Aural/ Oral Dramaturgies Project Wins Awards
Congratulations to Dr Duška Radosavljević and the team behind The Aural/ Oral Dramaturgies Project on their recent award wins.
This year, the project was awarded the Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy by the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA). Named in honour of Elliott Hayes, the former dramaturg and literary manager at The Stratford Festival, and a dual citizen of Canada and the USA, the award recognises excellence in dramaturgical work on a specific project over the past two years. Projects eligible for the award may include, but are not limited to, production, season planning and implementation, educational programming, or advocacy for the profession.
The Award was presented at the LMDA annual conference in Philadelphia on 24th July.
And at the end of July, Aural/ Oral Dramaturgies will also be awarded the 2022 ATHE-ASTR Excellence in Digital Scholarship Award at the annual ATHE conference in Detroit for being an ‘exemplar of digital scholarship’ which ‘moves the field forward’.
Remarking on the Aural/Oral Dramaturgies project receiving both awards, Dr Duška Radosavljević said:
“On behalf of the whole team who worked on the Aural/Oral Dramaturgies project and its website, I am thrilled and deeply grateful to have our work recognised by such distinguished international organisations. As the findings of the project suggest, the meaning of this work completely depends on being heard and amplified by interested audiences. Thank you.”
The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) supports and advances the study and practice of theatre and performance in higher education. An advocate for the field of theatre and performance in higher education, it serves as an intellectual and artistic center for producing new knowledge about theatre and performance-related disciplines, cultivating vital alliances with other scholarly and creative disciplines, linking with professional and community-based theatres, and promoting access and equity.
ATHE’s awards honour excellence in and exceptional contributions to teaching, scholarship, playwriting, and artistic practice in educational and professional theatre.
The American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) is a U.S.-based professional organisation that fosters scholarship on worldwide theatre and performance, both historical and contemporary. Founded in 1956, the ASTR encourages theatre scholarship and provides links with other similar groups represented in the International Federation for Theatre Research.
The ASTR sponsors or coordinates several awards, grants, fellowships and prices to support and recognise outstanding scholarship in theatre and performance studies.
The joint ATHE-ASTR Award for Excellence in Digital Theatre and Performance Scholarship is awarded each year to an individual or team that demonstrates innovation and rigorous in the use of electronic/ digital media for the purpose of producing or disseminating knowledge about theatre and performance.
Find out more information about the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas and the Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy by visiting their website.
Find out more information about the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and explore the full list of 2022 ATHE Award winners by visiting their website.
Find out more about The Aural/ Oral Dramaturgies Project by visiting the project’s website.