Forms of Acting 2

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Subject guarantor

Zuzana SÍLOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Zuzana SÍLOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To introduce students to forms of individual acting styles and manners of creating a character in the a line of Czech and world acting figures.

Capturing and recognizing development through the analysis of individual performance.

Comparison with one's own experience, reviewed in an inquiry of the psychology of acting.

Mode of study

Analysis of acting performance based on the viewed performance, film and other video or audio recordings.

Description and analysis of acting tools.

Ranking in a historic context.

Survey of acting issues.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Empathy and subsequent analysis skills at the entrance exam level.

Course contents

Tying in with the main „Acting“ and „Stage Design“ courses and the lecture cycles „Theatre in Czech Culture“ and „Theatre in the Context of the Development of Western Culture“, the seminar „Forms of Acting“ gives an opportunity to observe, recognize and reflect on the problems of the studied field. From the very beginning, with their practical work and growing experience, students are led to systematic analysis and deeper reflection on the questions of acting in two ways: through self reflection (a survey focusing on the psychology of acting) and through analysis of „historic examples“ comparable with the present-day form and quality of acting. Confronting their own experiences with „models“ - important representatives of individual creatives styles - allows a dual view of acting work: externally through observing, describing and analyzing creative approaches of another, and internally through attempts to map out and identify problems the students encounter during their own preparation for a role and finally in the course of rehearsing a production. Personal confessions going beyond factual comments and ideas are directed towards analysis of more general problems: professional relations between acting partners, the actor-text (original) relationship, actor-director, dramatic character-acting character, cooperation in a production team.

Recommended or required reading

Viewing theatre stagings, selected films, TV or other video or audio recordings.

Dokumentation material for individual works including photographic, period professional reviews and personal recordings of artists (memories, journals, interviews)

Literature:

Recommended basic bibiography for comedic acting:

Götzová, Joža, Profily českých herců. SVU Mánes, Praha 1931

Jan Werich: Klauni, např. in Úsměv klauna, Praha 1984

Sílová, Z. Komedianti na české scéně. Od divadla k filmu, Praha 2013 (kap. věnované V. Burianovi, V+W, H. Haasovi, N. Gollové)

Vostrý, Jaroslav, O hercích a herectví, druhé, rozšířené vydání, Praha 2014 (vybrané kapitoly)

Pavel Bár: Osvobozené herectví: Miroslav Horníček a Miloš Kopecký (nejen) v karlínském divadle, Disk 29 září 2009 (též v knize Generace a kontinuita, Praha 2009)

Jan Hyvnar: Herec v divadle Jiřího Frejky, Disk 15 březen 2006

Jan Hyvnar: Herci Činoherního klubu v živlu hry, Disk 19 březen 2007

(both found in the book by Jan Hyvnar: O českém dramatickém herectví 20. století, Praha 2008)

Topics about actors and acting in the magazin Disk see list at the web address:

http://casopisdisk.amu.cz/cs/pro-studenty/o-hercich-a-herectvi-1

Actor monographs:

Charlie Chaplin: Můj životopis, Praha 1967, 2000

Louis Delluc: Chaplin, Praha 1924

Vlasta Burian: např. Antonín Král, Petr Král: Vlasta Burian, Praha 1967; E. A. Longen: Král komiků, several editions of the Ondřej Suchy book dedication to comedians, comedic acting and small stage acting + other memoirs regarding the period of the first republic, particularly H. Haas, O. Novy, V+W

V+W: Jiří Voskovec: Klobouk ve křoví, Praha 1965

Hedbávný, Zdeněk, / Pešek, Ladislav, Tvář bez masky, Praha 1987 and other editions

+ selected actor monographies - according to covered topics

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation originates from the assigned writing work, made up of several parts: 1. List of acting peformances, 2. review of one's work, 3. a paper on selected literature.

Course web page

http://casopisdisk.amu.cz/cs/pro-studenty/o-hercich-a-herectvi

Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:

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Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:

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The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Acting for Dramatic Theatre (M.A.) (required subject)
• Directing and Dramaturgy for Dramatic Theatre (B.A.) (required subject)