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DRAMATURGY AND PATTERNS (formal patterns (examples (formal movement…
DRAMATURGY AND PATTERNS
discipline of trad drama
shifting focus
origins/text to event as performance
actions, form & setting ignored
central & 'original' act
fertility death/revival theme
examining alone
little leeway for change (performance or script)
burson - script basic framework
humorous/topical improvisation
experience
pettitt - dramaturgy
verbal & physical aspects
previously pushed to the side
only appreciated through direct experience
most difficult performances purely verbal
without movement/interaction
mixture of trad and less trad
dramaturgical analysis - determine interaction
status of the play as a whole
dramaturgy
pettitt - movements & interaction
physical & verbal
performers & spectators
in relation to organised space
factors display character & configuration
marks distinct dramaturgicalmode
comparisons possible across traditions
trad drama needs dramaturgy
presentational, non-representational, marked by formal patterns of movement & interaction
grounded in dramaturgy & physical spaces/interactions
formal patterns
individual characteristics
trad drama differs from mainstream drama
non-representational
formal patterns of movement
little attempt to foster dramatic reality
pettitt - introductory presentations
characteristic dramaturgical formula
formal conclusions
english dramas presentational
performances framed
historical understanding
pettitt - trad drama termed 'ritual'
not liturgy/rites of primitive cult
limited relationship to 'drama'?
mimetic, representational, formal patterns of movement
shift emphasis from texts to patterns
increase 'folk drama'
correct antiquarian bias of scholarship
room for studied of creativity & innovation
effect of specific circumstances
examples
pettitt - danish play
lack of dramatic realism
ccentuated by extreme formality
formal movement
establish acting area
characterise confrontation/combat
lyle - entryway to the house
doorway obstacle
seek permission/without permission
moving forward
english traditional drama
lively interaction with professional theatre
exchanges of materiel & techniques
pettitt - whole genres - subject to analysis
indebtedness to trad drama
vice versa
deep roots in history?
out of place in contemporary context
perpetuated by continual comparison to mainstream performance