Directing 8

Tutor:

Milan SCHEJBAL

Synopsis:

The subject follows up on the results of Bachelor's studies and focuses on mastery of integrated stage creation under the conditions of a professional theatre. The content of the course is determined to an appropriate extent by preparation, continuous generalization and reflection on work on productions and performances in the courses Stage Creation and Production Practice.

Prerequisites:

A professionally equipped school stage, intensive cooperation with the departments of stage design, production and possibly other department. Cooperation with manufacturers, agencies and the media. External collaborators depending on the type of production being prepared. Cooperation with students in other years of study in the field of acting at the departments of dramatic theatre and alternative and puppet theatre.

Study Objectives:

Demonstrate the ability to do independent creative work on a production from initial inspiration to realization before the public. Cooperate with other artists on the comprehensive form with the full-fledged use of all available audio-visual means. The production, organizational and marketing aspects of a director's work. Preparing one's own joint study of the production and its execution. Transforming the staging intent in relation to colleagues and audiences. The director as a leader and team member.

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum

1. Introduction to the study of a production

2. Reading, blocking acting, technical, lighting, full and dress rehearsals

3. First performance, premiere, repeat performances

4. Collaborating with producers and actors

5. Leading individuals and groups

6. Rehearsal tactics and strategies

7. Coaching of movement, dancing, sound, speech and singing

8. The production and its promotion

Syllabus

Instruction focuses on practical realization of a full-length theatrical performance using the full range of expressive means. In their work, students must take into consideration the individual and shared topics of their collaborators, the context of the theatre, the context of the venue and the context of the theatre's other productions. Students learn the meaningful interconnection of the individual components of a theatrical performance through lively communication with selected colleagues and carry out a difficult, thematicized montage with respect to content and form with the use of full-fledged scenography, music and sound. They learn the proper scheduling of progress on work, delegation of tasks to colleagues and communication with them. They learn the continuous seeking of form and the ability to develop an imagined theme. They create an appropriate mechanism for notes and its organization and evaluation, using auxiliary literature independently, and testing their inspiration beyond the theatre in art and reality.

Study materials:

Artaud, A.; Divadlo a jeho dvojenec; Herrmann, Praha 1994

Barba, A.; Slovník divadelní antropologie; Div. ústav, Lid. noviny; Praha 2000

Brecht, B.; Myšlenky; Čs. spisovatel; Praha 1958

Brockett, 0. G.; Dějiny divadla; Lidové noviny, Divadelní ústav; Praha 1999

Brook, P.; Prázdný prostor; Panorama; Praha 1988

Brook, P.; Nitky času; Divadelní ústav; Praha 2004

Burian, E. F.; O nové divadlo; Praha 1946

Císař, J.; Člověk v situaci; ISV; Praha 2000

Císař, J.; Základy činoherní režie; Horizont; Praha 1984

Čechov, M.; O herecké technice; Divadelní ústav; Praha 1996

Efros, A.; Divadlo má láska; Panorama; Praha 1980

Efros, A.; Povolání - Režisér; Panorama; Praha 1986

Frejka, J.; Divadlo je vesmír; Divadelní ústav; Praha 2004

Grossman, J.; Analýzy; Čs. spisovatel; Praha 1991

Hilar, K. H.; O divadle; Divadelní ústav; Praha 2002

Hyvnar, J. ; Herec v moderním divadle; Pražská scéna; Praha 2000

Kraus, K. ; O divadle; Lidové noviny; Praha 1990

Pilátová, J. ; Jerzy Grotowski a teatr Laboratorium; PKS; Praha 1990

Stanislavskij, K. S.; Můj život v umění; Praha 1962

Vostrý, J.; O hercích a herectví; Achát; Praha 1998

Vostrý, J.; Režie je umění; AMU; Praha 2001

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2008/2009:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2008/2009:

	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
Tue
Fri
Thu	místnost K330 Učebna () SCHEJBAL M. 15:30–18:30 (paralelka 1)
Fri

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský režie ČD (main subject)