History of Theatre from the Arts Management View 1

Subject guarantor:

Doubravka SVOBODOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Doubravka SVOBODOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the economic and political situation of given periods, manners of theatre performance operation, advertisement, promotion, organization of thespians, the position of theatre in society, the character of theatre buildings.

Mode of study:

Students will either independently complete a course paper on an assigned topic or summarize an work presented from an earlier period which expands one's study of a particular period. The course papers will be presented by the students during the course and in subsequent moderated discussions comparisons are made with contemporary practice.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

This course is linked to knowledge acquired during the baccalaureate study of Theatre in the Context of the Development of Western Culture I and II.

Recommended optional programme components:

Selected lectures and classes by the Theatre Research Dept. of the Charles University Faculty of Philosphy and occasional lectures arranged by the Arts Institute - The Theatre Institute in Prague.

Course contents:

Students individuall work on course papers on a given topic which are presented during the course. 80% attendance is required, completion of assignments and passage of a written test.

Antique theatre

European theatre in the Middle Ages

Italian theatre in the Renaissance

English theatre up to 1642

Spanish theatre up to 1700

French theatre up to 1700

English theatre 1660-1800

Italy and France 1700 to 1800

Germany 1700 to 1800

England in the first half of the 19th Century

The US up to 1830

German speaking areas in the first half of the 19th Century

French theatre in the first half of the 19th Century

Russia up to 1850

France in the second half of the 19th Century

England in the second half of the 19th Century

The US in the second half of the 19th Century

Italy and Spain in the second half of the 19th Century

Russia in the second half of the 19th Century

German speaking areas in the second half of the 19th Century

Europe up to 1918

Russia up to 1917

The US up to 1918

Europe in the interwar years

The US in the interwar years

Russia in the interwar years

Japanese theatre

Indian theatre

Chinese theatre

CONSIDERED PERIODS AND COUNTRIES

historical relationships

political arrangement of the country in a given period - changes, etc

economic status of the country (currency buying power)

demographics (composition of the inhabitants, populations in cities)

legislative situation (laws affecting theatre)

What is the position of theatre and theatre ensembles in society

„the theatre network“

THEATRE ENSEMBLE ORGANIZATION

legal position in society (the founder, etc and what obligations arise from it)

censor

How big an ensemble

How is it financed (Who is the producer)

What genre is most frequently played

Who leads the ensemble

internal organization - spider, how many members - what professions..., what compensation

how often do they play

how often, where and how do they rehearse

Where do new members come from (actors, writers, musicians...)

Where do they play (ex: coaching - why, where-how do they select gigs, etc.)

texts - where are they acquired, for what price...

furnishings - equipping, price (props)

costumes - equipping, price (masks, make-up, wigs)

music, etc. (musical instruments used, sounds, etc.)

THEATRE SPACE

Where do they play most often

who runs the theatre space (building)

the construction and its characteristics (building description, materials, theatre equipment and backstage, auditorium, spectator background, capacities, technical equipment - lights, sound-acoustic equipment, stage technology, new stage „inventions“, etc.)

special effects

safety (regulations, new ordinances, etc.)

MARKETING - PR OF THOSE TIMES

advertisement

promotion

relationship to the media

ticketing - price, how are they sold (discounts, subscriptions, etc.)

Production Premier (reasons, how many times per day)

How many reprises of a title on average

relationship to the competition (other ensembles, „amateur“ ensembles, other arts)

attendance

composition of the audience

research - surveys

ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS

necessary expenses

copyright

additional activities

ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES

professional associations

joint management - furnishings producers, costume rentals, agents, etc.

theatre schools

other items of interest

DOCUMENTATION

period documents, image documents

list of literature used and sources

Recommended or required reading:

