A webinar on dramaturgy was held online with Michael Mark Chemers

Michael Mark Chemers , Mansour Brahimi, Hamidreza Afshar, Dawood Daneshvar, Behzad Sedighi, Ramtin Shahbazi and Narges Yazdi discussed the topics on dramaturgy.

 

Michael Mark Chemers  is a professor at the Santa Cruz university.  He was the founding Director of the Bachelor in Fine Arts Dramaturgy program at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of the 'Ghost Light' model of dramaturgy, a muscular, creatively engaged, artistically vibrant approach to dramaturgy that requires thorough historical understanding, theoretical training broad and deep, and a passionate dedication to creating powerful, relevant performances of all types.

He spoke considering the new developments in theater and performance, especially the developments related to digital technology.

Emphasizing the concept of presence and expanding its meaning in the new era, Chemers clarified that presence is not limited to physical performance. He also talked about the concern of some American some artists about technology in performance and the agreement of some others and companies to use technology in performance and innovations in performances and emphasized the importance of dramaturgy in these works.