The Dramaturgy Of Space

Published here in English for the first time in a translation by the leading expert on Griffero, The Dramaturgy of Space highlights the connections in his work and approach with renowned theatre theorists, especially from the European avant-garde, such as Artaud, Cocteau, Appia and others.

Ramón Griffero describes his aesthetic philosophy, theoretical approach to theatrical creation and illustrates that theory through practical application in a series of exercises. Combining a conceptual approach using examples taken from some of his own work, like Cinema Utoppia(1985), Tus deseos en fragmentos (2003), Fin del eclipse (2007) and El azar de la fiesta (1992), Griffero also includes many exercises that the reader can implement to test the applicability of the concepts suggested in the book, supported with online videos.

Overall, the reader is given a contemporary Chilean perspective on issues of theatrical creation we often take for granted from an internationally renowned Latin American artist, whose artistic practice has been intimately connected to political and social issues both during and after the Pinochet dictatorship until the present day.