Alternative World Theatre in the 20th and 21st Century 5

Tutor:

Ondřej HRAB

Synopsis:

In the first part of the fifth semester the teaching focuses on the creators of contemporary multi-media theatre Robert Lepage (Canada), Wooster Group (USA) and the latest tendencies in so-called technological theatre. The second part concentrates on radical forms which combine theatre with public discussion (Jakob Wrenn, PME, Canada) or social and political positions (Reza Abdoh, USA).

Study is based on personal experience as a spectator, both by video projections and directly by visiting performances or through personal meetings with the artists.

Teaching through video projections, visits to performances, thematic seminars.

Prerequisites:

1. Creative ability

2. Capacity for independent reflection on the subject

3. Ability to analyse and reflect

4. Capacity for synthetic thought

5. Sufficient cultural overview and detailed knowledge of theatre history.

Study Objectives:

The subject?s aim is to familiarise the department?s students with the widest range of trends in contemporary world theatre. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of contemporary theatre and the dissolving of boundaries between individual art forms. Students learn about contemporary developments in the dramatic arts through profiles of contemporary practitioners in theatre, dance, puppet theatre design.

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum:

In the first part of the fifth semester the teaching focuses on the creators of contemporary multi-media theatre Robert Lepage (Canada), Wooster Group (USA) and the latest trends in so-called technological theatre. The second part concentrates on radical forms which combine theatre with public discussion (Jakob Wrenn, PME, Canada) or social and political positions (Reza Abdoh, USA).

Syllabus:

Study of the latest tendencies in contemporary world theatre based on personal experience as a spectator. This is gained both through video projections and directly by visiting performances or through personal meetings with the artists.

Study materials:

Oscar G. Brockett: History of Theatre

Kazimierz Braun: The Second Reform of Theatre

Jan Hyvnar: The Actor in Modern Theatre

Eugenio Barba, Nicole Savarese: Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology

Magazines: Svět a divadlo, Taneční zóna, Loutkář [World and Theatre, Dance Zone, The Puppeteer].

Note:

Schedule for winter 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	místnost () HRAB O. 16:00–19:00 (paralelka 1)
Tue
Fri
Thu
Fri

Schedule for summer semester 2008/2009:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský dramaturgie ALD (compulsory subject)
• Doporučený magisterský režie ALD (compulsory subject)
• Doporučený magisterský scénografie ALD (compulsory subject)