Giselle Garcia

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Giselle Garcia is a faculty member at both the Fine Arts Program and English Department of the Ateneo de Manila where she developed the first dramaturgy undergraduate course at the university. As resident dramaturg and Senior Culture and Arts Officer at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, she also curates artisitc programmes with the Intertextual Division. As a member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) and Writers Bloc, she always tries to find ways to support the development of new work, and forging relationships with and between artists, communities and institutions.

Giselle received her M.A. in Theater, Dramaturgy Concentration degree from Hunter College, City University of New York and an A.B. Literature (English) degree from the Ateneo de Manila University. She has worked on the development of over 250 new plays by established and emerging playwrights in New York and Manila.

Some recent production dramaturgy credits include Nicolas B. Pichay’s Macho Dancer: A Musical, Elmer Gatchalian’s adaptation of  Juego de Peligro (Tanghalang Pilipino); Der Kaufmann: Ang Negosyante ng Venecia by Rody Vera (Tanghalang Pilipino); the Off-Broadway production of Lloyd Suh's Jesus in India (Ma-Yi);Pahimakas sa Isang Ahente (Tanghalang Pilipino); Kooman and Dimond’s Dani Girl(Sandbox Collective); and Agyu: Patungo sa Paraiso (Siklab Productions). Pahimakas sa Isang Ahente and Der Kaufmann: Ang Negosyante ng Vencia were cited and awarded respectively for Outstanding Production of Existing Material for a Play by the Philstage Gawad Buhay Awards.

Last Updated: 2016

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