CORE086 Transformations of the stories - between theatre, film and musical

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Klára Škrobánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MgA. Eliška Raiterová (assistant)
Mgr. Uroš Trefalt (assistant)
Mgr. Bc. Dominika Polášková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 B2.13, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
TYP_STUDIA(BM) && FORMA(P) && !(PROGRAM(B-DS_) || OBOR(FBDSpV))
The course is open to students in the Bachelor's and five-year Master's programmes, with the exception of the Theatre Studies programme.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 73/100, only registered: 1/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
Course objectives
Telling stories is old as mankind itself. Story is like DNA, which adapts to new environments, situations and society - and the most known stories are hundreds and thousands years old.
We will trace travels of the old, notorious stories, which we know from theatre, in between different media (theatre, cinema, musical, literature, balet, comics…), in between high and lowbrow, popular and élitiste genres.
On one hand we will focus on artistic choices and adaptation strategies, on other hand audience reception on different arts works.
Learning outcomes
Students learn about different way of interpreting art work
Students will be able to compare different mediální adaptace téhož námětu
Students deepen their ability to interpret art work in aesthetic, historic and political contexts.
Syllabus
  • Introduction: relation of theatre and other media, adaptation as theoretical and practical creative problem.
  • 3 exkursions into three stories of "stories":
  • A) Life and death of Jesus Christ - from gospels and passion plays to Passoli's Il Vangelo secondo Matteo, musical Jesus Christ Superstar and Life of Brian.
  • B) Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and its theatre and film versions
  • C) From Pygmalion to Cinderella and Pretty Woman or From classical antiquity to fairy tales
Teaching methods
lecture, reading/homework
Assessment methods
Colloquium is based on: fullfilling partical task in the semester (test on reading and reflection of topics in lectures) and final presentation of glossary of 5 concepts with samples.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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