Highlights of Czech Theatre 2
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202NEJ2 | Z | 2 | 2T | English | summer |
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Name of lecturer(s)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students should gain basic knowledge of Czech theatre history and experience a wide range of theatre performances which they should be able to discuss and analyze.
Mode of study
Lecture, reading, writing, performance analysis, discussion.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Students are required to read texts and attend selected stage productions.
All texts are available in English. The character of shows will vary: non-verbal theatre, physical theatre, puppet theatre, text-based theatre (students will be provided with a script in English). Students will pay for the tickets. Tickets won't be reimbursed. Prices of tickets for students: approx. 50 - 160 CZK.
Texts will be available online, productions will be specified during the term.
The times of the shows will vary but it will be evening/night hours (shows in Prague start at 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:pm).
Course contents
The course will be divided into two parts:
a/ History of Czech Theatre (I) will introduce students into the Czech theatre culture from the Middle Ages to 19th Century. This part wil focus on the text analysis of selected plays and other documents.
b/ Performance analysis of contemporary and live Czech/Prague stage productions.
Recommended or required reading
Literature (selected):
Císař, Jan. History of Czech Theatre: An Overview.
Burian, Jarka. Leading creators of twentieth-century Czech theatre
_Modern Czech theatre : reflector and conscience of a nation
_The Scenography of Josef Svoboda.
Senelick, L. (ed.) National Theatre in Northern and Eastern Europe : 1746-1900
Goetz-Stankiewicz, Marketa. The silenced theatre : Czech playwrights without a stage.
Assessment methods and criteria
a/ Active participation and attendance of shows - 30%,
b/ class presentatition - 30%,
c/ essay - 40%.
Further information
This course is an elective for all AMU students
Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Authorial Acting (B.A.) (optional subject)
- Authorial Acting - 2 years (M.A.) (optional subject)