History and Theory of Theatre Seminar 2

Course unit code:

201SHE2

Course unit title:

Mode of delivery:

zápočet

Range:

2/T

Type of course unit:

compulsory subject

Level of course unit:

Year of study

3rd year

Semester when the course unit is delivered

letní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

Garant předmětu:

Jaroslav VOSTRÝ

Name of lecturer(s):

Jaroslav VOSTRÝ

Study Objectives:

Systematic reflection on basic problems and questions connected with the origins and development of the art of drama and analysis of specific examples from contemporary stage practice.

Mode of delivery:

Classes, writings on assigned issues and their explanation.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Term paper developing an assigned topic with the aid of archival materials, expert reviews and continually published literature.

Recommended optional programme components

Monitor of various manners of current interpretation of classic works domestically and around the world.

Course contents:

1. Development and foundations of drama genres

2. Monologue vs. dialogue in the development of and creating drama

3. Components of drama theatre and developmental transformations of their relations

4. Drama text and stage work

5. From the dramatic situation to action in stage space

6. Text and subtext, the „interior“ and „exterior“, image and expression, conventional and expressive behaviour

7. Two directions of stage communication and their consequences and transformations

Study materials:

Literature is assigned on the basis of specific tasks.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Classes where students bring developed issues for the bachelor's exam in directing and dramaturgy supplemented by instructor explanation.

Assessment methods and criteria

Class participation. Development of assigned queries and their explanantion.

Language of instruction:

Czech

Work placement(s):

Pracovní stáž není u tohoto předmětu zavedena.

Course web page:

Note:

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:

Režie a dramaturgie činoherního divadla (Bc.) (compulsory subject)