Contemporary Theatre of the Western Culture 2

Course unit code:

207SDK2

Course unit title:

Mode of delivery:

zkouška

Range:

2/T

Type of course unit:

Study plan Teorie a kritika (Bc.) – compulsory subject
Study plan Režie činoherního divadla v angličtině (Mgr.) – optional subject

Level of course unit:

Year of study

Study plan Teorie a kritika (Bc.) – 3rd year

Semester when the course unit is delivered

letní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

Garant předmětu:

Daniela JOBERTOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Martina SCHLEGELOVÁ, Daniela JOBERTOVÁ

Study Objectives:

The seminar's goal is to familiarize students with contemporary European theatrical or dramatic creation, especially with that which is based on different principles from the theatrical culture of Central Europe of the Czech Republic and is therefore neglected by Czech dramaturgy. The emphasis is mainly on work with texts that break with traditional dramatic categories and are hard to grasp with the tools of classic dramaturgical analysis. An integral part of the seminar is reflection on differing views of the dramatic or theatricality in various (European) cultures.

Mode of delivery:

Discussion, papers, moderated discussion, analysis of staging recordings

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No requirements. Completion of Theatre History II 2 is recommended.

Recommended optional programme components

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

Course content is primarily analyses of dramas which have arisen in the last twenty year in which it is possible to indicate the particular direction of this or that (language) theatre culture. Students, also, are introduced to important persons of theatre directing abroad and the function of theatre institutions in individual countries. Along with direct individual experience with foreign theatre, video recordings, foreign language dramas and existing Czech translations are used.

Study materials:

O. Brockett, Dějiny divadla

D. Jobertová, Když mluvit znamená jednat

J. Hančil, Royal Court Theatre a divadlo dramatických autorů

A. Sierz, In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today

L. Jiřička, Identita v době otřesu

A. Aronson, Avant-garde American Theatre

Z. Augustová, Thomas Bernhard: monografie

B. Schnelle, Elfriede Jelinek a její divadlo proti divadlu

K. Bohadlová et. al., Hořký život: antologie současné italské prózy a dramatu

Specialized literature in given languages:

Články v odborných periodicích (SAD, Disk, Divadelní noviny)

Univerzitní práce (bakalářské, magisterské, doktorské)

Studie otištěné ve sbornících (např. FF MU)

Cizojazyčná literatura (např. Michel Vinaver, Le Compte-rendu d´Avignon atd.)

Theatre plays: selection of texts takes place at the beginning of each semester).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Classes

Assessment methods and criteria

Class attendance. (2 absences are tolerated per semester)

Regular preparation and class participation

1 paper during the semester

Final course paper.

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:

Teorie a kritika (Bc.) (compulsory subject)
Režie činoherního divadla v angličtině (Mgr.) (optional subject)