How exactly do dramaturgs work with playwrights? What goes into making this dynamic work, and how does this often unseen creative exchange help to shape a play? As part of Centre 42's ongoing explorations of these questions, we are hosting a series of chill and intimate socials, each anchored by a casual chat between a dramaturg-playwright pair who'll give some insight into their collaboration. In this edition, playwright Jean Tay and dramaturg Hemang Yadav discuss their work together on The Shape of a
An Introduction to the Dramaturg’s Work is a 4-session foundational course that will provide an introduction and grounding for performing arts practitioners who are curious about or want insight into the work that dramaturgs do.Conducted fully online by Centre 42’s Consultant Dramaturg Juliet Chia, this course aims to equip participants with an understanding of and familiarisation with:the brief history and evolution of the role of the dramaturgthe nature and scope of a dramaturg’s work different kinds
Engage-a-Dramaturg is a new initiative matching playwrights and dramaturgs for a 4-month collaboration. This programme aims to:Bring together and build relationships between playwrights and dramaturgs who may not have had opportunities to work together before Encourage extended script development conversations between playwrights and dramaturgs Provide space for developing the playwright’s vision outside of the imperatives of a production or a commissionInstigate conversation around the value of t
Text Support is a series of workshops offering different perspectives and tools that dramaturgs might bring to their work with playwrights developing new plays. This series features international guest dramaturgs Lynde Rosario (past president of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas), Steve Harper (Literary Manager, Theatre 503, UK), Brian Quirt (Artistic Director, Nightswimming, Canada), and Annie Jin Wang (Assoc. Director for Artistic Programming, PlayCo, US).
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