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STUDY PLANS

Alternative World Theatre in the 20th and 21st Century 2

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Course unit code:
204ASD2
Course unit title:
Alternative World Theatre in the 20th and 21st Century 2
Mode of delivery:
zkouška
Range:
2/T
Type of course unit:
Study plan Teorie a kritika (Mgr.) – compulsory subject
Study plan Herectví alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) – compulsory subject
Study plan Režie a dramaturgie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Bc.) – compulsory subject
Study plan Scénografie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Bc.) – compulsory subject
Study plan Produkce (Mgr.) – optional subject
Level of course unit:
bakalářský, magisterský
Year of study
Study plan Teorie a kritika (Mgr.) – 1st year
Study plan Herectví alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) – 4th year
Study plan Režie a dramaturgie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Bc.) – 3rd year
Study plan Scénografie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Bc.) – 3rd year
Semester when the course unit is delivered
letní
Number of ECTS credits allocated:
2
Garant předmětu:
Karel MAKONJ, Ondřej HRAB
Name of lecturer(s):
Ondřej HRAB
Study Objectives:

The subject?s aim is to familiarise the department?s students with the widest range of trends in contemporary world theatre. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of contemporary theatre and the dissolving of boundaries between individual art forms. Students learn about contemporary developments in the dramatic arts through profiles of contemporary practitioners in theatre, dance, puppet theatre design.

Mode of delivery:
Prerequisites and co-requisites:

1. Creative ability

2. Capacity for independent reflection on the subject

3. Ability to analyse and reflect

4. Capacity for synthetic thought

5. Sufficient cultural overview and detailed knowledge of theatre history.

Recommended optional programme components
Course contents:

Curriculum:

The semester focuses on the artists behind contemporary puppet theatre (e.g. William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company from South Africa) and the Theatre of Objects (e.g. the Dutch Dogtoep and their successors).

Syllabus:

Study of the most recent movements in contemporary world theatre based on personal experience as a spectator. This is gained both through video projections and directly by visiting performances or through personal meetings with the artists.

Study materials:

Oscar G. Brockett: History of Theatre

Kazimierz Braun: The Second Reform of Theatre

Jan Hyvnar: The Actor in Modern Theatre

Eugenio Barba, Nicole Savarese: Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology

Magazines: Svět a divadlo, Taneční zóna, Loutkář [World and Theatre, Dance Zone, The Puppeteer].

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:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2010/2011:
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
místnost
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HRAB O.
16:00–19:00
(paralelka 1)
místnost
()
HRAB O.
16:00–19:00
(paralelka 2)
Tue
Fri
Thu
Fri
The subject is a part of the following study plans:
Generated on 2011-6-17
Updates of the above given information can be found on http://studijniplany.amu.cz/en/predmet204ASD2.html