Dramaturge

A dramaturge (from the Latin dramaturgus or Dramaturgia composed of ancient Greek δραμα drama, ' ergon and ἔργον ' work ' the spectacle as a stage play, ' work ' ) is responsible to the theater and in related professional fields for coordination tasks. He works about the development of game plans and is a literary expert against directors, artistic directors, the press and public.

Playwrights today are also in concert organizers, media (radio, television, film) and public organizations operate.

History

Originally, a dramaturge dealt with the selection and editing of dramatic texts, from plays, librettos, screenplays and radio plays. In the dramaturgy of the film production company it is his main occupation today.

In the 18-19. Century designed the playwright programmatic ideas for the theater and headed at the same time dramatic texts at. Examples of this type are of the playwright Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in Hamburg, Friedrich Schiller in Mannheim and Johann Wolfgang Goethe in Weimar.

This tradition led, among other Bertolt Brecht, Heiner Müller and Botho Strauss continued into the 20th century. The dramatist was so in-house writer and translator at the theater, much like a conductor was composer in residence. In French, Russian, and English-speaking world a dramaturg is still considered as an author.

Presence

At least since the middle of last century, the profession has changed decisively. Here, the pieces of writing and editing of texts is pushed into the background (if it can not connect at all in the script editor everyday coping with a broad remit bundle ). A dramaturge at the theater today usually works closely with the director ( in musical theater with the conductor ) of a production together, or is a member of a director teams.

In general, the playwright at the theater for the director as a scientifically trained professional in the design of the game board and the (further) development of the profile of the theater in the cultural environment of its location ( positioning) is an important partner. In addition, he is involved in cooperation with the GM in the occupation of the pieces (especially the theater ), the creation of the text (or the score). He is responsible for the development of effective-historical background of the work and the inclusion of the secondary literature in the conceptual work of the governing team.

The initial employment of playwrights with the drama has expanded, especially in the last decades in the field of public relations into it. Playwrights at the theater are responsible for the accompanying publications (eg, program notes, newspaper theater; Collaboration in the poster design, Month Schedule creation, Yearbook, etc.). They often also conduct press conferences, organizing theater festivals with or organize public - events such as guided tours, introductory sessions and panel discussions. In musical theater comes from case to case, the preparation of the German surtitles added in foreign opera texts.

In addition, they are the contacts for the trade press and work with the theatrical publishers together. In the course of commissioned works they serve the lyricist and / or composer. Administratively playwrights (or at least the chief dramaturge ) are mostly represented in the governance of a theater, who - in contrast to the director - but no direct authority. Playwrights are through this particular position in the hierarchy of a theater apparatus often as point of contact for actors, singers and other contributors to the process of creating a performance.

Quite a few theater directors, including Dieter Görne ( b. 1936 ), Volker Canaris ( 1942-2012 ), Michael Leinert (* 1942), Wulf Konold ( 1946-2010 ), Klaus Schultz ( b. 1947 ), Ulrich Khuon ( * 1951 ), Friedrich Schirmer ( born 1951 ), Paul Esterházy ( born 1955 ), Joachim Lux ( b. 1957 ), Reinhard Palm ( 1957-2014 ) and Andreas Beck ( born 1965 ), who previously worked as a dramaturge.