Texts and Topics for Drama and Theatre with Children 1

Tutor:

Eva MACHKOVÁ

Synopsis:

An elective course focused on criteria for selecting literary material, that is free formed topics for varous forms of drama training and various age groups and based on this, their use in drama training. Discussions of particular works, authors or genres according to the wishes of the students, their needs and intentions.

Prerequisites:

To process a selected area of literary material, actively participate in discussions, study the subject literature and eventually publish one's own work.

Study Objectives:

Expanding literary knowledge for a given age level and form of Drama training, to be introduced to various types of subject material. Designate and formulate the criterial for selection and important elements of text analysis from the viewpoint of use in Drama training.

Outline and Syllabus:

Curriculum:

1. Overview of selected literary areas.

2. Selection criteria of literary material for drama training.

3. Appraising selected literary works.

Curriculum:

- Presentation of fundamental criteria of literature for drama training:

- topic, subject, material,

- drama, actions, situations and dramatic situations,

- story, intriques, conflict,

- event, plot, subject,

- criterial in relationship to the group and goal.

- Preparatory work with the selected material.

- Abstracts from individual students and discussions about them.

- Comparison of variations or retold fairy tales with similar events or motifs (ex., variations of Cinderella, various interpretations of the tales of Ali Baba and the 400 theives, and the like.).

Study materials:

BETTELHEIM, Bruno

1975 The Uses of Enchantment. The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales; přel. Lucie Lucká, Za tajemstvím pohádek. Proč a jak je číst v dnešní době (Praha: Nakladatelství LN, Praha, 2000)

HOŔÍNEK, Zdeněk

1978 Divadlo a drama (Praha:Amatérská scéna)

MACHKOVÁ, Eva

2004 Volba literární látky pro dramatickou výchovu aneb Hledání dramatičnosti (Praha: DAMU)

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 dramatická výchova - komb. (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramatická výchova (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramatická výchova - dvouleté komb. (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský dramatická výchova - tříleté komb. (optional subject)