System and Structure of Theatre 2

Subject guarantor:

Jan CÍSAŘ

Name of lecturer(s):

Jan CÍSAŘ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Introduce students to the basic components of the theatre system.

Characteristics of individual components

Function of individual components

Mode of study:

Lecture

Discussions about the required readings

course paper on an assigned topic and its assessment.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Knowledge of the concepts and foundations of Systems and Structures 1.

Recommended optional programme components:

Jiří Velruský: Příspěvky k teorii divadla, Divadelní ústav, Praha

Hoskovec Tomáš: Jiří Veltruský (1919-1994), paralelní cesta životem a semiotikou, Brno, MU, 2010

Course contents:

The theatre system is understood as a collection of components in which each bears distincting properties and structural connections with other components creating a specific and unique characteristics of theatre as a unique type of art.

Components:

1. Theatre space

2. Acting

3. Directing

4. Dramaturgy

5. Set design

6. Music and sound

7. Literature

8. Stage technology

Recommended or required reading:

CÍSAŘ Jan:Základy dramaturgie, Praha, Nakladatelství Akademie můzických umění, 2009, ISBN-978-80-7331-146-9

PRAŽÁK Albert: Mezi, Praha, Nakladatelství KANT-Karel Kerlický, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7437-032-82

VOSTRÝ Jaroslav: O hercích a herectví, Praha, nakladatelství ACHÁT, 1998, ISBN 80-902221-7-X

VOSTRÝ Jaroslav: Režie je umění, Praha,Akademie múzických umění, 2001, ISBN 80-85883-93-7

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lecture, class discussion over set topics.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Students are assessed based on:

an oral exam from lectures

discussion about topics selected from the required literature

analysis of the submitted course paper.

Course web page:

Note:

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:

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