Selected in Topics in History of Dance B2

Subject guarantor:

Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The lecture should expand knowledge acquired in the courses Survey of the HIstory of Dance and Ballet and Survey of the History of Ballet in the Czech Lands focusing on component issues of dance of the first half of the 20th century.

Mode of study:

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.

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 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.

Course web page:

Note:

Lecture topic: History of 20th century ballet. 2

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)