Selected in Topics in History of Dance B2

Course unit code:

107VB2

Course unit title:

Mode of delivery:

zkouška

Range:

2/T

Type of course unit:

Study plan Obor Choreografie (Bc) – compulsory subject
Study plan Obor Taneční věda (Bc) – compulsory subject

Level of course unit:

Year of study

Study plan Obor Choreografie (Bc) – 3rd year
Study plan Obor Taneční věda (Bc) – 3rd year

Semester when the course unit is delivered

letní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

Garant předmětu:

Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Study Objectives:

Přednáška má prohloubit znalosti získané v předmětech Přehled dějin tance a baletu a Přehled dějin baletu v Čechách se zaměřením na dílčí problematiku tance první poloviny 20. století.

Mode of delivery:

A presentation linked to the study of iconography, selected original texts and samples of media recorded choreographic works.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Completion of ''Survey of the History of Dance and Ballet„ and “Survey of the History of Ballet in Bohemia" are required.

Recommended optional programme components

Listenings to music. Visits to art exhibits and introduction to film in the discussed period i.e. first half of the 20th century.

Course contents:

Course content originates in the lecture focus; Modern Dance trends or the History of Ballet in the 20th Century. See the detailed syllabus there.

Study materials:

Martin, John: Modern Dance, New York 1972.

Brandeburg, Hans: Der moderne Tanz, München 1921.

Fokin, Michail: Protiv těčenija, Moskva 1962.

Gremlicová, Dorota: Taneční umění na scénách Nového německého divadla v Praze/ Die Tanzkunst am Neuen deutschen Theater Prag (1888-1938), Praha 2002.

Thomas, Helen: Dance, Modernity and Culture, London, New York 1995.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation in lectures, a paper on a selected artist, sitting the final test, oral exam. Overall grading is comprised of 25% for the paper, 25% for the test results and 50% for the oral exam.

The conditions for successfull completion of the course: competion and presentation of a paper, participation in lectures, sitting the test and oral exam.

Language of instruction:

Czech

Work placement(s):

none

Course web page:

Note:

Lecture topic: History of 20th century ballet. 2

Schedule for winter semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

Obor Choreografie (Bc) (compulsory optional subject)
Obor Taneční věda (Bc) (compulsory optional subject)