EVENTS
International Seminar on New Dramaturgies
23/11/2009 – 28/11/2009
In collaboration with Centro Párraga
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Does it make sense to talk of "dramaturgy" in a time dominated by performative practices? When the hegemonic means of communication move towards the immaterial and the virtual, what could be the effectiveness of an exercise that aims to combine such old tasks as writing and acting? None, if the writing is identified with the stroke made by a hand on the paper in an attempt to codify the flow of a lonely thought. None, if acting is conceived as the action of a body lacking of subjectivity and needed in addition of the hand and the eye of the other in order to exist as thought. But the imposition of the performative mode has not permanently removed the theatricality from social and political space, on the contrary, in many cases it works as an incentive of regressive processes, and then theatre, the oldest form of theatre, is again gaining effectiveness as critical speech, practice of resistance or even direct action. Moreover, writing and acting have redefined their theatrical resources and open field of possibilities to the experimentation of new ways of drawing and composition that we can call "dramaturgies."
In recent years we have witnessed expansion of the use of that term, not only related to dance or cinema (“dramaturgy of movement or images”), but also related to other fields alien to theatre, like architectural, urban or social spaces. This conceptual expansion ran parallel to the redefinition of the term in its original relationship with the stage. For some decades, “dramaturgy” has ceased to be conceived solely as dramatic writing and has been defined by terms taken from other disciplines. "Narrative," "montage", "construction", "articulation", "aggregation", "flow", "weave", "web" ... describe procedures of dramatic composition applicable to a variety of sensitive or abstract materials. However, writing as a concept and as a practice continues to play an unquestionable role in dramaturgical work. How does verbal writing relate to the action of the action? How to confront the masking of the written behind the oral? How to approach the translation and the overlapping of codes? How to overcome the formal closing implicit in the very concept of drama both on stage and in social spaces? These are some questions that will act as stimuli for discussion at this conference, in which lectures will alternate with dialogues, screenings, performances and discussions.
Target Audience
Professionals, artists and students involved or interested in literature, contemporary performing and visual arts as well as professionals and students in other fields such us architecture, sociology, pedagogy, anthropology ... concerned by the use of performance concepts in their fields of work or research.
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Information and enrolment
Language of the Seminar: Spanish, German, Portuguese and English with simultaneous translation into Spanish and English.
CENDEAC is accessible for wheelchair users and people with diminished mobility. Whenever possible, we will strive to provide on request a transcript of papers for users with impaired hearing.
Auditorium Capacity: 140 people
Free entry to those who do not wish to receive an attendance certificate (paying users will be granted preferential entry if the auditorium reaches its full capacity).
In order to enrol and obtain a certificate of attendance, you need to:
- Attend all sessions of the course
- Fill in the enrolment form
- Pay the appropriate fee
Fee: 100 € professionals, 50€ students, unemployed and OAPs (proof of status will be required). 20€ for holders of a Friends of CENDEAC card.
In order to enrol online it is necessary to fill in the enrolment form and make a payment for the appropriate fee WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF ENROLMENT to CAJAMURCIA bank, Account Number 2043 0090 34 2000550928, international banking codes Swift: CECAESMM043, IBAN ES94 2043 0090 3420 0055 0928, specifying as a concept the name of the seminar and SENDING ONE COPY OF THE PAYMENT RECEIPT to CENDEAC (you can do this by email or fax in order to save time and avoid de-enrolment, however, if you are de-enrolled you will be enrolled again on receipt of your payment slip). Alternatively, you can enrol and pay your fee at the CENDEAC office (Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.).
CENDEAC
Antiguo Cuartel de Artillería. Pabellón 5.
C/ Madre Elisea Oliver Molina, s/n
30002 - Murcia (España)
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