Historical Dance Scholarship Seminar 1

Subject guarantor:

Dorota GREMLICOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Dorota GREMLICOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The course aim is to acquaint students with the basic procedures and principles of working with history, a range of resources for dance study, institutions, manners of organization and design of a professional study of dance topics.

Mode of study:

Discussion, analysis of writing and other types of sources, excursions, course assignments.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

This course requires a good bearing in historical dance issues, and completion of Survey of the History of Dance and Ballet.

Recommended optional programme components:

No electives required.

Course contents:

In the first semester students are introduced to variability and manners of analysis using dance resources.Also used, among others, are previous course papers of analyses of selected resources. The Czech situation is compared to the rest of the world. Further students are presented with important collections of dance sources of varying nature, preserved in Czech institutions such as collections of dance programs (National Museum Archives), National Theatre ballet ensemble archives (Archiv ND), printed ballet librettos from various historical periods or dance mementos of the Česky Krumlov state castle archive. During the semester the students are given assignments regarding working with particular sources (collections of sources) related to Czech dance history which require the use of history analysis methods.

Recommended or required reading:

Adshead-Landsdale, Janet; Layson, June eds.: Dance History. An Introduction, London, New York 1994.

Cohen, Selma Jeanne ed.: Dance as a Theatre Art: Source Readings in Dance History from 1581 to the Present, New York 1977.

Schwartz, J. L.; Schlundt, C. L.: French Court Dance and Dance Music: A Guide to Primary Source Writings, 1643-1789, Stuyvesant, New York 1987.

Zíbrt, Čeněk: Jak se kdy v Čechách tancovalo, Praha 1895, 1960.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Classes

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded based on:

Class participation

completion of course assignments

readings

During the semester class participation, completion of course assignments and reading are required.

Requirements for successful completion of the course: completion of course assignments, readings, independent work with information resources.

Course web page:

Note:

None

Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Obor Taneční věda (Bc) (next compulsory subject)