Object and Space 1

Subject guarantor:

Name of lecturer(s):

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The goal of the course is systematic research of a space as a theatre component and its potential and characteristics.

Mode of study:

Contact instruction, Discussion, Analysis of recording solo and group recitals samples, Readings in trade literature.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

- A good bearing in theatre history.

- Completion of several theatre projects.

- Completion of courses regarding set design and staging.

Recommended optional programme components:

Participation of the student in a theatre project beyond instruction is welcomed (ex: with a children's or middle-school ensemble, or amateur ensemble, etc.)

Course contents:

An elective course expanding the perception of space and its theatre potential, investigating potential which various spaces and spatial arrangements offer for theatrical and para-theatrical activity.

- A space and its characteristics.

- Real, stage and drama spaces.

- A dramatic events space.

- Types of theatre spaces.

- Influence of the theatre space shape on staging.

Recommended or required reading:

MAREŠOVÁ, Sylva (ed.). Naše současná loutkářská scénografie. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 1987. 110s. 18 s. příl. Scénografie 55.

PÖRTNER, Paul. Experimentální divadlo. Přel. Jan Rak, Praha: Orbis, 1965. Horizont, sv. 1. 176 s. Přel. z: Experiment Theater.

PTÁČKOVÁ, Věra. Česká scénografie XX. století. Praha: Odeon, 1982. 366 s.

---. Drama života a světa Růženy Vackové. In KRAUS, Karel (ed.). O divadle 1: 1986-9. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1990, s. 306-321. ISBN 80-7106-018-6.

RICHTER, Luděk. Od předmětu k loutce, od loutky k předmětu: O vzniku a možnostech výpovědi loutky a loutkou. Praha: IPOS-ARTAMA; Praha: Společenství pro pěstování divadla pro děti a mládež Dobré divadlo dětem, 1997. 56 s. ISBN 80-7068-097-0.

ZAVARSKÝ, Ján. Kapitolky zo scénografie. Bratislava: Osvetový ústav, 1980. 204 s.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

classes, exercises

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded based on participation in class and exercises.

Each student is to prepare in the course a set design concept (with an emphasis on space) of a production or project in a non-theatre space.

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Further information:

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Drama in Education - part-time 2 years (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Drama in Education - part-time 3 years (B. A.) (optional subject)
• Drama in Education - part-time 4 years (B.A.) (optional subject)
• Drama in Education (M.A.) (optional subject)