VV074 Laboratory of Theater Performances

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Josef Prokeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Josef Prokeš, Ph.D.
Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 25. 9. to Wed 18. 12. Wed 16:00–17:50 B410
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 28/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
A course of stage speech and rhetoric, also useful for presenting and defending the results of scientific work. A course of specific knowledge and skills for the creation of a theater performance. Preparation for subject VV040 Theater Play.
Learning outcomes
A student will be able to: Present her own or given speech in front of an audience; understand and explain the specifics of contemporary theater; to enumerate and elucidate the various components of the theatrical production; explain the ways of overhead approaches; compare theater management with management of scientific conferences.
Syllabus
  • - Dramaturgy and focus of various theaters.
  • - The specifics of the theatrical text compared to the text of the professional work.
  • - Own dramatic text creation.
  • - Methods of overhead approaches. K.S.Stanislavskij, J.A.Pitinský, A.Goldflam, P.Minařík and others.
  • - Scenic music.
  • - Lighting and sounding performance.
  • - Stage design and costumes.
  • - Theater Support Team - Inspiration, Help, Stage Design and Change During Performance, Stage Record.
  • - Theater promotion and management.
  • - Motion and gestures on stage, taking into account the presentation of your own scientific work at conferences.
  • - Theater space and time.
  • - Literary masterpieces of theatrical plays.
  • - Psychosomatic exercises, the tension between the authenticity of the internal process and the external conditions. Improvisation etudes and exercises. Perception of a partner on the stage.
Literature
  • ŠÍPEK, Jiří. Psychologické souvislosti scénické tvorby. První vydání. Praha: Kant, 2010, 142 stran. ISBN 9788074370359. info
  • PROKEŠ, Josef. Studentské divadlo jako umění i psychoterapie, jako multipedagogický projekt. Revue Universitas. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, vol. 36, No 4, p. 18 - 21. ISSN 1211-3384. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion, interpretation and demonstration, role playing, simulation, guided discovery, brainstorming, critical thinking, teamwork.
Assessment methods
An essay, a group project and its presentation, oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
The course is taught annually in the spring and autumn semesters, the lessons are taught weekly.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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