CJLB207 Old Czech theatre performance I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Hanzelková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Zuzana Urválková, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Hana Bočková, Dr.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Bromová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:40 D51, except Wed 17. 4.
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 11/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to learn how to read, analyse and interpret dramatic texts of older Czech literature (c. 1400-1800) through an active theatrical experience. Through staged reading, dramatization, and performance (under the guidance of a professional lecturer from Polárka Theatre), we will explore not only the work itself, but also its potential recipients and social impact.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- understand the meaning of selected dramatic texts of older literature;
- analyze and interpret selected works;
- perform a selected role in a public performance;
- participate in the organisation and production of a staged play;
- understand the wider cultural and historical context, including reception;
- search databases (sources and specialist literature).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory meeting: objectives, course organization, reflection on previous experience with older Czech literature and theatre, work with databases 2. Medieval theatre 3. Dramatic texts from the Hussite period 4. Drama from the Humanist period 5. Drama from the Baroque period 6. Selection of drama for performance at the Night of Scientists 7. Stage reading of the selected text, meeting with Petr Pidrman (lecturer at Polárka Theatre, specialising in lay actors), division of roles 8. Rehearsal of a theatre performance 9. Rehearsal of a theatre performance 10. Rehearsing a theatre performance 11. Rehearsing a theatre performance 12. Rehearsing a theatre performance 13. Performance for classmates and friends (preparation for Scientists' Night)
Literature
  • Valentová, Kateřina - Jezuitské školské divadlo. Kateřina Bobková-Valentová. In: Telč a jezuité : řád a jeho mecenáši : katalog výstavy / [Praha] : Historický ústav AV ČR : Ústav teoretické a aplikované mechaniky AV ČR ; [Telč] : Národní památkový ústav,
  • Jacková, Magdaléna - Divadlo v jezuitských školách. Magdaléna Jacková. In: Studia Comeniana et historica : časopis Muzea J. A. Komenského v Uherském Brodě pro komeniologii, historii 16. - 18. století a regionální dějepis moravsko-slovenského pomezí Uhers
  • České humanistické drama. Edited by Milan Kopecký. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1986, 374 s. URL info
  • VELTRUSKY, Jarmila F. A sacred farce from medieval Bohemia, Mastičkář. Ann Arbor: Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, The University of Michigan, 1985, ix, 396. ISBN 0936534052. info
  • KOPECKÝ, Milan. Starší české drama [Kopecký, 1981] b. 1. vyd. Brno: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, 1981, 244 s. info
  • Staročeské drama. Edited by Josef Hrabák. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1950, 256 s. URL info
Teaching methods
-searching in databases -reading and interpreting texts -scenic reading -discussion with an expert (Petr Pidrman, Polárka Theatre) -dramatisation of the text -performance realization -excursion
Assessment methods
-active participation in seminars -developing a thesis about the selected theatre performance (including the perspective of the contemporary audience) - participation in the realization of the performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: Předmět bude otevřen a vyučován při minimálním počtu 6 zapsaných studujících.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025.
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