Directing 1
- Course unit code:
- 201REZ1
- Course unit title:
- Directing 1
- Mode of delivery:
- zápočet
- Range:
- 2/T
- Type of course unit:
- Study plan Režie a dramaturgie činoherního divadla (Bc.) – compulsory subject
Study plan Teorie a kritika (Bc.) – compulsory subject - Level of course unit:
- Year of study
- Study plan Režie a dramaturgie činoherního divadla (Bc.) – 1st year
Study plan Teorie a kritika (Bc.) – 1st year - Semester when the course unit is delivered
- zimní
- Number of ECTS credits allocated:
- 3
- Garant předmětu:
- Jakub KORČÁK
- Name of lecturer(s):
- Jakub KORČÁK
- Study Objectives:
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1. Familiarization with the programme and goals of studying drama directing
2. Familiarization with the basic aesthetic terms of drama theatre and directing
3. Introduction to the problems of perceiving the meaning of theatre and its standing in society
4. Understanding the basic principles of staging and theatrical functions in historical examples
5. Defining the function and means of modern theatrical directing
- Mode of delivery:
- Prerequisites and co-requisites:
- Recommended optional programme components
- Course contents:
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1. Introduction to the study of directing drama
2. Theoretical defining of basic terms: directing, mise en scene, tempo-rhythm, dramatic situation, theatrical space, scenic space, dramatic space etc.
3. The origins of theatre: its roots and meaning
4. Transformations of staging principles from antiquity to the baroque
5. Formation of the principles of modern directing from the Enlightenment through the Meiningen players.
Syllabus: Initially in a seminar students are familiarized with the basic goals and dangers of studying drama directing and with the problems of working in the chosen field. In the subsequent phase, mutual discussion covers the basic terms and definitions relating to the study of the given field. Students are also familiarized with the director's basic tasks and responsibilities in the individual phases of the creating of a theatrical production. After that introduction, students in the seminar are introduced to the problems of the theatre's standing in society, and by examining the foundations of theatricality, they are led to considering the meaning of theatre. Finally, the students are familiarized with staging practices in various epochs of European theatre, with an emphasis on various forms representing the directing component. At the end of the semester is discussion of the circumstances of the emergence of modern directing as an independent field.
- Study materials:
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Pavis, Patrice ? Dictionary of the Theatre
Gordon, Robert ? The purpose of playing: modern acting theories in perspective
Schechner, Richard - Performance theory [2005]
Bogart, Anne - A director prepares: seven essays on art and theatre
Čechov, Michail Alexandrovič - The path of the actor
Čechov, Michail Alexandrovič - To the actor: on the technique of acting
Donnellan, Declan - The actor and the target
Hauser, Frank; Reich, Russell - Notes on Directing: 130 Lessons in Leadership from the Director`s Chair
Gaskill, William - A Sense of direction
Krasner, David (ed.) - Method acting reconsidered: theory, practice, future
Lecoq, Jacques - The moving body: teaching creative theatre
Luere, Jeane - Playwright Versus Director: Authorial Intentions and Performance Interpretations
Hodge, Alison - Twentieth century actor training [2007]
Johnstone, Keith - IMPRO: improvisation and the Theatre
Merlin, Bella - Beyond Stanislavsky: the psycho-physical approach to actor training
Mitter, Shomit - Systems of Rehearsal. Stanislavsky, Brecht, Grotowski and Brook
Rudlin, John - Commedia dell´arte: an actor´s handbook
Rudlin, John; Crick, Olly - Commedia dell´arte: a handbook for troupes
Stanislavski, Constantin - An actor´s handbook: an alphabetical arrangement of concise statements on aspects of acting
Stanislavski, Constantin - An actor´s work: a student´s diary
Thomas, James Michael - Script analysis for actors, director and designers
Zarrilli, Phillip B. - Psychophysical acting: an intercultural approach after Stanislavski
- Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Assessment methods and criteria
- Language of instruction:
- Czech
- Work placement(s):
- Pracovní stáž není u tohoto předmětu zavedena.
- Course web page:
- Note:
- Schedule for winter semester 2010/2011:
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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 Fri - Schedule for summer semester 2010/2011:
- The schedule has not yet been prepared
- The subject is a part of the following study plans:
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- Režie a dramaturgie činoherního divadla (Bc.) (main subject)
- Teorie a kritika (Bc.) (compulsory subject)