DVHs136 Stage Design from Renaissance to Meiningen

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 9:10–10:45 G01
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course offers the overview of the history of scenography and costume from Renaissance to Romantism, to the Meiningen Theatre. At the end of the course students will be able to interpret the basic characteristics of the cultural periods in question; identify the most important characteristics of scenography and costume in the cultural periods in question; recognize the functions of scenographer in the cultural periods; explain the functions of the stage lightnings.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction 2. Renaissance, humanistic stage 3. Sebastiano Serlio 4. Andrea Palladio and Teatro Olympico 5. Early Baroque stage design 6. Joseph von Furtenbach 7. Baroque stage design I 8. Baroque stage design II 9. Enlightenment reforms - costume 10. Romantism and the stage design 11. Stage design and costume in the Meiningen Theatre 12. Light and the stage 13. Final test
Literature
  • BROCKETT, Oscar G. Dějiny divadla. Translated by Milan Lukeš. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 948 s. ISBN 8070080965. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation – lecture (2 hours per week), discussion. Individual preparation – reading of texts. The lectures are given in Czech, students are expected to have a solid command of the Czech language.
Assessment methods
Written tests and/or oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009.
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