Seminar of Criticism 1

Subject guarantor:

Radmila HRDINOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Radmila HRDINOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

1. To cultivate in directing and dramaturgy students an analytical view of a theatre performance and attempt to overcome artificially created barriers between future stage artists and critics.

2. To guide students to independent critical though related, not only to individual productions, but to overall theatre arts.

3. To guide students towards a bearing in contemporary theatre events.

Mode of study:

Discussion over performances viewed, analysis of productions by domestic and foreign directors on DVD, working with critiques.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No requirements.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

Course intention is an understanding of the purpose of critique as a part of a stage work, review necessary for the development of the theatre arts.

Curriculum

1/ Critique as the professional judgement of a work, its objectivity and subjectivity

2/ Characteristics of a critic and skills necessary for professional judgement of a production

3/ Relationship of the creator and the critic, common starting points and goals.

Recommended or required reading:

The course has no summary work. Collections of prominent Czech theatre critics, primarily, are saved with which the students work with during the course and other theatre production critics published in Czech press.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Classes

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit and the exam are awarded primarily based on participation during the entire course (including at least 80% attendance), and as the case may be, completion of a paper (and its defense in discussion).

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:

• Produkce (Bc.) (optional subject)
• Režie a dramaturgie činoherního divadla (Bc.) (compulsory subject, optional subject)
• Dramaturgie činoherního divadla (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Dramaturgie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Režie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Scénografie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Scénografie (Bc.) (optional subject)
• Scénografie - kostým a maska (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Teorie a kritika (Bc.) (optional subject)
• Teorie a kritika (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Herectví činoherního divadla (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Režie činoherního divadla (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Herectví se zaměřením na autorskou tvorbu a pedagogiku (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Scénografie - film a televize (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Scénografie (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Herectví alternativního a loutkového divadla (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Režie a dramaturgie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Bc.) (optional subject)
• Scénografie alternativního a loutkového divadla (Bc.) (optional subject)
• Dramatická výchova - kombinované (Bc.) (optional subject)
• Dramatická výchova (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Dramatická výchova - dvouleté kombinované (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Produkce (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Herectví se zaměřením na autorskou tvorbu a pedagogiku (Bc.) (optional subject)
• Dramatická výchova - tříleté kombinované (Mgr.) (optional subject)
• Stage Design in English (M.A.) (optional subject)