Forms of Acting 1

Subject guarantor:

Zuzana SÍLOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Zuzana SÍLOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

To introduce students to forms of individual acting styles and manners of creating a character in the a line of Czech and world acting figures.

Capturing and recognizing development through the analysis of individual performance.

Comparison with one's own experience, reviewed in an inquiry of the psychology of acting.

Mode of study:

Analysis of acting performance based on the viewed performance, film and other video or audio recordings.

Description and analysis of acting tools.

Ranking in a historic context.

Survey of acting issues.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Empathy and subsequent analysis skills at the entrance exam level.

Recommended optional programme components:

Continuous monitor of the most notable acting performances in theatre and film.

Course contents:

Tying in with the main „Acting“ and „Stage Design“ courses and the lecture cycles „Theatre in Czech Culture“ and „Theatre in the Context of the Development of Western Culture,“ the seminar „Forms of Acting“ gives an opportunity to observe, recognize and reflect on the problems of the studied field. From the very beginning, with their practical work and growing experience, students are led to systematic analysis and deeper reflection on the questions of acting in two ways: through self reflection (a survey focusing on the psychology of acting) and through analysis of „historic examples“ comparable with the present-day form and quality of acting. Confronting their own experiences with „models“ - important representatives of individual creatives styles - allows a dual view of acting work: externally through observing, describing and analyzing creative approaches of another, and internally through attempts to map out and identify problems the students encounter during their own preparation for a role and finally in the course of rehearsing a production. Personal confessions going beyond factual comments and ideas are directed towards analysis of more general problems: professional relations between acting partners, the actor-text (original) relationship, actor-director, dramatic character-acting character, cooperation in a production team.

Recommended or required reading:

Viewing theatrical productions, selected films, television and other video or audio recordings.

Documentary material for individual works including photography. Period critical reviews and personal statements by the artists (memoirs, diaries, interviews)

Literature:

Recommended basic literature for comedy acting topics:

Vostrý, Jaroslav, O hercích a herectví, Praha 1998 (selected chapters)

Jan Werich: Klauni, např. in Úsměv klauna, Praha 1984

Zuzana Sílová: Komedianti na českém jevišti. Cyklus článků v časopise Disk, týkajících se historie českého komediálního herectví (Disk 28, 29, 32), Vlasty Buriana (Disk 33 září 2010), V+W (Disk 34 prosinec 2010), Huga Haase (Disk 6 prosinec 2003 a Disk 37 září 2011), Nataši Gollové (Disk 41 září 2012), dále Vlastimila Brodského (Disk 22 prosinec 2007, též v knize Generace a kontinuita, Praha 2009) (Each article and publication is provided with additional relevant literature

Pavel Bár: Osvobozené herectví: Miroslav Horníček a Miloš Kopecký (nejen) v karlínském divadle, Disk 29 září 2009 (also in this book Generace a kontinuita, Praha 2009)

Jan Hyvnar: Herec v divadle Jiřího Frejky, Disk 15 březen 2006

Jan Hyvnar: Herci Činoherního klubu v živlu hry, Disk 19 březen 2007

(obojí najdete též v knize Jan Hyvnar: O českém dramatickém herectví 20. století, Praha 2008)

Téma O hercích a herectví v časopise Disk viz seznam na webovkách, adresa:

http://casopisdisk.amu.cz/cs/pro-studenty/o-hercich-a-herectvi-1

Actor Biografies:

Charlie Chaplin: Můj životopis, Praha 1967, 2000

Louis Delluc: Chaplin, Praha 1924

Vlasta Burian: řada knih, z nich doporučuji:

Antonín Král, Petr Král: Vlasta Burian, Praha 1967

E. A. Longen: Král komiků, několik vydání

Books by Ondřeje Suchého devotet to comedians, comedy acting and small stage acting + additional memoirs regarding the 1st Republic period, particularly H. Haase, O. Nového, V+W

V+W: Jiří Voskovec: Klobouk ve křoví, Praha 1965

Hedbávný, Zdeněk, / Pešek, Ladislav, Tvář bez masky, Praha 1987 and additional publicatons

+ selected actor biographies according to the covered topics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lecture combined with classes.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Evaluation is based on the assigned written paper made up of two parts: 1. analysis of a selected character; 2. survey regarding acting.

Course web page:

http://casopisdisk.amu.cz/cs/pro-studenty/o-hercich-a-herectvi

Note:

Further information:

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu	místnost S201 Hallerův sál (Karlova 26, Praha 1) 09:30–13:30 (přednášková par. 1)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	09:30–13:30		Hallerův sál Karlova 26, Praha 1		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Directing and Dramaturgy for Dramatic Theatre (B.A.) (optional subject)
• Acting for Dramatic Theatre (M.A.) (optional subject)