Supervision as Dramaturgy

Comparing her role of supervisor to that of a dramaturg in a creative process, Christel Stalpaert points at the importance of listening and of cultivating an openness towards different modes of knowledge production.

Christel Stalpaert is Professor Theatre, Performance, Dance and Media Art Studies of the Art Studies Dept. at Ghent University (Belgium). She is director of the research centre S:PAM (Studies in Performing Arts and Media) and co-founder of the dance research network CoDa (Cultures of Dance).