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Lecturer(s)
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Kubartová Eliška, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Pavlišová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1.-2. Concept of cultural performance (M. Singer) 3.-4. Types of theatre and performance space and their transformations: ancient Greek and Roman theatre spaces, simultaneous stage, public theatres of the early modern period, R. Wagner, realistic theatre, theatre outside the theatre building, empty space 5.-6. Spectacularity and post-spectacularity in production and staging mechanisms: stage machinery and its function in pre-modern theatre, "poor theatre", society of spectacle, theatricalisation of art exhibitions 7.-8. (Non)professional acting in theatrical and cultural performances: acting in the Great Dionysia, the court of Louis XIV, narration in non-European cultures, political acting, self-presentation in virtual space 9.-10. Dance, physicality, and physical theatre: dance as part of religious and cyclical festivals, ballet, non-European dance forms, tanztheater, eurhythmics, dancing at TikTok 11-12. Women in the history of theatre and cultural performance: absence of women in pre-modern theatre vs. representation of women in drama, mimes, Hroswitha and Hildegarde, Isabella Andreini, Margaret Hughes, Vinette Carol; cross-dressing
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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), Group work
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Learning outcomes
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This course will introduce students to the production and staging conventions of theatrical and cultural performances from the beginning of Euro-American cultural history to the early 20th century. The following topics will be discussed and demonstrated with examples from history: The concept of cultural performance - The nature of theatrical and performance space - Spectacularity and post-spectacularity in production and staging mechanisms - The (non)professionalisation of acting in theatrical and cultural performances - Dance, corporeality, movement theatre - Women in the history of theatrical and cultural performances.
Students will be able to name and define the basic aspects of theatrical production; use examples to explain their changes from the beginning of Euro-American culture to the modern era; be able to derive this information from text, audiovisual and performative works; and articulate this knowledge orally in monologue and in discussion.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Student performance
- Class attendance (75%) - Homework (reading assigned professional and dramatic texts in Czech and English; watching assigned recordings; listening to assigned audio formats) - Active participation in group discussion
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Recommended literature
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BENNET, Susan. (2003). Theatre audiences: a theory of production and reception. London.
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Debord, Guy. Společnost spektáklu. Praha: Intu, 2007.
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ENDERS, Jody (ed.). (2017). A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages. LOndon.
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FERJENTSIK WERNEROVÁ, Blanka et al. (2009). Tanec a společnost. Praha.
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HENKE, Robert. (2017). A Cultural History of Theatre in the Early Modern Age. London.
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MECHELE, Leon. (2017). A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Enlightenment. London.
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REVERMANN, Martin. (2017). A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity. London.
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SALTER, Chris. (2010). Entangled: technology and the transformation of performance.. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press.
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ZARRILLI, Phillip B. (ed.). Theatre Histories: An Introduction. New York: Routledge. 2009.
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