Contemporary Theatre of the Western Culture 1

Tutor:

Daniela JOBERTOVÁ, Martina SCHLEGELOVÁ

Synopsis:

This seminar focuses on familiarization with the most important contemporary Euro-American theatrical trends; besides direct individual experience with foreign theatre, it uses video recordings, foreign-language dramatic texts and, of course, texts existing in Czech translations.

Prerequisites:

- participation in the seminar (2 absences per semester are tolerated);

- continuous preparation and active work in the seminar;

- 1 paper during the semester;

- final term paper

Study Objectives:

The goal of the seminar is to familiarize students with current European theatrical or dramatic works, especially those based on different principles from the theatrical culture of Central Europe or of the Czech Republic and is therefore neglected by current czech dramaturgy. The emphasis is on work with texts that do not fall into traditional dramatic categories and therefore are resistant to classic dramaturgical analysis. An integral part of the seminar is also reflection on the different preception of the dramatic or of theatricality in various (European) cultures.

Outline and Syllabus:

Seminar focuses on theatre in France, Great Britain, Germany and Austria, and alternatively on theatre in Italy and Poland.

Study materials:

Basic information:

O. Brockett, Dějiny divadla

Specialized literature for the give language area:

Articles in technical literature (SAD, Disk, Divadelní noviny)

University theses (bachelor's, master's, doctoral)

Studies published in symposia (e.g. FF MU)

Foreign language literature (e.g. Valere Novarina, Devant la parole etc.)

Theatrical plays: the selection of specific texts will take place at the start of each semester.

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	místnost K225 Pracovna pedagogů (Karlova 26, Praha 1) 09:00–10:30 (paralelka 1)
Fri
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 režie a dramaturgie ČD (compulsory subject)