Work on Performance 3

Tutor:

Milan SCHEJBAL, Zuzana SÍLOVÁ

Synopsis:

The class focuses on the systematic process of creating a production under the conditions of a professional theatre.

Prerequisites:

A professionally equipped school stage, intensive cooperation with the departments of scenography, production and possibly other divisions. Cooperation with manufacturing, agencies and the media. External coworkers depending on the type of production being prepared. Cooperation with acting students in other years of study from the Department of Dramatic Theatre and the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre.

Study Objectives:

1. Demonstration of the ability to do independent creative work on a production from the initial inspiration through to performance before an audience.

2. Cooperation with other artists on the comprehensive form.

3. Full-fledged use of all available audio-visual means.

4. The production, organizational and marketing components of the director's work.

5. Individual and joint preparation, study of the production and its performance.

6. Transformation of the production plan in relation to coworkers and audiences.

7. The director as a leader and as part of a team.

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum

1.Introduction to the study of production

2.Reading, blocking, acting rehearsals, technical and lighting rehearsals, regular rehearsals, dress rehearsal, first performance, premiere, later performances

4.Leadership and cooperation between inscenátorů and actors

5.Leadership of individuals and of the collective, rehearsal tactics and strategies

6.Coaching for movement, choreography, sound, diction and singing

7.The production and its promotion

Syllabus

Instruction focuses on the practical realization of a full-length theatrical performance with the use of the full range of expressive means. In their work the students must take into account the individual and shared themes of their collaborators, the context of the theatre, the context of the place and the context of the theatre's other productions. They learn the meaningful combination of the individual components of a theatrical performance through live communication with selected coworkers. They make a difficult, thematicized montage with respect to content and form with the use of full-fledged stage design, music and sound. They learn the right way to pace progress with work, the assigning of tasks to coworkers and communication with them. They learn the continuous seeking of form and the ability to develop the intended theme. They create an appropriate method of keeping notes and its organization and evaluation, and they make independent use of auxiliary literature, confirming 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 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 K222 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) 10:00–14:00 (paralelka 1)
Tue	místnost K222 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) 10:00–14:00 (paralelka 1)
Fri	místnost K222 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) 10:00–14:00 (paralelka 1)
Thu	místnost K222 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) 10:00–14:00 (paralelka 1)
Fri	místnost K222 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) 10:00–14:00 (paralelka 1)

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský dramaturgie ČD (main subject)
• Doporučený magisterský režie ČD (main subject)