Dramaturgy of the Real on the World Stage

by C. Martin (Editor)

Overview

The Dramaturgy of the Real brings together an incredible range of international theatre thinking, plays and performance texts, many published here for the first time, that ask questions about how we have come to understand reality and truth in the twenty-first century and analyze the presentation of non-fiction on the international stage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349306060
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/06/2010
Series:	Studies in International Performance
Edition description:	1st ed. 2010
Pages:	309
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

CAROL MARTIN Professor of Dramaat New York University, USA.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix

Series Editors' Preface x

Acknowledgements xi

Notes on Contributors xiii

Introduction: Dramaturgy of the Real Carol Martin 1

Part 1 Essays 15

1 Bodies of Evidence Carol Martin 17

2 Toward a Poetics of Theatre and Public Events: In the Case of Stephen Lawrence Janelle Reinelt 27

3 Staging Terror Wendy S. Hesford 45

4 Post-1990s Verbatim Theatre in South Africa: Exploring an African Concept of "Truth" Yvette Hutchison 61

5 Reality From the Bottom Up: Documentary Theatre in Poland Agnieszka Sowińska Benjamin Paloff 72

6 The Scripted Realities of Rimini Protokoll Florian Malzacher 80

Part 2 Texts 89

1 REwind: A Cantata 91

Introduction to REwind: A Cantata for Voice, Tape and Testimony Jessica Dubow

REwind: A Cantata for Voice, Tape and Testimony Philip Miller

2 Is. Man 109

Honor Killing and the Sensation of Grace Hans Dowit

Is. Man Adelheid Roosen

3 Three Posters 150

Introduction Rabih Mroué

Three Posters: A Performance/Video Elias Khoury Rabih Mroué Mona Abou Rayyan

4 The Files 164

The Magic Years of Youth in Dreary Times, Or Theatre of the Eighth Day's View of Itself, Again During Dreary Times Joanna Ostrowska Elżbieta Janicka

The Files Teatr Ósmego Dnia Bill Johnston

5 Don't Be Surprised When They Come to Burn Your House Down 195

Pawe&lslash; Demirski: We're Not Hyenas &ndash An Interview Pawe&lslash; Sztarbowski Alissa Valles

Don't be Surprised When They Come to Burn Your House Down Pawe&lslash; Demirski Paulina Murawska Alissa Valles

6 Excerpts From the Plays of Vivi Tellas 246

Kidnapping Reality: An Interview with Vivi Tellas Alan Pauls Sarah J. Townsend

Excerpts from the Plays of Vivi Tellas Vivi Tellas Sarah J. Townsend

7 Art, Life & Show-Biz 259

An Intimate Love Letter: Ain Gordon's Art, Life & Show-Biz Robert Vorlicky

Art, Life & Show-Biz Ain Gordon

Bibliography 297

Index 304

Editorial Reviews

'...a timely, intriguing book.' - Whatsonstage.com

'Real. Realistic. Realism. Attempts to clearly delineate each have plagued study of live theater and performance at

least since the late 19th century. Further complicating this have been generational debates regarding what truth is

within a given aesthetic frame. With this volume, Martin (Tisch School of the Arts, NYU) adds a unique voice to this

long-standing disciplinary dialogue...Summing up: Recommended Graduate students through faculty and professionals'

- S. R. Irelan, Choice 2010 title

' Dramaturgy of the Real on the World Stage [is] an important marker for the field of theatre studies, concerned as it currently is with notions of political efficacy, representational innovation, and an ethical engagement with theatre in its entire global context. The range of dramaturgical methods these texts employ will inspire practitioners looking to devise such theatre pieces in their own contexts Meanwhile, students and scholars will find in this same methodological range a wealth of resources for consideration. Ultimately, Martin's collection will be useful not just for students of documentary theatre, but also for those working in any context in which global performance receives a full and justified treatment.' Ryan Claycomb, Theatre Journal

'Martin has gathered a rich set of examples that vary along geographical, cultural and political lines. Her choices allow fora conversation among world artists who deal with the 'dramaturgy of the real' in very different ways as well as an acknowledgement of how artists can and do look beyond past and future to each other for inspiration. Thought of as a paradigm, 'dramaturgy of the real' can become helpful as an inclusive yet critical way of looking at the line between art and life, fiction and reality, fact and lies and truth.' Sara Brady, TDR

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