Directing 2

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Learning outcomes of the course unit:

1. Introduction to basic trade concepts and particulars of the selected study program.

2. Forming and developing student artistic potential.

3. Development of directing practice skills (space, mis-en-scene, actor, performer, the orchestra element, interaction, the rehearsal process, theory preparations, intervention).

4. Perception of teamwork (dramaturgist, set-designer, musician, production manager), acquisition of skills in leading actors and performers. Depersonalization of functions.

5. Developing theory review skills of one's work in production and project conditions.

Mode of study:

Lectures, classes, moderated discussions, creativity exercises and one's rehearsal with acting students, working with set-design students and external collaborators.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Creativity, review and communication skills. Sense of teamwork. Good spatial perception. Organization skills.

Recommended optional programme components:

Attendance at contemporary theatre productions and festivals, exhibitions and music concerts. Participation in recommended classes, colloquia, trade conferences.

Course contents:

The study is based on the concurrent interweaving of theory and practice elements of instruction. Emphasis is placed on an original, creative approach to the study. From alertness of basic concepts such as drama situations and acting in them, plot, motive, topic, situation composition and the time-space handling (mise-en-scena). Then student attention is focused on issues of acting and performance, time and rhythm in theatre, editing and assembly, improvisation and an original concept of theatre. Teamwork with a dramaturgist, set-designer, music director, light designer, choreographer, etc. follows. The entire bachelor's study moves towards the subsequent directing work and its review, and preparation of the concept of master's study.

Recommended or required reading:

Peter Brook: Prázdný prostor, Pohyblivý bod, Nitky času

Denis Diderot: Herecký paradox

Otakar Zich: Estetika dramatického umění

Jiří Veltruský: Příspěvky k teorii divadla

Jaroslav Vostrý: Režie je umění

Miloslav Klíma a kol.: Divadlo a interakce I, II, III, IV

Jan Hyvnar: Herec v moderním divadle, Francouzská divadelní reforma

Kazimierz Braun: Druhá divadelní reforma

Zdeněk Hořínek: Divadlo jako hra

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Visits to theatre productions, festivals, and other recommended cultural events. Participation at recommended workshops and seminars.

Assessment methods and criteria:

This course is graded based on assigned creativity tasks and student activity during each semester (50%) and the semester artistic work and its review (50%).

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Note:

This course is only for closed study-year groups. Each study program is a course of instruction determined by the instructors, taking part in instruction and supervision.

Instruction schedule see: www DAMU / katedra ALD / Rozvrhy hodin

Further information:

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Performerství alternativního divadla (Bc.) programu Divadelní tvorba v netradičních prostorech (compulsory subject)
• Scénografie alternativního divadla (Bc.) programu Divadelní tvorba v netradičních prostorech (compulsory subject)
• Režie a dramaturgie alternativního divadla (Bc.) programu Divadelní tvorba v netradičních prostorech (compulsory subject)