Decolonizing Dramaturgy   Self Dramaturgy and Dramaturging Others on Wednesday 3 November 2021
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 03/11/2021

Taiwo Afolabi presents Decolonizing Dramaturgy: Self-Dramaturgy and dramaturging others: dramaturge as a nurturer livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 3 November 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 4 p.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 5 p.m. WAT (Lagos, UTC +1) / 17:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1) / 18:00 SAST (Johannesburg, UTC +2) / 19:00 EAT (Nairobi, UTC +3).

From a practical perspective, three renowned directors, playwrights, and dramaturges from Africa discuss self-dramaturgy, dramaturging others, and the notion of dramaturge as a nurturer. How do we self-dramaturge? And what are the conditions that can facilitate an effective self-dramaturgy process (in the context of independent artists) and dramaturging others (in the context of collaborating with others/ensemble)?

About the Series

A five-episode series featuring award-winning playwrights, dramaturges, and directors from Africa on conversations around dramaturgical processes. The series engages theatremakers on questions about what it means to be in process with each other. The series will unsettle centers of powers and capture unconventional narratives, experiences, and realities. The ultimate goal is to disrupt the single-story narrative of Africa theatre practice as substandard and constantly borrowing from the West. Each episode invites a playwright, dramaturge, and director to speak on a specific topic related to their creative and dramaturgical processes. For accessibility, French language translation is available for some series and American Sign Language interpretation for all series.


https://howlround.com/happenings/livestreaming-conversation-self-dramaturgy-and-dramaturging-others-dramaturge-nurturer