Production seminar 1

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Subject guarantor

Sodja ZUPANC-LOTKER

Name of lecturer(s)

Anna CHRTKOVÁ

Department

The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre

Contents

A practical seminar on how to make art happen. Over the course of the semester, we will together discuss the possibilities and pitfalls of the production process, which, in addition to an artistic work, can bring new and surprising possibilities for designing, sharing and presenting a (performative) artwork. Together we will focus on „writing a project“. Over the course´s six blocks (“The Art“, “The System“, “Time&Money“, “People“, “The Space“, “The Aftercare“), we will focus on the layers of production process through discussions with guests and various case studies. Through the course, we will write and discuss the individual approaches towards putting one´s art vision to the text-form – to gain the skills to create an appropriate condition for making it happen. During the course we will then discuss the specificities and differences of different context in relation towards the Czech and European context, with special attention to the seminar´ participants previous experience.

Learning outcomes

Course graduate:

•will gain the overwiew on a complex process of making (performing) art happen

• will be able to write a project to apply for residencies, grants and other (similar) oportunities

• will be able to define and further develop their personal approach towards production process - in relation to their own interests and work.

• will be able to work creatively with budgets and plans

• will be able to develop useful schemes of collaboration

• will learn about the specificities of producing within Czech and European context from the perspective of production process

Prerequisites and other requirements

Desire and courage to discuss strenghts and pitfalls of one's own and others' work. Continual attempts of writing and editing one´s own project.

Literature

Required:

ADAMCZAK, Szymon et al. Dissonances. On Herding Cats to Take out the Trash. Ana VUJANOVIĆ, Biljana TANUROVSKA-KJULAVKOVSKI and Marijana CVETKOVIĆ, eds. Belgrade: Station Service for Contemporary Dance, 2024. ISBN 978-86-900670-6-0. https://dancestation.org/dissonances-on-herding-cats-to-take-out-the-trash/

BOBRIKOVA, Martinka and Oscar de CARMEN. In The midst of Two Worlds. Fanzine (online), 2022. https://bobrikovadecarmen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fanzine-2.pdf

Additional:

DOCKX, Nico a Pascal GIELEN, eds. Mobile Autonomy: Exercises in Artists’ Self-organisation.

Amsterdam: Valiz/Antennae Series, 2016. ISBN 978-94-92095-10-7.

KUNST, Bojana. Artist at Work, Proximity of Art and Capitalism. Winchester, England ; Washington,

[District of Columbia]: Zero Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78535-000-9.

ECKERSALL, Peter a Bertie FERDMAN, eds. Curating Dramaturgies: How Dramaturgy and Curating

are Intersecting in the Contemporary Arts. London New York: Routledge, 2021. ISBN 978-0-367-

48756-0.

HIRVANEN, Maija a Eva NEKLYAEVA. Practical Performance Magic: Spills and Recipes. Helsinki:

Friends of Physical Contemporary Art, 2023. ISBN 978-952-94-8358-7.

MALZACHER, Florian a Johanna WARSZA, eds. Empty Stages, Crowded Flats: Performativity as

Curatorial Strategy. Berlin, 2017. ISBN 978-3-89581-443-3.

SPADE, Dean. Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis. London New York: Verso, 2020.

ISBN 978-1-83976-212-3.

STEYERL, Hito. Umění bez daně: umění v éře planetární občanské války. Praha: Akademie

výtvarných umění v Praze, Vědecko-výzkumné pracoviště, 2023. ISBN 978-80-88366-54-6.

SCHROFER, Janwillem. Plan and Play, Play and Plan: Defining Your Art Practice. Amsterdam: Valiz,

1. ISBN 978-94-92095-40-4.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Active participation, 75% attendance.

Delivery of the written project at the end of the semester.

Note

The course will happen in 6 blocks over the course of one semester on Tuesdays:

14. 10: / 21. 10. / 4. 11. / 11.11. / 18. 11. / 25. 11

timewise: 10:00 - 13:00

Schedule for winter semester 2025/2026:

Schedule for summer semester 2025/2026:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Directing of Devised and Object Theatre (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)