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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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1-2. How to understand scenography? introduction. 3.-4. How to analyse scenography? Basic critical gestures. 5.-6. How to understand intertwinning of time and space? Scenography and "chronotopes" 7.-8. Material and immaterial subcomponents of scenography 9.-10. Costume analysis 11.-12. Social scenography I will provide the exact outline of the topics and performances we will visit in the introductory class. Literature and other resources will be provided in the e-learning Moodle course.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Semestral Work
- 25 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 50 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 1 hour per semester
- Attendace
- 2 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is to offer basic tools for analysing scenography and to practice working with them. Scenography is understood not only in an aesthetic sense as part of theatrical performances, but as a cultural technique for creating an environment for different types of action. Therefore, we will study scenography not only as the "backdrop" of a certain action, but also from the point of view of its own action, or the performative potential of "saying" and "doing" something through scenography.
Students will be able to - use standard terms used in performance theory, - describe the intertwining of political, social and cultural history in scenographic analysis, - respond knowledgeably, appreciatively and critically to selected significant theatrical and performative practices of modern and contemporary culture and relate them to contemporary socio-cultural contexts, - analyse contemporary theatrical and performative practices using concepts such as stage, facade, mise-en-scene, mask.
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Prerequisites
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The course is taught in English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Student performance, Seminar Work
- Regular attendance (min. 70%), including live performances. In case of absence no medical report is needed. - Homework (reading texts in English, watching audiovisual materials) - Final presentation (in English or Czech): discussion of selected scenographic element.
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Recommended literature
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Aronson, Arnold, ed. The Routledge companion to scenography. London: Routledge. 2018.
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Aronson, Arnold. Looking into the abyss: essays on scenography. Michigan: University of Michigan Press. 2005.
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Aronson, Arnold. The history and theory of environmental scenography. London: Methuen Dram. 2018.
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Barbieri, Donatella. Costume in performance: materiality, culture, and the body. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts. 2018.
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BAY-CHENG, Sarah, ed. et al. (2010). Mapping intermediality in performance.. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
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FISCHER-LICHTE, Erika. (2014). The Routledge Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies. London, New York: Routledge.
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HANN, Rachel. Beyond scenography. London: Routledge. 2019.
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McKinney, Joslin and Butterworth, Philip. The Cambridge introduction to scenography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2009.
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Pavis, Patrice. Analyzing performance: theater, dance, and film. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 2003.
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PAVIS, Patrice. (2003). Analyzing Performance Theatre, Dance, and Film.. Michigan: University of Michigan Press.
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SALTER, Chris. (2010). Entangled: technology and the transformation of performance.. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press.
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