Selected in Topics in History of Dance B1

Subject guarantor:

Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Lectures expand knowledge acquired in Survey of Dance and Ballet History and Survey of Ballet History in the Czech Lands with a focus on partial issues of dance in the first half of the 20th century.

Mode of study:

Topic presentation with recorded media examples.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

This course requires completion of Survey of Dance and Ballet History and Survey of Ballet History in the Czech lands.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements for this course.

Course contents:

Course content originates in the intentions of the lectures. These are Modern Dance Directions or Ballet History of the 20th Century - see detailed syllabus.

Recommended or required reading:

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 Tnazkunst 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:

Credit is awarded based on an active attitude towards lecture material and completion of one course test.

Course web page:

Note:

Lecture topic: History of Ballet of the 20th century 1.

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