Alternative World Theatre in the 20th and 21st Century 4

Course unit code:

204ASD4

Course unit title:

Mode of delivery:

zkouška

Range:

2/T

Type of course unit:

Study plan Dramaturgie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) – compulsory subject
Study plan Režie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) – compulsory subject
Study plan Scénografie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) – compulsory subject
Study plan Teorie a kritika (Mgr.) – compulsory subject

Level of course unit:

bakalářský, magisterský

Year of study

Study plan Dramaturgie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) – 1st year
Study plan Režie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) – 1st year
Study plan Scénografie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) – 1st year
Study plan Teorie a kritika (Mgr.) – 2nd year

Semester when the course unit is delivered

letní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

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:

This semester focuses on theatre projects combining various cultures and traditions (Peter Brook) and their influence on new theatre techniques (Anne Bogart - Viewpoints).

Syllabus:

Study of the latest trends 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 () 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:

Dramaturgie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) (compulsory subject)
Režie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) (compulsory subject)
Scénografie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) (compulsory subject)
Teorie a kritika (Mgr.) (compulsory subject)