Workshop in Edinburgh

Workshop, Friday 17th of December, 2-5 pm, Edinburgh.

As a dramatic writer, you can easily get lost in the woods of rules and dramaturgical models. I've tried go beneath the surface of models and rules in search for the basic principles of drama - to let them lead me in my own work as both a dramatic writer and stage director. So far I operate with 5 basic principles:

1. Conflict: This is the basis of drama, change and consciousness. Obvious, but the importance often overlooked.

2. Tonality: We have two fundamental tonalities in drama; comedy and tragedy - they are of huge importance for the construction of a drama, which has more similarities to the construction of music than to litterature.

3. Character: The old discussion, plot or character, I argue that character comes first, especially the will of the character.

4. Mystery: Drama has its origin in the ancient Greek religious mystery-plays. It still plays a vital part for the construction of drama.

5. Unity: Aristoteles old principle still holds great value, when applied and understood as a principle.

I'll introduce these principles and demonstrate their application in some quick exercises. If you plan to attend the workshop, you should bring a scene of around 2 minutes length for the exercises. You can also read more about the principles on this blog. To sign up for the workshop and further info, contact me at tcjakobsen@gmail.com

Troels Christian Jakobsen graduated from The National Danish Playwright Education in 1997. He has worked as a dramaturge at the Royal Theater of Denmark, as a writer for TV, film and theater, scriptconsultant for many Greek feature films and as a stage director.

ATHENS SCRIPT WORKSHOP

Over the summer The Athens Script Workshop will appear in a new form.

Daily 2 hour sessions will be held at Ianos on Stadiou 24 in the cafe from 4 to 6 pm. It begins Monday the 6th of July and will continue for 8 weeks.

Mondays: Introduction to script creation.
Introduces my view on drama and the creation of scripts. Participation free of charge.

Tuesdays: Principles of drama.
We talk about the basic principles of drama with examples of how they work and how to work with them.

Wednesdays: Toolbox.
After principles, we look at tools for better writing, like act models, creative methods and simple tricks.

Thursdays: Writing exercises.
Based on principles and the toolbox writing exercises to develop your understanding of them.

Fridays: Your writing.
We take a look at the participants own writing, either a project or your exercise-writing. Your choice.

The setting will be informal, discussion is welcomed and participation is flexible - meaning you only have to show up for the type of session you find useful.

Payment follows this simple form. Enrollment: 50 €. After that: 5 € per session you participate in.

If you have questions about the workshop email me. You can find my email address in my profile.