History of Scenography 2
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203DSIA2 | exam | 6 | 3 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 119 to 149 hours of self-study | English | summer |
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Department
The subject provides Department of Stage Design
Contents
Lectures and seminars with presentations of the most important scenographic works of the Czech theatre avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s, seminar papers on selected topics from the history of avant-garde scenography in the field of film, search for sources of inspiration and connections of film scenography with the history of theatre and photography. Continuity with modern principles in the second half of the 20th century, postmodern methods, and the use of new technologies in scenography.
The student will apply this knowledge in a final paper closely related to the master's project:
- The Emergence of Czech Modern Scenography and Costume Design.
- Modern Czech Theatre Costume.
- Avant-garde Czech scenography (expressionism, cubism, fauvism, impressionism, etc.).
- Vlastislav Hofman and the beginnings of Czech theatrical expressionism.
- Josef Čapek - the connection between painting and scenography.
- František Tröster - scenic urbanism and imagination.
- Theatergrapf, D 34, E.F. Burian, Laterna magika - stage and film.
- Alexandr Vladimír Hrska and Antonín Heythum - fauvism and constructivism in scenography.
- František Zelenka - prewar period and Terezín.
- Bedřich Feuerstein - purism or surrealism.
- František Muzika - poetic surrealism.
- František Kysela, Karel Svolinský, Jiří Trnka, František Tichý as scenographers.
- Josef Svoboda and new scenic technologies.
- Significant personalities of post-war scenography (Nývlt, Gottlieb, A.Wenig, Bubeník, Kolář, Konečná, and others).
- Action scenography (Malina, Melena, Dušek, Roszkopfová, Zbořilová and others).
- Postmodern scenography.
Learning outcomes
Graduates of this semester are capable of demonstrating an orientation in modern Czech and European scenography. Based on knowledge and independent study of professional literature, the student can read a theoretical text in which he/she defends and explains the methods, context, and reasons for his/her professional artistic project.
Prerequisites and other requirements
None.
Literature
V.Koubská, J.Zbořilová, I.Brádková: Divadelní kostým, Praha 2014 ( Engl)
J.Pritchard : Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909-1929, Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2013 (Engl)
Metaphor and Irony 2 : František Tröster and contemporary Czech theatre design /[authors Marie Zdeňková, Delbert Unruh, Joe Brandesky , The Ohio State University, 2012 (Engl)
Arnold Aronson, The Routledge Companion to Scenography, ISBN 9780367509637, 2018 (Engl)
Arnold Aronson, Looking Into the Abyss: Essays on Scenography, University of Michigan Press 2005 (Engl)
Joe Brandesky (ed.): Jaroslav Malina in Scenography and Painting, Carolinum, 2019 (Engl)
Joe Brandesky: Czech theatre Design in the Twentieth Century, Iowa
J.M. Burian : Leading Creators of Twentieth Century Czech Theatre, London 2002
Pamela Howard, What is scenography, 2019
V.Koubská : Básník světla a prostoru, Praha 2007 (Engl)
V.Koubská : František Zelenka, Praha, 1994 (Engl)
V. Koubská : Antonín Heythum, Praha 2022 (Engl)
H.Bahr : Expresionismus, Mnichov, 1919 (Germ)
O. Schlemmer : Das Stuttgarter theatralische Abenteur, 1921 ( Germ)
M.Droste : Bauhaus 1919-1933 (reforma a avantgarda), Taschen Slovart, 2007 (Germ)
L.H. Eisner : The Haunted Screen, 1965 (Engl)
La Danza delle Avanguardie, Roveretto 2005 (Ita)
V. Ptáčková : Česká scénografie XX.století , Praha 1982 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
Kolektiv autorů ( F.Černý ): Dějiny českého divadla , díl IV., Praha 1983 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
M.Obst, A-Scherl : K dějinám české divadelní avantgardy, Praha 1962 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
B.Srba : V zahradách Thespidových, Praha 2009 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
B.Srba : Řečí světla, 2006 (pictures)
M.Lamač : Osma a skupina výtvarných umělců, 1907-1917, Praha 1988 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
Expresionismus a české umění (katalog), Praha 1994 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
F.Černý : Premiéry bratří Čapků, Hynek Praha 2000 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
J.Gillar: M.Kouřil a scénografie D 34 – D 41, Praha 1971 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
H.Čapková : Bedřich Feuerstein: Cesta do nejvýtvarnější země světa, KANT 2014 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
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V.Tetiva, V.Koubská: František Muzika, Praha 2012 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
V.Koubská, V.Valchářová : B.Feuerstein, scénografie, architektura, Praha 1996 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
V.Koubská, D.Chaloupka, P.Štembera, J.Rous : A.V.Hrska, Praha 2014 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
M.Nešlehová, R.Švácha, J.Hilmera : Vlastislav Hofman, Praha 2005 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
Výtvarná práce na jevišti národního divadla, 1881 – 1941, Praha 1941 (pictures, illustrations, photographies)
Evaluation methods and criteria
75% participation in lectures and seminars, independent preparation of a final thesis and its presentation (approx. 10 pages of text).
Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:
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Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:
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The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Scenography - Theatrical Scenography in EN (M. A.) (Required subjects)
- Scenography - Production Design in EN (M.A.) (Required subjects)