Dramaturgy: genealogies of a category, statute of a concept

Abstract

Since the end of the Decade of the 60's of the 20th century the theatrical scene has experienced a major transformation that has tended to privilege the nature of event of the scene and its visual impact. This has resulted to question the place of the text in the theatrical production system. Likewise, new approaches of analysis in research have also tended to emphasize this character of the event. This diagnosis contrasts, with the emergence of new writings, which burst in the theatrical field not only confronting the scenic forms established, but what has been understood by dramaturgy conventionally. This has led to some time ago to reinstate the debate by statute of the theatrical text and urgency of reconfigure categories as “drama”, “dramatic” or “dramaturgy”. The following article wishes to propose a reflection on the point and establish a conceptual hypothesis about the meaning and function of the idea of dramaturgy on the horizon of the contemporary scene.