Basics of Theatre Terminology 1

Subject guarantor:

Jan CÍSAŘ, Jan VEDRAL, Jaroslav ETLÍK

Name of lecturer(s):

Jan CÍSAŘ, Jan VEDRAL, Jaroslav ETLÍK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

To introduce students to the basic concepts of theatre theory which allows them to review, primarily, their own creations and more precisely and knowledgably analyse various stage forms.

Mode of study:

Lecture

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

No requirements.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

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

Fundamental topics:

Theatre space

Performance and production (stage form, production)

Performance

Theatre situation, its rise and function

The specifics of the theatre signals system.

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

Recommended or required reading:

LEHMANN Hans-Thies „Postdramatické divadlo“,Bratislava,Divadelný ústav,2007,ISBN 978-80-88987-81-9

OSOLSOBĚ Ivo: „Principia parodica“,Praha,Nakladatelství Akademie múzických umění,2007,ISBN 978-80-7331-08-0

SLAWINSKA Irena: Divadlo v současném myšlení,Praha,Nakladtelství Studia Ypsilon,2002,ISBN 80-902482-6-8

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lecture

Assessment methods and criteria:

Written test, oral exam, discussion on student work based on skills acquired in the Fundamental Terminology course.

Course web page:

Note:

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	místnost S201 Hallerův sál (Karlova 26, Praha 1) VEDRAL J. 10:30–12:00 (přednášková par. 201)
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Fri	10:30–12:00	VEDRAL J.	Hallerův sál Karlova 26, Praha 1		přednášková par. 201

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, optional subject)
• Directing and Dramaturgy for Dramatic Theatre (B.A.) (compulsory subject, optional subject)
• Dramaturgy for Dramatic Theatre (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Dramaturgy for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Directing for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Stage Design for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Stage Design (B.A.) (compulsory subject, optional subject)
• Stage Design - Costumes and Masks (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Theory and criticism (B.A.) (optional subject)
• Theory and criticism (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Directing for Dramatic Theatre (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Stage Design (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Directing and Dramaturgy for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (B.A.) (compulsory subject, optional subject)
• Stage Design for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (B.A.) (compulsory subject, optional subject)
• Drama in Education - part-time 2 years (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Arts Management (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Authorial Acting (B.A.) (optional subject)
• Stage Design in English (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Acting for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (B.A.) (compulsory subject)
• Stage Design - Film and Television (M.A.) (compulsory optional subject)
• Authorial Acting - 2 years (M.A.) (compulsory subject)
• Drama in Education - part-time 3 years (B. A.) (compulsory subject)
• Drama in Education - part-time 4 years (B.A.) (optional subject)
• Acting for Alternative and Puppet Theatre (M.A.) (compulsory subject, optional subject)
• Acting for Dramatic Theatre (M.A.) (compulsory subject, optional subject)
• Stage Design - Film and Television (M.A.) (compulsory optional subject, optional subject)
• Authorial Acting - 3 years (M.A.) (optional subject)
• Drama in Education (M.A.) (compulsory subject, optional subject)
• Drama in Education - part-time 3 years (M.A.) (optional subject)