History of Arts for Students of Dance 1

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Contents

The course takes the form of an overview lecture dealing with the context of art and culture and the development of art in individual periods. It does not attempt to provide an exhaustive factual coverage of the subject matter; the emphasis is on concepts, theoretical/ideological contexts, and characteristic features. In the first block, more general themes focusing on cultural issues and the genesis of art predominate.

The aim of the study is to provide students with knowledge about the place of art in human/European culture, its social context, an overview of the changes in its conceptualization, the interrelationships between different types of art.

Thematic areas:

• Culture and society (basic concepts);
• Man and his development;
• Art as part of human culture; types, genres;
• Origin of art - ceremony, structure of ritual, example of dance ritual - căluş. Discussion of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Programme;
• Art in prehistoric times, visual art and its interpretation;
• The Neolithic city of Çatalhöyük and the religious symbolism of its architecture and art decoration;
• Ancient art and its forms;
• Myth and Epic; Máhábharata as symbolization of religious concepts, its artistic theatrical representation (P. Brook).
• Art of ancient Greece and Rome, the canon of beauty and its reflection in European art („Renaissance“), interpretation of ancient art and its value;
• Culture and art of the Middle Ages. Symbolism of monastic church and cathedral architecture;
• Culture and art of the Middle Ages: laughing culture - carnival and art;
• The art of the Renaissance - the artist as an individual; the revival of the theatre.

Learning outcomes

Gaining knowledge, connecting historical information and theoretical concepts, developing critical thinking and reading skills.

Prerequisites and other requirements

none

Literature

File of presentations for individual lectures with links to image and video material.

Required reading:

BACHTIN, Michail Michajlovič. Rabelais and his world. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1984. ISBN 0-253-20341-4.

BURKE, Peter. The Italian renaissance: culture and society in Italy. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1991.

ELIADE, Mircea. The Myth of the Eternal Return: Or Cosmos and History. Princeton University Press, 1971. ISBN 978-0691017778.

GEERTZ, Clifford. Intepretation of Cultures. Basic Books, 1973. ISBN 0465097197.

GIURCHESCU, Anca. A Comparative Analysis between the ‘Cålus’ of the Danube Plain and ‘Cåluşerul’ of Transylvania (Romania). Studia Musicologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, vol. 34, no. 1/2, 1992, pp. 31–44. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/902359. Accessed 20 Sep. 2022.

GOMBRICH, Ernst Hans. The Story of Art. Phaidon Press, 1995. ISBN 978-0714832470.

KOCÓJ, Ewa. The Romanian Ritual of Căluşari: Between an Obsolete Meaning and a Preserved Structure. Anthropos, vol. 108, no. 2, 2013, pp. 565–75. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23509860. Accessed 20 Sep. 2022.

STAVĚLOVÁ, Daniela. Červená růžičko, proč se nerozvíjíš: Doudlebská masopustní koleda: tanec, identita, status a integrace; Multimediální studie. Praha: Etnologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2008. 1 videodisk (DVD) : ( 34 min.) : brož. (84 s.). [angl. verze].

Recommended reading:

BACHTIN, Michail. Francois Rabelais a lidová kultura středověku a renesance. Praha: Argo, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7203-776-6.

Bhagavadgíta. Praha: Odeon, 1976.

BURKE, Peter. Italská renesance: kultura a společnost v Itálii. Praha: Mladá fronta 1996. ISBN 80-204-0589-5.

DUBY, Georges. Věk katedrál. Umění a společnost 980-1420. Praha: Argo, 2002. ISBN 80-7203-418-9.

DUMÉZIL, Georges. Mýtus a epos I. Trojfunkční ideologie v eposech indoevropských národů. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2001. ISBN 80-7298-034-3.

ELIADE, Mircea. Mýtus a skutečnost. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7298-462-6.

ELIADE, Mircea. Mýty, sny a mystéria. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1998. ISBN 80-86005-63-1.

GARIN, Eugenio. Renesanční člověk a jeho svět. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2004. ISBN 80-7021-653-0.

GENNEP, Arnold van. Přechodové rituály. Systematické studium rituálů. Praha: Portál, 2018. ISBN 978-80-262-1374-1.

GIARDINA, Andrea. Římský člověk a jeho svět. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7429-072-5.

GIURCHESCU, Anca. Přežití rituálu v současných společenských kontextech. Căluş – mezi rituálem a národním symbolem. Národopisná revue 2010, XX, č. 4, s. 244-259. ISSN 0862-8351.

KOMENSKÝ, Jan Amos. Labyrint světa a ráj srdce. Praha: Kalich, 1948.

LE GOFF, Jacques. Kultura středověké Evropy. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2005. ISBN 80-7021-808-8.

LE GOFF, Jacques. Středověký člověk a jeho svět. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1999. ISBN 80-7021-274-8.

LE ROY LADURIE, Emmanuele. Masopust v Romansu: Od Hromnic po Popeleční středu 1579-1580 . Praha: Argo, 2001. ISBN 80-7203-329-8.

LEWIS-WILLIAMS, David; PEARCE, David. Uvnitř neolitické mysli. Vědomí, vesmír a říše bohů. Praha: Academia, 2008. ISBN 978-80-200-1644-7.

MITHEN, Steven. Konec doby ledové. Dějiny lidstva od r. 20000 do r. 5000 př. K. Praha: BB/art, 2006. ISBN 80-7341-768-5.

VERNANT, Jean-Pierre. Řecký člověk a jeho svět. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2005. ISBN 80-7021-731-6.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Credit - preparation of a written assignment based on the reading of one selected mythological or heroic epic of 3-5 pages; Study of required readings - submission of prepared notes on the texts.

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Dance Pedagogy (BA) - Methods of Classical Ballet Technique - from 2023/24 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA) - Methods of Modern and Contemporary Dance - from 2023/24 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA) - Methods of Folk Dance - from 2023/24 (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)