DSCTA Brown Bag Sessions : Dramaturgy and the Archipelago

DSCTA Brown Bag Sessions

Everyone is invited to watch and learn in the next installment of DSCTA Brown Bag Session with the topic of Dramaturgy and the Archipelago featuring the talks of DSCTA faculty members, 𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑡. 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓. 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑜 𝐴𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑟. 𝐽𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑠 𝐺𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝐺𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑎, and moderated by Asst. Prof. Anna Lisa Gamboa.

📅 Date: 14 October 2024
⏰ Time 2:00 PM [Manila Time]
📍 Platform: via Zoom
🔗Zoom Link: https://up-edu.zoom.us/j/96035194287
🔗Meeting ID: 960 3519 4287
🔗Passcode: DramaArchi

Kumpas at Kaldag: Towards an archipelagic, algorithmic, and decolonized dramaturgy
by Mr. Jonas Gabriel Garcia

From its earlier conceptions as the intellectual elite of a production, a researcher, and a dramatist, the role of a dramaturg, as it redefines itself, has taken its leaps and bounds throughout the development of Philippine Theater; none more so than the age we live in. An era wherein anyone can become an ‘expert’ in any given area of concentration overnight, whether driven by practical need or creative endeavor..

Given this epoch, this paper evaluates, examines, and acknowledges Philippine dramaturgy in the contemporary theatre scene by closely observing and reassessing the experiences of author’s recent dramaturgical work in productions namely being: Kung Paano Nanalo Sa Karera si Rosang Taba, O’Donnell, and Sidhi’t Silakbo; in order to offer a preliminary and contemporary answer to the question: What is dramaturgy in the context of the Philippines?

“Mito han Panhitabo”: The Drematurgy of War and Brecht in an Anti-Musical Play
by Asst. Prof. Popo Amascual

This presentation is centering on executing in a performative lens the multilayered experiences of the Moro Conflict in 1970s Philippines as portrayed in the play “Nanay Bangis” using the dramaturgical concept, “Mito han Panhitabo” (or “Myth of the happening”). The Myth of the Happening is a concept that speculates over the Maranao way of life during the Martial Law and the marvels of Bertolt Brecht’s verfremdungseffekt to objectively present the realities of war. “Nanay Bangis” is an adaptation of Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children written by Rody Vera and directed by Herbie Go and employs the elements of epic theatre’s distance effect to highlight an intellectual discussion on the horrors of armed conflict.

It is Dulaang UP’s opening production for its 47th theatre season, Amihan at Habagat that seeks to make sense of the shifts and struggles between the human condition and its surrounding natural environment to see just what kind of forces drive disagreements that risk innocent lives. Through “Mito han Panhitabo”, researched factual data lead speculation over the conditions of the Moro Conflict through a disruption of the magic of theatre to evoke emotions by expressing feelings and sentiments about the issue instead using conventions of verfremdungseffekt.

“Mito han Panhitabo” merges realistic details and awkward spectacle to present a commentary on actual events and to challenge the spectators to join in disowning leaders that support these wars, among other powers behind sustaining the sieges and pillages as a form of misdirection from capitalist agendas.

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DSCTA Brown Bag Sessions is a lecture series of the UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts designed to provide an opportunity for its faculty members to present their ongoing research projects and creative works to the general public. Each program will highlight presenters that will talk about a specific topic within Speech Communication and Theatre Arts, promoting interdisciplinary dialogues and fostering a deeper understanding of disciplines.

These sessions aim to foster potential collaborations, a culture of meaningful academic discourse, and a platform for knowledge exchange.

Source: UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts Facebook