Research, Counter-text, Performance: Reconsidering the (Textual) Authority of the Dramaturg

Research, Counter-text, Performance: Reconsidering the (Textual) Authority of the Dramaturg

Explains that "counter-text" describes the results of a period of independent dramaturgical research and development and the contribution this makes to a theatrical production. Contends that the counter-text presents an alternative site of authority in performance. Describes the uses of re...

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Published in:Theatre topics Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 1
Main Author: Hopkins, D. J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 01-03-2003
Subjects:
Audience Awareness
Authority
Creativity
Critical Reading
Drama
Dramaturgy
Higher Education
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Summary:Explains that "counter-text" describes the results of a period of independent dramaturgical research and development and the contribution this makes to a theatrical production. Contends that the counter-text presents an alternative site of authority in performance. Describes the uses of research on a production of Iizuka's "Skin" at the University of California at San Diego. Draws conclusions about dramaturgical research and counter-textual practice. (PM)
ISSN:1054-8378
DOI:10.1353/tt.2003.0008