Dramaturgy Laboratory I
Code: 44821 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Estudios Teatrales | OP | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Elisabeth Escudé i Gallès
- Email:
- elisabeth.escude@uab.cat
Teachers
- (External) Elisabeth Escudé i Gallés
- (External) Victòria Szpunberg Witt
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
They are not necessarys.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The aim of this module is to address the theoretical frameworks and methodologies through which research and creation can be carried out within the framework of dramaturgy. We will reflect on the concept of dramaturgy and its various meanings.
The attributions and competencies of the playwright's work will be studied.
A dramatic writing seminar will be held.
Learning Outcomes
- CA05 (Competence) Demonstrate skills related to working in a team: commitment to the team, regular cooperation, the ability to encourage problem solving.
- CA13 (Competence) Clearly distinguish the specificity of ?professions?, activities, categories, techniques and methodologies related to dramaturgy.
- KA22 (Knowledge) Identify the terms used in the debate on the contemporary use of the term dramaturgy in the various categories and processes related to this discipline.
- KA23 (Knowledge) Recognise and define the main techniques to undertake the various activities associated with dramaturgy: text analysis, programming, adaptation and writing.
- KA28 (Knowledge) Illustrate the main contemporary theoretical paradigms in relation to dramaturgy.
- SA19 (Skill) Apply methods for analysis and composition that are typical of dramaturgy, while carefully considering the already established trends and contributions of this discipline.
- SA20 (Skill) Interpret all the learned processes by using clear, established or agreed and homogeneous terminology.
Content
1. Dramaturgy, theory and craft (Beth Escudé)
-The concept of the playwright and the concept of the playwright. Clarification of polysemy.
-The work of a dramatist. Study of the classic text and its contemporaneity.
- The work of the ideal dramaturgical team.
2. Dramatic writing and dramaturgy (Victoria Szpunberg)
-Procedures for writing a dramatic text today.
-Examples of contemporary drama.
-The search for one's own writing and/or co-writing.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Attendance and participation | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Seminars | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Writing | 80 | 3.2 | |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Reports and works | 40 | 1.6 |
The theoretical classes will be combined with the reading and analysis of theoretical and creative texts. On the other hand, the students will have to develop a practical work (exercises) in all content blocks.
The classes will consist of:
Lectures / exhibitions
Exercise resolution classes
Classroom practices
Seminars
debates
Tutorials
Elaboration of works
Personal study
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing works I | 50% | 0 | 0 | CA05, CA13, KA22, KA23, KA28, SA19, SA20 |
| Writing works II | 50% | 0 | 0 | CA05, CA13, KA22, KA23, KA28, SA19, SA20 |
Continuous evaluation that assesses the relevant participation of the student in the sessions and also the fact of bringing the work up to date.
Final work that brings together the processes developed throughout the course.
Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.
This subject/module does not incorporate single assessment.
This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, without the possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
Bibliography
BIBLIOGRAFIA GENERAL DEL MÒDUL
-ARISTÒTIL: Retòrica/ Poètica, Barcelona, Edicions 62, 1998 (o altres edicions)
-BALTES, BLANCA: Perfiles y modelos del dramaturgista, ADE Teatro, 2002 Madrid.
-CORVIN, Michel: Dictionnaire encyclopédique du théâtre, Paris, Larousse, 1998.
-LAVANDIER, Yves: La dramaturgia. Los mecanismos del relato: cine, teatro, ópera, radio, televisión, comic. Pamplona, Ediciones Internacionales Universitarias (Letras de cine, 17), 2003.
-LUCKHURST, Mary: La palabra que empieza por D. Dramaturgia, dramaturgismo y asesoría literaria en el teatro. Madrid, Ed. Fundamentos, 2008.desde el siglo XVIII
-PAVIS, Patrice: Diccionario del teatro, Barcelona, Paidós,1984 (diverses edicions).
-SZONDI, Peter: Teoria del drama modern (1880-1950), Barcelona, Institut del Teatre, 1988.
-TURNER-SYNNE, Cathy i Behrndt, Dramaturgy and Performance, Nova York. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
(Es lliurarà altra bibliografia complementària a mesura que es desenvolupi el curs).
Software
No specific one will be used
Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TEm) Theory (master) | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |