Costume and Character 3

Display Schedule

Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
203KOA3	exam	4	2 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 82 to 102 hours of self-study	English	winter

Subject guarantor

Jan ŠTĚPÁNEK

Name of lecturer(s)

Hana FISCHEROVÁ, Jan ŠTĚPÁNEK

Department

Předmět zajišťuje Department of Stage Design

The atelier classes are devoted to developing thinking in the area of shaping the dramatic character of a musical/opera work and introduce students to the background and conditions of creating an opera costume design. The course explores the shape, color, and material design of costumes with an emphasis on operatic costume design. The term paper assignment is related to the main class assignment. The work on the project assumes a high artistic, interpretative, technological, and realization level and independent conceptual thinking. The student learns to design costumes for an opera chorus, and learns the specifics of designing opera costumes.

Learning outcomes

The course leads to complex scenographic design and interpretation of musical drama. It deals with the understanding of the meaning and function of character/costume in a musical project/staging.

Prerequisites and other requirements

Ability to communicate visually and think dramatically. Orientation in the fields of: visual arts, material culture and literature. Creativity and ability to relate.

Literature

ARNOLD, Janet. Patterns Of Fashion. Dravla Publishers, 2005.

BLAHNÍK, Vojtěch Kristián. World History of Theatre. Prague: Máj, 1938.

JINDRA, Vladimír. The Specificity of Scenography. Prague: Theatre Institute, 1984.

JINDRA, Vladimír. Study materials 1, 2. Scripts.

KRATOCHVÍL, Karel. From the world of commedia dell'arte. Prague: Panorama, 1987.

KYBALOVÁ, Ludmila. The History of Clothing (all parts). Prague, Lidové noviny, 1983-2009.

KYBALOVÁ, Ludmila. LAMAROVÁ, Milena. HERBENOVÁ, Olga. Pictorial encyclopedia of fashion. Prague: Artia, 1973.

MÁCHALOVÁ, Jana. History of clothing fashion in the 20th century. Prague: Lidové noviny, 2003.

MOUSSINAC, Léon. Theatre from the beginning to our days. Bratislava: Slovak Publishing House of Fine Literature, 1965.

PRAŽÁK, Albert. Scenography 1 and 2.

PTÁČKOVÁ, Věra. Czech scenography of the 20th century. Prague: Odeon, 1982.

THIEL, Erika. Gesichte Des Kostums. Berlin: Henschel, 1960.

TROJAN, Jan. The History of Opera. Prague: Paseka, 2001.

UCHALOVÁ, Eva. Czech Fashion 1870-1914: Olympia, 1997.

UCHALOVÁ, Eva. Czech Fashion 1918-1939. Prague: Olympia, 1996.

VACKOVÁ, Růžena. Visual Expression in Dramatic Art. Prague: Tomsa, 1948.

ZICH, Otakar. Aesthetics of Dramatic Art. Prague: Melantrich, 1931.

Fashion, history of clothing of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, from the collections of the Institute of Clothing in Kyoto

Arnold Janet. Patterns of Fashion. [3] the Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women C 1560-1620. Reprinted ed. Macmillan 1993.

Bolton Andrew et al. Alexander Mcqueen : Savage Beauty. Metropolitan Museum of Art 2011.

Baumgarten Linda et al. Costume Close-Up : Clothing Construction and Pattern 1750-1790. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Association with Quite Specific Media Group New York 1999.

Ingham Rosemary and Liz Covey. The Costume Technician's Handbook : A Complete Guide for Amateur and Professional Costume Technicians. [Rev. ed.] ed. Heinemann 1992.

Bradfield Nancy. Costume in Detail : Women's Dress 1730-1930. Second edition 1981 reprint 2009 ed. Eric Dobby Publishing Limited 2009.

Johnston Lucy et al. 19th-Century Fashion in Detail. Revised and expanded ed. Thames & Hudson Inc. ; V&A Publishing 2016.

Arnold Janet. Patterns of Fashion 1 [22nd print.] ed. MacMillan Publishers 2014.

Arnold Janet. Patterns of Fashion.2 [21st print.] ed. MacMillan Publishers 2014.

Hart Avril et al. Historical Fashion in Detail : The 17th and 18th Centuries. V & A Publications 1998,2006.

Kyoto Kyoto Costume Institute and Aikiko Fukai. Fashion the Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute. Taschen 2006.

Boucher François and Yvonne Deslandres. 20 000 Years of Fashion : The History of Costume and Personal Adornment. Expanded ed. Harry N. Abrams

Evaluation methods and criteria

During the semester, a gradual exploration of character form through sketches and a minimum of 80% attendance at tutorials is required. The semester ends with a final exam, for which the student will create colorful designs of all characters of the play with a minimum height of 23 cm. The student will produce a cartoon of the costumes with a minimum character height of 5 cm. Designs the appearance of the opera chorus in the form of a color sketch and costume designs for the chorus (according to the number of costume types - minimum 6 pieces)

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	room K442 Atelier - bakalářský atelier (Karlova 26, Praha 1) FISCHEROVÁ H. 14:00–18:00 (parallel1)
Tue
Wed
Thu	room K442 Atelier - bakalářský atelier (Karlova 26, Praha 1) FISCHEROVÁ H. 14:00–18:00 (parallel1)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Mon	14:00–18:00	Hana FISCHEROVÁ	Atelier - bakalářský atelier Karlova 26, Praha 1		parallel1
	Thu	14:00–18:00	Hana FISCHEROVÁ	Atelier - bakalářský atelier Karlova 26, Praha 1		parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans

Scenography - Theatrical Scenography in EN (M. A.) (Required subjects)