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Lecturer(s)
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Bernátek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction in the drama of an interwar avant-garde (main tendencies, authors, works). Methods of analysis. 2. Collective analysis of some chosen dramas (variation of pieces): Guillaume Apollinaire: The Breast of Tiresias (1917) Jean Cocteau: The Wedding on the Eiffel Tower (1921) Antigone (1922) Orfeo(1926) Georges Ribémont-Dessaignes: The Emperor of China(1916) The Mute Canary (1919) Vladimir Majakovskij: Mysteria-buffa (1918) Bertolt Brecht: A Man´s a Man (1926) The Threepenny Opera (1928) Mother Courage and Her Children (1939) Adolf Hoffmeister: Nevěsta (1927) Vítězslav Nezval: Depeše na kolečkách (1922) Zlověstný pták (1935)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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Aim of the seminar is to introduce in some representative dramas of interwar avant-garde, in their stylistic particularity, structure and stage qualities. It is proper to combine with courses World theatre A, B.
Student becomes acquainted with the plays of interwar avant-garde, will be able to analyse a modern drama and to include it in the contemporary art context and in development of theatre.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge from theory of drama, ability to drama analyse (Theatre seminar 1, 2), knowledge of modern and avant-garde tendencies of the first half of the 20th century and history of theatre (World theatre A, B).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Active participation in analysis of the chosen dramas. Careful preparation on each lesson, analysis according to the teacher´s instructions. Knowledge of terminology and of history of theatre and literature. Compulsory participation (75%).
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Recommended literature
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Brecht, B. (1958). Myšlenky. Praha.
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Hořínek, Z. (1991). Drama, divadlo, divák. Brno.
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Janoušek, P. (1989). Rozměry dramatu. Praha.
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Konůpek, J. (1967). Cocteauova vzkříšená antika. Praha, Divadlo, roč. 18, 1967, s. 26-37.
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