BROCKETT, O. G. Dějiny divadla

BLAHNÍK, V. K. Dějiny divadla

COLLINS, F. The Production of Medieval Church Music-Drama

LE GOLF, J. Kultura středověké Evropy

Anciens théatres de Paris od 1670

POKORNÝ, J. Složky divadelního výrazu

DIGRIN, Z. Divadlo učenců a diplomatů

KRATOCHVÍL, K. Ze světa komedie dell´arte

ADAMS, J. C. The Globe Playhouse: Its Design and Equipment

BALDWIN, T. W. The Organization and Personnel of the Shakespearean Company

BEJBLÍK H.-LUKEŠ Alžbětinské divadlo

GILDERSLEEVE, V. Government Regulation of the Elizabethan Drama

HARBAGE, A. Shakespeare´s Audience

HODEK, B. William Shakespeare

POKORNÝ, J. Shakespearova doba a divadlo

BEJBLÍK, A. Shakespearův svět

ALLEN, J. J. The Reconstruction of a Spanish Golden Age Playhouse: El Corral del Principe 1583-1744

MIKEŠ, V. Divadlo španělského zlatého věku

MITTMAN, B. G. Spectators on the Paris in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

MONGREDIEN, G. Daily Life in the French Theatre at the Time of Moliere

WILEY, W. L. The Early Public Theatre in France

ČERNÝ, J. Moliere

MILHOUS, J. Thomas Betterton and the Management of Lincoln´s Inn Fields

PRICE, C. Theatre in the Age of Garrick

RANKIN, H. F. The Theatre in Colonial America

BUKÁČEK, J. Carlo Goldoni

GOLDONI, C. Paměti

MAYOR, A. H. The Bibiena Family

Ogden, D. The Italian Baroque Stage

DIGRIN, Z. Slovník světových dramatiků - italští autoři

FURTENBACH, J. Prospectiva

ROLLAND, R. Revoluční divadlo

BONNASWSIES, J. La Comédie-Francais, histoire administrative

BALVÍN-POKORNÝ-SCHERL Vídeňské lidové divadlo

KLEIST Záhadný nesmrtelný

RAK J. Kapitoly z dějin německého divadla;Vídeňské lidové divadlo

APPLETON, W. W. Madame Vestris and the London Stage

CARLSON, M. The French Stage in the Nineteenth Century; German Stage in the Nineteenth Century; The Theatre of the French Revolution; Managers in Distress

DURHAM, W. B. American Theatre Companies, 1749-1887

MOYNET, J.-P. French Theatrical Production in the Nineteenth Century

WITTKE, C. F. Tambo and Bones: A History of the American Minstrel Stage

LARTHOMAS, P. Le Théatre en France au XIX siecle

GRUBE, M. Divadelní dějiny Meiningenských

BERNHEIM, A. L. The Business of the Theatre

DURHAM, W. B. American Theatre Companies, 1888-1930

GLASSTONE, V. Victorian and Edwardian Theatre

HENDERSON, M. C. The City and the Theatre: New York Playhouses from Bowling Green to Times Square

MARTÍNEK, K. Dějiny ruského předrevolučního činoherního divadla; Ruská divadelní moderna; Mejerchold

INNES, CH. Edward Gordon Craig

OSBORNE, J. The Meiningen Court Theatre

POKORNÝ, J. Kniha o kabaretu

DURHAM, W. B. American Theatre Companies, 1931-1986

GROPIUS, W. The Theatre of the Bauhaus

PISCATOR, E. Politické divadlo

BRAUN, K. Druhá divadelní reforma

BRAULICH, H. Max Reinhardt

PÖRTNER P. Experimentální divadlo

ATKINSON, B. Broadway

EATO, W. P. The Theatre Guild - The First Ten Years

Divadelné kultúry východu

KALVODOVÁ-ZBAVITEL Pod praporem krále nebes

KALVODOVÁ, D. Čínské divadlo

KALVODOVÁ, D. Vítr v piniích

Prolegomena

Divadelní revue

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Class

Assessment methods and criteria:

80% class participation, completion of assignments and passage of the written credit test is required.

Credit is awarded based on:

class participation - 15%

completion of the course paper - 40%

paper presentation - 20%

final test - 25%

Course web page:

Note:

Notice: To Winter semester 2010/2011 students: I was exceptionally lenient. The era of hesitation and defense is over!

Further information:

Course may be repeated

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:

• Arts Management (B.A.) (compulsory subject, compulsory optional subject)
• Arts Management (M.A.) (compulsory optional subject)
• Arts Management in English (M.A.) (compulsory optional subject)