Basics of Theatre Terminology 1

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
205XZDP1 ZK 2 8S Czech winter

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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.

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

Assessment methods and criteria

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

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

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