System and Structure of Theatre 2

Subject guarantor:

Jan CÍSAŘ

Name of lecturer(s):

Jan CÍSAŘ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

To introduce student to the basic components of theatre systems.

Characteristics of individual components.

Function of individual components.

Mode of study:

Lecture

Reading literature and discussion.

Independent papers on a given topic and discussion.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

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

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

A theatre system is understood as a collection of components in which each is a bearer of distinct properties in the structural network with other components creating specific and unique properties the system of theatre as a unique form 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 discussions over set topics.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Students are evaluated based on:

oral exam from lectures

discussions on topics selected from 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:

• Teorie a kritika (Bc.) (compulsory subject)