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Dramaturgy in the Making maps contemporary dramaturgical practices in various settings of theatre-making and dance to reveal the different ways that dramaturgs work today. It provides a thorough survey of three major areas of practice - institutional dramaturgy; production dramaturgy and dance dramaturgy - with each illustrated through a range of case studies that illuminate methodology and which will assist practitioners in developing their own dramaturgical toolbox.In tracing the development of the role of the dramaturg; the author explores the contribution of Lessing; Brecht and Tynan; foundational figures who shaped the practice. She excavates the historical and theoretical contexts for each strand of the work; uniquely offering a history of dance dramaturgy and its associated theories.Based on extensive research; the volume features material from the authors interviews with fifty eminent professionals from Europe and North America; including: Robert Blacker; Jack Bradley; DD Kugler; Ruth Little and Hildegard De Vuyst. Through these; a detailed and precise insight is provided into dramaturgical processes at organisations such as the Akram Khan Company; les ballets C de la B (Gent); the National Theatre and the Royal Court (London); the Schaubuuml;hne (Berlin) and The Sundance Institute Theatre Lab (Utah); among others.Dramaturgy in the Making will prove indispensable to anyone working in theatre or wanting to better understand the dramaturgical processes in performance-making today. The book features a foreword by Geoff Proehl; author of Toward a Dramaturgical Sensibility: Landscape and Journey.