Course: 20th Century Theatre Seminar B

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Course title 20th Century Theatre Seminar B
Course code KDU/D20BK
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lazorčáková Tatjana, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Students work with period sources and secondary literature. They study the art works creation principles, staging and acting style, connecting the troupes and outstanding personalities with their respective historical context They formulate the evaluation. Hrubín, František: Srpnová neděle Topol, Josef: Konec masopustu Vyskočil, Ivan: Cesta do Úbic Smoček, Ladislav: Podivné odpoledne dr. Zvonka Burkeho Fischerová, Daniela: Báj Texts: J. A. Pitínský, Jiří Pokorný, Daviud Drábek, Iva Volánková, Karel Steigerwald etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the seminar is to introduce the forms of the Czech drama of the second half of the 20th century. On the basis of the analyses of the most fundamental texts the seminar will also present the main tendencies of drama after 1945, the transformations of poetics, style, genre tendencies and topics.
The students will acquire the skills and potentials of analysis of theatre phenomena, they will learn to work with dramatic text as with the sources of information about staging practise of the period. They acquire ability to characterise art production principles, staging and acting style, they should be able to connect the troupes and outstanding personalities with their respective historical context.
Prerequisites
The course is meant for students who have already attended or attend the course from the Czech theatre of 20th century.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

The students have to attend at least 75% of the seminars. Every student will have to present seminar work and to discuss the relevant topics.
Recommended literature
  • (2003). Česká divadelní hra 90. let. Praha: Divadelní ústav.
  • DROZD, David. (2013). Kapitoly z teorie dramatu (Theory of Drama (selected chapters).. Olomouc.
  • Hodrová, Daniela a kol. (2001). .:..na okraji chaosu..: Poetika literárního díla 20. století. Praha.
  • Hořínek, Z., & Hančil, J. (1995). Cesty moderního dramatu. Praha: Studio Ypsilon.
  • Hořínek, Z. (1991). Drama, divadlo, divák. Brno: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění.
  • Hořínek, Z., Just, V., Pömerl, J., Šormová, E., & Pömerl, J. (1995). Česká divadelní kultura 1945-1989 v datech a souvislostech: divadlo v totalitním systému (teze) : kalendárium českého divadla 1945-1989. Praha: Divadelní ústav.
  • Janoušek, Pavel. (1989). Rozměry dramatu. Praha .
  • JUNGMANNOVÁ, Lenka. (2014). Příběhy obyčejných šílenství. Praha.
  • KOVALČUK, Josef . (1982). Autorské divadlo 70. let. Praha .
  • Lukeš, M. (1987). Umění dramatu. Praha: Melantrich.
  • MAZÁČOVÁ, Barbora. (1993). Josef Topol a Divadlo za branou. Praha.
  • Pavis, Patrice. (2003). Divadelní slovník. Praha.
  • Pavlovský, Petr a kol. (2004). Základní pojmy divadla - Teatrologický slovník. Praha 4.
  • Štěrbová, A. (2003). Metaforické hry Josefa Topola. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého.
  • Veltruský, J., & Osolsobě, I. (1999). Drama jako básnické dílo. Brno: Host.


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