Modern Creative Methods 1

Tutor:

Jan BURIAN

Synopsis:

Through courses and workshops with foreign instructors, organized during the academic year, acting and dramagurgy/directing students are familiarized wtih modern creative methods developed by the theatrical cultures of individual nations.

Prerequisites:

Study Objectives:

Theoretical and practical familiarization of students with the influence of individual national theatrical cultures on the creative development of basic methods of European and North American theatre. The emphasis is on creative application of the methods of K.S. Stanislavski, Mikhail Chekhov, Peter Brook and Jerzy Grotowski.

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum:

1)interpretation of Chekhov's plays in different theatrical cultures;

2)interpretation of Shakespeare plays;

3)interpretation of 20th century dramatists;

4)absurd drama and acting of psychological realism;

5)Ibsen, Strindberg, Gorky and contemporary theatre.

Syllabus:

Students are familiarized with the theoretical foundations of interpretation of key works of dramatic literature in contemporary theatre on the basis of specific traditions of concrete theatrical cultures. Through practical instruction under the leadership of foreign pedagogues, they experiment with a form of exercise that is different from what they have experienced during their studies at DAMU. This leads them to a practical and theoretical understanding of the differences between various theatrical experiences, giving them inspiration for their further creative work.

Study materials:

Depending on topics chosen by foreign pedagogues.

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený bakalářský režie a dramaturgie ČD (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramaturgie ČD (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský teorie a kritika (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský herectví ČD (compulsory subject, optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský režie ČD (optional subject)