Dramaturgy

Word DRAMATURGY
Character 10
Hyphenation dram a tur gy
Pronunciations /ˈdɹæməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒi/

Definitions and meanings of "Dramaturgy"

What do we mean by dramaturgy?

The art of the theater, especially the writing of plays. noun

The science which treats of the rules of dramatic composition and representation; the dramatic art. noun

Theatrical representation; histrionism. noun

The art of dramatic composition and representation. noun

The art of dramatic composition for the stage. noun

The art of writing and producing plays noun

The art of dramatic composition for the stage.

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The word "dramaturgy" in example sentences

I think this kind of dramaturgy difficult to plan ahead in a concept stage of a game. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The dramaturgy in writer-director Rashaad Ernesto Green's film can get heavy-handed. ❋ Marshall Fine (2011)

More importantly, he draws on the Queen's own fascination with dramaturgy and poetry, which allows the film to dwell rather interestingly on the connection between art and politics "All art is political, otherwise it would just be decoration," snaps Oxford. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Some of the truths pried out feel calculated and often couched in dramaturgy worryingly close to television fare. ❋ David Finkle (2011)

But "Rio de Sangre" started out dull and got deadlier by the minute, doomed by flat vocal writing, directionless orchestration, flabby dramaturgy and an amateurish production. ❋ Heidi Waleson (2010)

He developed a new dramaturgy called "Epic Theatre"; his plays are translated into numerous languages and performed on all over the world. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ironically, it would have benefited from cinematic dramaturgy, a world whose constraints Herrmann was no doubt trying to escape. ❋ Heidi Waleson (2011)

They were engaging the audience by approaching them while lip-syncing and performing dramaturgy. ❋ Nezar Hamze (2011)

"Besides being a magnificent adapter, Jorge Ali Triana is a very good director of actors, with an alert sense of dramaturgy." ❋ David Montgomery (2011)

Design clashes aside, the actual dramaturgy looked as if produced on a shoestring. ❋ Rodney Punt (2011)

Professional ties to regional arts organizations such as TheatreWorks, the San Francisco Opera, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and American Conservatory Theater -- who can offer support with dramaturgy and costume design. ❋ George Heymont (2011)

Producers of the rival big show in town, "Burning Down the House" immediately dismissed Obama's script as more radical agit- prop dramaturgy, but most independent scribes saw it as an old-fashioned sports melodrama featuring a beleaguered coach giving a locker room halftime speech invoking the spirit of his old friend Sputnik while exhorting the team to pull together and defeat the villainous adversary, Doctor Deficit. ❋ Will Durst (2011)

Mr. Assayas once remarked that Chinese dramaturgy ... involves a particular way of describing time, of describing the progression of action. ❋ Kristin M. Jones (2010)

"Attila," which was having its Met premiere, has great tunes and clunky dramaturgy. ❋ Heidi Waleson (2010)

Whether presented for children or adults, Mr. Gring says he has always been fascinated by fairy tales as the basis of classic dramaturgy. ❋ Rhea Wessel (2010)

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