Western theatre The Poetics by Aristotle Written around 335 BC The Poetics is the earliest surviving Western work of dramatic theory In this work some of the things Aristotle analyzes are ID: 627986
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Dramaturgy
History and DefinitionSlide2
Western theatre: The Poetics
by Aristotle
Written around 335 BC
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The Poetics is the earliest surviving Western work of dramatic theory.· In this work, some of the things Aristotle analyzes are character, action, and speech in tragedy.Slide3
The Poetics
by Aristotle
Character
: the people in the
playAction: what the character does/is trying to do.Speech: what the character says; the way the character says things, for example, dialect, phrasing in poetic form or prose.Slide4
Non-western theatre: India
Natayasatra – “The Art of Theatre”
Probably the earliest non-Western dramaturgic
work.
Written about 100 ADDescribes the elements, dramatic forms and narrative structure of ancient Indian dance dramas.
Motions, gestures, positions on stage all have meaning and are part of the storytelling of Indian drama.Slide5
Germany: Gotthold
Ephraim Lessing
1729-1781
Lessing
is considered the father of modern dramaturgy.Coined the term “dramaturgy.”1767-1770 wrote and published The Hamburg Dramaturgy (
Hamburgische Dramaturgie). These works analyzed works in German theatre.· Lessing’s work the basis of modern dramaturgy.Slide6
Defining Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy may be broadly defined as shaping a story into a form that may be
acted.
Dramaturgy
gives a dramatic work or performance a structure.Let’s review our ol’ pal Dramatic Structure
…Slide7
Defining Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy is:
· a
comprehensive
exploration of the context in which the play resides.The dramaturg is the resident “expert” on the context in which the play happens :physical/geographic
historicalsocial/political
economic Slide8
Context…
Let’s try it…Slide9
Context…
Physical and/or geographic
setting
Historical period/setting
Social and/or political issuesEconomic situation of the setting and/or charactersSlide10
Now…
It’s time to finish reading your plays.
Be ready to give synopses of all 3 for the class. You may make and use notes for them if you would like.
Tomorrow you will select one for your project.
Review your notes, there will be a quiz tomorrow.