilot event unpacking the practice of dramaturgy. 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