Basics of Theatre Terminology 1

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Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Study aims:

- Introduce the basic concepts used in the theory and practice of contemporary stage arts.

- Adopt and understand the basic principles of the function of a theatre piece.

- Ability to scholarly and precisely analyse and review various stage shapes.

- Understand the quality and specific features of stage arts.

Mode of study:

Discussion, Analysis of theory texts and recordings

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No requirements.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

This course covers some basic concepts in theatre theory enabling one to perceive and review the system and structure of theatre as a specific type of art.

Basic topics:

Theatre space

Performance and production (stage form, production)

Performance

Theatre situation, its rise and function

Theatre specific signals system

Basic subsystems of a theatre system (motivation-management, audience, stage)

Recommended or required reading:

ARISTOTELÉS. Poetika. Přel. Julie Nováková. 5. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1962. 96 s.

BRECHT, Bertolt. Myšlenky. Přel. Ludvík Kundera a Marta Staňková. Praha: ČS, 1958. 168 s. Otázky a názory, sv. 7.

CÍSAŘ, Jan. Vývoj divadelního jazyka. České Budějovice: Krajské kulturní středisko České Budějovice, 1990. 134 s. ISBN 80-85028-36-0.

LEHMANN, Hans Thies. Postdramatické divadlo. Prel. Anna Grusková a Elena Diamantová. Bratislava: Divadelný ústav, 2007. 368 s. Ed. Svetové divadlo. Prel. z: Postdramatisches Theater. ISBN 978-80-88987-81-9.

OSOLSOBĚ, Ivo. Ostenze, hra, jazyk: Sémiotické studie. Brno: Host, 20025. 400 s. Teoretická knižnice, sv. 5. ISBN 80-7294-076-7.

---. Principia parodica: totiž Posbírané papíry převážně o divadle. Praha: AMU, Divadelní fakulta, katedra teorie a kritiky, 2007. 360 s. ISBN 978-80-7331-082-0.

SLAWIŃSKA, Irena. Divadlo v současném myšlení. Praha: Nakladtelství Studia Ypsilon, 2002. 482 s. ISBN 80-902482-6-8.

ZICH, Otakar. Estetika dramatického umění: Teoretická dramaturgie. 2. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1987. 416 s.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Presentation of supplementary screenings of recorded theatre performances and other forms of contemporary stage arts. Subsequent discussions with students.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Class participation. Discussion of students' work based on skills acquired in Basic Theatre Terminology.

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No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Drama in Education - part-time 3 years (M.A.) (compulsory subject)