DVBA001 Introduction to Theatre Studies 1

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková (seminar tutor), doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Andrea Jochmanová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 8:20–9:55 G01
Prerequisites
active participation in the lesson, essay (3-5 pages) up the list of literature, assigned reading : Aristoteles : Poetics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This lesson is drawn out for 1st grade students. The programme is made to introduce the basic resources of theatrology. At the end of this course, students should be able to explain the question what theatrology exactly is, what is its history, what kind of specific the artefact of theatre has, where in the level of game theory it belongs, how the sign, communication conventions and poetics in theatre work.
Syllabus
  • 1. context 2. Theatrology as a science 3. Classification 4. Artefakt of theatre 5. excursion - The theatre dep. of Moravian museum in Brno 6. Game theory I. 7. Game theory II. 8. Antropology and theatre. Theatrality. 9. Theatre, sign and convenction 10. History of theatrology I. 11. History of theatrology II. 12. Final exam
Literature
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Aristotelis De arte poetica liber (Orig.) : Poetika [Aristoteles, Svoboda, 1996]. info
  • ZICH, Otakar. Estetika dramatického umění : teoretická dramaturgie. 2. vyd., (v Panoramě 1.). Praha: Panorama, 1986, 412 s. info
  • OSOLSOBĚ, Ivo. Divadlo, které mluví, zpívá a tančí : teorie jedné komunikační formy. 1. vyd. Praha: Editio Supraphon, 1974, 242 s. URL info
Assessment methods
Written test based on the reading and work in seminars. An analysis of a critical work. 90 minutes.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010.
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