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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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Course content: 1. The Anthropocene and its political and cultural aspects. 2. Strategies and tactics of climate change denial and greenwashing in art. 3. Theatre and ways of depicting climate change: a case study of Club Real: The Democracy of Organisms. 4. Current trends in the 'green transformation' of theatre institutions: A case study of the Broadway Green Alliance and the renovation of the Schauspiel Köln. 5. Theoretical paradigms for understanding culture in the 'new climate regime': Bruno Latour. 6. Theoretical paradigms for understanding culture in the 'new climate regime': Donna Haraway 7. Ecocriticism and ecodrama: how are the human and non-human experiences of the climate crisis represented in dramatic texts? A case study by Manuela Infante: Estado vegetal 8. How can the social and political dimensions of the climate crisis be intertwined? Case study: Milo Rau: The Congo Tribunal 9. Scenography and contemporary environmental theatre. A case study by Tanja Beer 10. The ethical dimension of engaging with the inhuman: A case study of Rimini Protokoll. Temple du temps présent: Solo for an Octopus'. 11. Posthumanism and Performing Spaces Outside the Performing Arts: A case study of Pierre Huyghe. 12. Performativity and the Aesthetic Practices of Climate Movements: A Case Study of the Red Rebel Brigade 13. Course summary, examples of knowledge application in practice, learning evaluation and discussion.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work, Analyzing and producing audiovisual content
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 12.5 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 62.5 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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This course aims to explore the relationship between theatre organisations and the climate crisis, and to promote understanding of it. Like other parts of society, cultural organisations are developing strategies to adapt to climate change and mitigate environmental impacts. Permanent public theatres, in particular, are currently facing the challenge of adapting their operations without losing audience interest or aesthetic quality, given their demanding production and staging of performances, permanent ensembles, lighting, and buildings of varying ages.
The learner will gain basic information about the climate crisis and its social and environmental aspects, about the ways in which theatre institutions can adapt to climate change, and about aesthetic practices for portraying reflections of current social challenges in the Anthropocene. Learners will also practice group work, speaking, and critical and creative thinking. The course is formally taught as a seminar, and therefore emphasis is placed on interactive and dialogic modes of learning, which are supplemented by interpretation. The course is also based on self-study and discussion of regularly read professional and artistic texts in English and Czech, as well as analysis of audiovisual examples.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Seminar Work
The course culminates in a combined ending. Students are awarded credit for delivering a 15-minute presentation on their own research, and are evaluated on the basis of their presentation skills. They are then graded on a written report on the results of their research, which should be 10 standard pages long (18,000 characters including spaces) and adhere to professional standards. If you have any questions about the material covered, I recommend contacting the instructor early and taking advantage of the tutorial. Determination of the credit value of the course: Contact teaching: 25 hours = 1 kr Presentation = 0.5 kr Written work: 10 ns = 1 kr Reading a professional text in English of approx. 150 pages = 1.5 kr. Reading a professional text in Czech of 200 pages = 1 kr
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Recommended literature
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HARAWAY, Donna J. (2025). Zůstat u nesnází Utváření příbuzenství ve chthulucénu. Praha: Utopia libri.
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JURÁNI, Milo. Demokracia organizmov: reportáž z republiky budúcnosti (?). CEDIT ? kontexty a přesahy Centra experimentálního divadla 7 (2022), , s. 25-27. Brno: Centrum experimenálního divadla. 2022.
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LATOUR, Bruno. (2020). Zpátky na zem: jak se vyznat v politice Nového klimatického režimu. Praha: Neklid.
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MORTON, Timothy. (2017). Otřes bytí. Úvod do hyperobjektů. In Václav Janoščík, Lukáš Likavčan a Jiří Růžička (eds.) Mysl v terénu: Filosofický realismus v 21. století, s. 91-107.. Praha: VVP AVU.
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PARIKKA, Jussi. (2020). Geologie médií. Doslov: takzvaná příroda, s. 171-175.. Praha: Karolinum.
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PECKA, Vojtěch. (2023). Továrna na lži: výroba klimatických dezinformací. Praha: Alarm.
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