DISM002 Performance Criticism Seminar

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/6. 5 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Iva Mikulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Martina Musilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martina Musilová, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Iva Mikulová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 G01
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The seminar is dealing with the analysis of individual theatre performances. At the end of the course students should be able to apply theoretical knowledge onto theatre practice.

The course is inteded for master's students of DTS and it is mandatory for them.
The seminar is held in Czech.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the seminar student will be able to:
- describe theatre performance;
- analyse particular components of theatre performance;
- interpretate themes and motives of the theatre performance that come out of analysis;
- define and evaluate creative devices, structure of the artefact and its cultural importance.
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Choosing of analyzed performances
  • Reading of the theoretical texts
  • Written analyses of the performances, discussion about the texts
Literature
    required literature
  • PAVIS, Patrice. Divadelní slovník : [slovník divadelních pojmů]. Edited by Daniela Jobertová - Anne Ubersfeld. Vyd. 1. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2003, 493 s. ISBN 8070081570. info
    recommended literature
  • MIKULOVÁ, Iva. Revize národních mýtů Dušanem D. Pařízkem (Dušan D. Pařízek's revision of national myths). Theatralia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2021, vol. 24, No 2, p. 116-141. ISSN 1803-845X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/TY2021-2-9. URL info
  • GROSSMAN, Jan. Analýzy. Edited by Terezie Pokorná - Jiří Holý. Vyd. 1. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1991, 434 s. ISBN 80-202-0323-0. info
  • KELBL, Vladimír. Divadelní inscenace jako struktura. Edited by Artur Závodský. 1974, 149 s. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical approach, discussion
Assessment methods
Two submitted analyzes during the semester and the final essay (15000 - 18000 characters). Pass-fail line is 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://divadlo.phil.muni.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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