History of Stage Design 1

Tutor:

Věra PTÁČKOVÁ

Synopsis:

Basics of European set design, the Baroque system,19th century values. Points of departure in the work of A. Appii and G. Craig, new outlook on the dramatic work, set design as a creative element. A look at the avant-garde and Czech set design up to the Second World War (Hofman,Tröster, Burian).

Prerequisites:

General survey of set design history.

Basic knowledge of Czech set design history.

Study Objectives:

1/ In the history of set design (European and domestic) to bring students to respect the subject?s history.

2/ To get them interested in the diversity of artistic opinions.

3/ To guide them in historic and contemporary material when it comes to their own creative work.

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum:

1/ Introduction to the subject. What is contemporary set design, what was its historical role, how has its function changed in relation to the dramatic work?

2/ Brief history of European set design with examples of how the subject changed: from the Baroque through to the 20th Century. Turning point in the work of A. Appii and G. Craig; a new way of viewing the dramatic work, set design as a creative element.

3/ Czech set design of the first half of the 20th century.

4/ The work of V. Hofman, F. Tröstr, E.F.Burian.

5/ The European avant-garde + Bohemia, an outline.

6/ Czech set design from the second half of the 20th century.

7/ Josef Svoboda.

8/ World set design of the second half of the 20th century, an outline.

Syllabus:

Teaching is designed to acquaint students with the subject?s history; to develop and cultivate their fantasy using various historical approaches. To try and understand historical material as an inspiration. Using the history of „great set design“ to expand the outlook on the puppet?s possibilities, clearly understanding that during the whole of the last century the opposite also applied, i.e. that puppet inspired the history of art and dramatic art.

It?s important that students have an overview of the devlopment of art - at least of the modern period: they should constantly expand and enrich their private resource of forms, spaces, colours and approaches. The possibility of creating. The fact that opinions and approaches to creative work develop leads me to respect the historical chronology. Even though I wanted to get away from this seemingly mechanical approach in my lectures and study the past from the present backwards (despite being aware that few teachers employ this method due to a lack of time), I abandoned this idea as it would take up too much space and argumentation. I look at general history, styles, trends through the work of some of the major figures.

Study materials:

Nová česká scéna, zvláštní otisk Života, listu pro výtvarnou práci a uměleckou kulturu, roč. XV, č. 3-4, 1937

Česká scénogafie XX. století, Praha 1981,

Zrcadlo světového divadla, Praha 1995

Dějiny českého výtvarného umění III 1-2, IV 1-2

Vlastislav Hofman, Praha 2OO4

Divadelní revue 2OO3/2

Josef Svoboda, Praha 1984

Jaroslav Malina, Praha 1999

Scénografie, přehled článků ze zahraničních časopisů, DÚ 1964 - 1985

H. Rischbieter, Bühne und bildende Kunst im XX. Jh., Velber bei Hannover 1968

D. Bablet, Les révolutions scéniques du XXe siecle, Paris 1975

Note:

Further information:

This course is an elective for all students of this school

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	místnost R210 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) PTÁČKOVÁ V. 11:30–13:00 (paralelka 1)
Thu
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 bakalářský produkce (optional subject)
• Doporučený bakalářský režie a dramaturgie ČD (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramaturgie ČD (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramaturgie ALD (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský režie ALD (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský scénografie ALD (optional subject)
• Doporučený bakalářský scénografie (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský scénografie - kostým a maska (optional subject)
• Doporučený bakalářský teorie a kritika (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský teorie a kritika (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský herectví ČD (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský režie ČD (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský herectví ATP (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský scénografie - film a televize (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský scénografie (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský herectví ALD (optional subject)
• Doporučený bakalářský režie a dramaturgie ALD (optional subject)
• Doporučený bakalářský scénografie ALD (compulsory subject, optional subject)
• Doporučený bakalářský dramatická výchova - komb. (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramatická výchova (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramatická výchova - dvouleté komb. (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský produkce (optional subject)
• Doporučený bakalářský herectví ATP (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramatická výchova - tříleté komb. (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský scénografie v anglickém jazyce (optional subject)