History and Theory of Theatre Seminar 1

Tutor:

Jan HYVNAR, Zuzana SÍLOVÁ

Synopsis:

The seminar develops material covered in the courses Theatre in the Context of Western Culture, Theatre in Czech Culture, and Foundations of Theatrical Terminology, with emphasis on independent developing of chosen topics in the students' term papers.

Prerequisites:

Term paper developing an assigned topic with the aid of archival materials, expert reviews and continually published literature.

Study Objectives:

Systematic reflection on basic problems and questions connected with the origins and development of the art of drama and analysis of specific examples from contemporary stage practice.

Outline and Syllabus:

1. Origins and basis of European drama

2. The comic and literary lines of development of European drama

3. Naturalness and stylization in the development of European drama

4. Ways of creating stage characters in European drama

5. Natural (natural) language and the language of drama

6. The most important traditions of Czech drama theatre

7. Basic developmental tendencies of European drama and their roots

8. When (by what) modern drama began and (if at all) ended

Study materials:

Literature is assigned on the basis of specific tasks.

Note:

Schedule for winter 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
Tue
Fri
Thu	místnost K330 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) HYVNAR J. 09:30–11:00 (přednášková par. 1)
Fri

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský herectví ČD (compulsory subject)