Dramaturgy in Outdoor Work
Dramaturgy in Outdoor Work
presented by Without Walls and 101 Outdoor Arts
Wednesday 11th – Friday 13th May 2022
101 Outdoor Arts, Newbury.
Dramaturgy in Outdoor Work is a new creative lab presented by Without Walls and 101 Outdoor Arts.
This 3-day residential workshop will explore the principles of Dramaturgy: What is it and how can it be usefully applied to the making of outdoor work?
Led and facilitated Dramaturg Lou Cope, it will aim to: demystify the concept of dramaturgy, explore how thinking dramaturgically can open up and clarify both process and product, and apply this thinking directly to the work of the participants. Claire Raftery, co-Artistic Director of Periplum, will join Lou to contribute her perspectives on balancing the aspirations of thinking dramaturgically with the realities of making outdoor work.
Participants will:
- Attend a small-group zoom meeting with Lou before the course
- Attend a 3 day residential course
- Attend a small-group zoom meeting with Lou after the course
Thinking about Dramaturgy
More and more theatre, dance, circus and outdoor artists are using the term dramaturgy, and even spending precious cash working with an actual dramaturg. What’s all the fuss about?
Read Thinking about Dramaturgy, a report by Lou Cope which answers the questions: What is Dramaturgy and how can it be usefully applied to the making of outdoor work?
Lou Cope Biography
Lou Cope is a UK-based dramaturg who has worked across the UK, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. She is the founder of CoAD - The Centre of Applied Dramaturgy (www.thecoad.org), works across ballet, contemporary, South Asian, participatory and inclusive dance and theatre, and specialises in Production, Practice and Organisational Dramaturgy.
Recent/current collaborations include: Garry Stewart & Australian Dance Theatre, Aakash Odedra, Gary Clarke, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet; Rhiannon Faith, Stopgap Dance. Past collaborations include: Phoenix Dance Theatre; Scottish Dance Theatre; les ballets c de la b; Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet.
Lou has a podcast called Downtime, (Season 2 coming soon) and has recently launched Doing Dramaturgy – an online course for makers to explore all things dramaturgical together.
Image credit: 451 by Periplum. Ray Gibson.