Dramaturgy 8

Tutor:

Jana KUDLÁČKOVÁ

Synopsis:

A master's level course intended for dramaturgy students, augmenting the study during previous years with independent work on graduation performances, with major input in writing or translating the text of the production and the preparation of all additional printed materials. Constituting an important component are written reflections on the students' experiences in term papers, leading to the writing of a dissertation. Building of professional background in dramaturgical work: knowledge of foreign languages, overview of drama around the world, both historical and contemporary, knowledge of the conditions of theater operations, making contacts with authors, translations and theatrical agencies.

Prerequisites:

Study Objectives:

1) Creation of a dramaturgical plan and the dramaturgy for individual works at the Disk school theater, which is a model of the operations of a professional drama theater.

2) Literary preparation of a particular dramatic text and of all related printed matter.

3) Written reflection on the trial production process and its outcome, including responses of audience members at premieres and later performances.

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum:

1)Obtaining of information about dramatic texts, cooperation with theatrical agencies, authors and translators;

2)Finding appropriate texts for a specific creative team and cast;

3)Compiling a dramaturgical plan.

4)Dramaturgical preparation of a specific work, analysis, interpretation, formation of a dramaturgical/directing conception.

5)Literary work on a specific text: making cuts, revising a translation, alterations, adaptations, dramatizations.

6)Authorship and editing of all printed matter: promotional slogans, program for the production, press conference materials.

7)Active participation at rehearsals and performances and reflection about them, climaxing with a written report on the whole process.

Syllabus:

The knowledge and skills obtained at the bachelor's level of study are augmented by the students' independent creative work. Together, the directing students choose works and compile the dramaturgical plan for the Disk school theater. In doing so, they must not only strive to express their attitudes towards the world and theater, but also take into consideration the constraints given by casting possibilities and the need to provide good work opportunities for the entire ensemble of actors represented by their fellow students. They are receiving training under conditions simulating the operations of a normal, professional drama theater. At the same time, they are still deepening their educational background and their ability to reflect on theatrical performance, so that the possible scope of their future professional work will be as broad as possible.

An important part of preparing a specific production is the work of dramaturgy students on writing, translating or adaptation, growing out of the dramaturgical/directing conception, which they create jointly with directing students. Equally important is analysis and reflection on the entire process of the creation of a production and on the reactions of the audiences recorded in writing in the form of a term paper and later as a dissertation.

Study materials:

Roman Ingarden: O poznávání literárního díla, Praha 1967, also by the same author: Umělecké dílo literární, Praha 1989

Jan Císař: Základy dramaturgie 1 (Situace), Praha 1999

Jan Císař: Základy dramaturgie 2 (Postava)

Jaroslav Vostrý: Činoherní klub 1965-1972,Praktická dramaturgie, Praha 1996

Miroslav Procházka: Znaky dramatu a divadla, Praha 1988

Milan Lukeš: Umění dramatu, Praha 1987

J. L. Styan: Prvky dramatu, Praha 1964

J. L. Styan: Černá komedie, Praha 1967

Peter Szondi: Teória modernej drámy, Bratislava 1969

Jiří Levý: Umění překladu, Praha 1963

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

	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 K327b Pracovna pedagogů (Karlova 26, Praha 1) KUDLÁČKOVÁ J. 15:00–18:00 (paralelka 1)
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Fri

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský dramaturgie ČD (main subject)