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PLAYWRITING AND CREATIVE DEVELOPEMENT COURSE
External guidance for circus and performing arts creation processes

DRAMATURGY ACCOMPANIMENT

Dramaturgy is the study of drama and its tensions.
It observes what happens, what is not said, what is hidden beneath action, and what moves the scene.

Every work of art holds a secret it needs to reveal; dramaturgy accompanies the process of making it visible without stripping it of its mystery.

I accompany creation processes in circus and performing arts through a deep dramaturgical groundwork prior to stage creation.

PROCESS THAT BEGINS BEFORE THE STAGE

The accompaniment always starts with strong table work.

Before speaking about numbers, technique or scenes, we work on:

  • what the project wants to say

  • why it is necessary to create it

  • where the creative urgency comes from

  • and what kind of experience we want to provoke in the audience

Dramaturgy does not appear at the end to organise what has already been created, but at the beginning, to guide the entire process.

WORKING METHODOLOGY

The work is based on exercises of writing, reflection and analysis that allow the artist or company to:

  • access their deeper imaginary

  • identify real themes, dualities and obsessions

  • define the universe of the project

  • build a conscious dramatic structure

We work through:

  • free writing and associations

  • analysis of the theme and its contradictions

  • definition of the protagonist, their desire and obstacles

  • dramatic structure (beginning, middle, end)

  • emotional tension and character evolution

  • the relationship between what the character knows and what the audience knows

The methodology draws on classical dramaturgy (Aristotle) as a foundation, without imposing it as a closed form, allowing it to be consciously broken afterwards.

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WHAT THIS ACCOMPANIMENT PROVIDES

This work allows you to:

  • begin creation with a clear direction

  • avoid long creative blocks in the rehearsal space

  • make more coherent scenic decisions

  • build a solid dossier from the outset

  • sustain the project throughout its entire journey

It is not about “intellectualising” circus, but about giving it a skeleton that can support risk, the body and poetics.

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HOW IT WORKS

  • Format: online or in person

  • Timing: before rehearsals begin (ideally)

  • Duration: single sessions or ongoing accompaniment

  • For: circus and performing arts artists and companies​

The working framework is defined according to the needs of each project.

This accompaniment is intended for:

  • artists in a creation phase

  • companies starting a new project

  • processes that need order, clarity and meaning

  • projects that want to grow without losing their essence

Especially useful for those who feel they have material but no structure, or intuition but no direction.

 

WORKING MATERIALS

As support for the accompaniment, I share several dramaturgical tools that we will use throughout the process:

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  • Thinking the Scene · Dramaturgical Tools (PDF)

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  • Map of the Creative Process in Circus (PDF)

CONTACT

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If you feel your show has something important to say and you need time to think it through before stepping onto the stage, let’s start at the table.

📩 albasarraute@gmail.com
📱 WhatsApp: +34 634 444 967

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Link to the course delivered for the Zaragoza Circus Association (CARPA)​​

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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