Block Education II. 1

Tutor:

Jiří SRSTKA

Synopsis:

Introduction to the stage production from premiere to final performance

- Assembling a rehearsal plan

- repertoire operation

- series operation

- „season“ operation

- Specifics of stage production according to theatre genre (drama, opera, ballet, operetta, musical, pantomime)

- Introduction to fundamental issues in organization and securing the travelling activities of the theatre.

Introduction to the fundamental promotional issues in the theatre including PR.

Prerequisites:

- participation in the course (min. 70%)

- completion of given coursework during the semester

- oral exam: analysis of written work + discussion

Study Objectives:

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the issues of managing staging from the premier to final performance. The students get to know the fundamental rules of serial and repertoire and „seasonal“ repertoire operation, fundamental specifics of theatre types.

Further, the students are introduced to theatre promotion activity issues and the types, financial evaluation of promotions. PR.

As well, the students will have the opportunity to test their knowledge with professionals in the field.

Outline and Syllabus:

Students are introduced to production operations from premiere to final perfromance. Part of the evaluation will be the independent coursework and subsequent discussions for manners of processing and confirming knowledge of the selected topic. Ability of the student to respond to issues arising in discussion.

Required: 80% attendance, task completion and success in examinations.

From premiere to final performance.

Production operations

Assembling a play/rehearsal plan

- from the artistic viewpoint

- from the operations viewpoint

- from a financial viewpoint

Series vs. repertoire vs. „season“

Specifics of the fundamental types of theatre performances

- drama

- opera

- operetta

- musical

- ballet

- pantomime

- puppet

Traveling activities of the theatre

Theatre promotional activities

- the theatre progam as a part of the production

- printing

- media

- spatial

- electronic

- exceptional

PR in theatre

Study materials:

Department of Production Bachelor's and Master's Diploma Paper

play plans of individual theatres

annual reports of individual theatres

examples from theatre programs and promotional materials.

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	místnost R311 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) SRSTKA J. 08:45–10:15 (přednášková par. 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 (subject determining qualification)