CZS34 Modern Czech Theatre

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Vašek
Pan-university studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Martin Vašek
Prerequisites
Examination: Active participation in lectures ; successful completion of exercise -essay (9000 signs)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The history of modern Czech theatre provides numerous examples of complex relations between art and society, stage and audience, which form a vital part of the living theatre. This course deals with the Czech theatre as such as well as its outstanding playwrights, actors, directors and designers, but also with the way the theatre has reflected so many social and cultural aspects of Czech history.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus:
  • 1. Introduction. Instant History of Czech Theatre.
  • 2. Medieval and Baroque Plays – Tradition of Folk Theatre as Inspiration for Modern Stage.
  • 3. Travelling acting troupes in Czech lands
  • 4. Czech Puppet Theatre. (Visit - Department of Theatre History, Moravian Museum, Brno)
  • 5. Maryša. Staging of classical play in modern conception. (Drozd 26. February 2007)
  • 6. Czech drama from 1900 to 1950. Karel Čapek, František Langer. 7. Czech Avantgarde Theatre ( Liberated theatre, Voskovec & Werich. - E. F. Burian. Theatre as synthesis and rythm. Voiceband. Theatergraph.)
  • 8. Josef Svoboda. Laterna magika. Czech scaenography (2nd half of the 20th Century).
  • 9. Otomar Krejča, Alfréd Radok. Jan Grossman.
  • 10. Czech drama from 1950 to 2000. Josef Topol. Pavel Kohout. Milan Uhde. Ludvík Kundera.
  • 11. Václav Havel. Garden Party. Largo Desolato.
  • 12. Studio Theatre of the 1960s to 1980s.
  • 13. Role of theatre in Velvet revolution , and after...
Assessment methods (in Czech)
lectures, an essay Examination: Active participation in lectures ; successful completion of exercise -essay (9000 signs)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.rect.muni.cz/ois/students/special_programs%2C_individual_courses/cesp
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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