History of Stage Design 3

Subject guarantor:

Vlasta KOUBSKÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Vlasta KOUBSKÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

To introduce students to set-design methods of individual artists. To understand the principles of their creations and with a knoweldge of set-design, work on an independent set-design topic.

Mode of study:

Classes on historical resources related to individual productions. Searching for sources of inspiration. Relationships in the work of the director. History of the Prague Quadriennale.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

DEA 1 and DEA 2 lectures.

Recommended optional programme components:

Visits to contemporary productions and subsequent analysis from a scenic design viewpoint.

Course contents:

Through investigating documentation about productions (photography, critiques, memories, correspondence, sketches) students find the methods of the most distinctive Czech set designers of the first half of the 20th century. Systematic work with resource material, creation of their own view of stage methods and investigation of sources of inspiration. Writing of an independent course paper of approx. 20 pages.

Recommended or required reading:

Selected Chapters - Diderot, Aronson, Brandesky, Gombrich, Francastel

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Visits to fine arts exhibits, the scenic design depositary of the Theatre dept. of the National Museum.

Assessment methods and criteria:

75% class attendance, independent creation of the course paper and its presentation (approx. 20 pages of text).

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Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Stage Design in English (M.A.) (compulsory subject)