History and Theory of Theatre Seminar 1

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
201SHE1 Z 1 2T Czech summer

Subject guarantor

Jana CINDLEROVÁ, Zuzana SÍLOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Jana CINDLEROVÁ, Zuzana SÍLOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Systematic reflection on basic problems and questions connected with the origins and development of the art of drama and analysis of specific examples from contemporary stage practice.

Mode of study

Classes, writings on assigned issues and their explanation.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Term paper developing an assigned topic with the aid of archival materials, expert reviews and continually published literature.

Course contents

  1. Origins and basis of European drama.
  2. The comic and literary lines of development of European drama.
  3. Naturalness and stylization in the development of European drama.
  4. Ways of creating stage characters in European drama.
  5. Natural (natural) language and the language of drama.
  6. The most important traditions of Czech drama theatre.
  7. Basic developmental tendencies of European drama and their roots.
  8. When (by what) modern drama began and (if at all) ended.

Recommended or required reading

Literature is assigned on the basis of specific tasks.

Assessment methods and criteria

Class participation. Development of assigned queries and their explanantion.

Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:

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
room K330
Učebna K330 (DAMU)
(Karlova 26, Praha 1)

09:40–11:10
(parallel1)
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
Mon 09:40–11:10 Učebna K330 (DAMU)
Karlova 26, Praha 1 		parallel1

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