Adam Versényi translates and edits an eminently useful edition of Griffero's theory of the dramaturgy of space. A text that originally emerged out of the urgent need to expand the dramatic and scenic alphabet in the Americas to decolonize dramatic discourses, Versenyi's translation makes available to an English-speaking audience the collected reflections of what Griffero called "the artifice of the dramatic structure.” As one of the most important voices of Latin American theatrical creation, this updated edition of Griffero's seminal text includes exercises designed to help the reader institute a practical application of his theory, while sharing his ideas and ethical, political, and cultural positions towards scenic creation. A necessary book for all artistic creators and scholars.

Analola Santana

Playwright-director Ramón Griffero's The Dramaturgy of Space encapsulates a forty-year career spent conceptualizing, writing, directing, and teaching for the stage. Through reflections, exercises, video links, and photographs, Griffero immerses the reader in his refreshingly spatial approach to theatrical creation; and in the process the Chilean artist ably demonstrates 'that not everything that comes from the periphery is a mechanical reproduction of ad hoc models from the centre'. Adam Versényi's translation is a most welcome addition to the Theatre Makers series.

Jean Graham-Jones