dramaturgy
the craft and techniques of dramatic composition.
Origin of dramaturgy
1Other words from dramaturgy
- dram·a·tur·gic [drah-muh-tur-jik, dram-uh-], /ˌdrɑ məˈtɜr dʒɪk, ˌdræm ə-/, dram·a·tur·gi·cal, adjective
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How to use dramaturgy in a sentence
Also, because Ramsey-Zoe comes to directing by way of dramaturgy — specifically new play development — he was especially right for the job.
‘Old Soul’ creates intimate exchanges via Zoom | Patrick Folliard | February 26, 2021 | Washington BladeThis does not seem like a profound bit of dramaturgy on my part, and he agrees with it.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIbsen will live, not as a dramaturgist, but as the greatest professor of dramaturgy the world has ever known.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe imaginative equipment of Maeterlinck's dramaturgy is rather limited and, on its face value, trite.
Prophets of Dissent | Otto HellerOn the whole, Kalidasa was remarkably faithful to the ingenious but somewhat over-elaborate conventions of Indian dramaturgy.
Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works | Kalidasa
There was a declaration of principles to be formulated out of sagacity and dramaturgy.
Children of the Market Place | Edgar Lee Mastersdramaturgy, dram′a-tur-ji, n. the principles of dramatic composition: theatrical art.
British Dictionary definitions for dramaturgy
/ (ˈdræməˌtɜːdʒɪ) /
the art and technique of the theatre; dramatics
Derived forms of dramaturgy
- dramaturgic or dramaturgical, adjective
- dramaturgically, adverb
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