DVHc021 Modern Czech Stage Design in the World Context

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. MgA. David Drozd, 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
Thu 13:20–14:55 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
Course objectives
The course will be focused on the outstanding Czech scenographers and their concepts that arise mostly during 20th century. The themes will be discussed within the context of world scaenography and supported by relevant AV-documents. At the end of the course students should be able to: identify the selected outstanding personalities within area of Czech stage design; discuss main tendencies of modern Czech stage design; appraise the influence of scenographic concepts in interaction with stage director´s work; analyse the ways of their interactions with practise abroad; evaluate the significance of Czech stage design in context of world scenography.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is scenography? (+ Methodology)
  • 2. The evolution of main stage design concepts at the beginning of the 20th century
  • 3. Modern art styles and their influence on the stage design
  • 4. Czech stage design in the first twenty years of 20th century
  • 5. Outstanding scenographers of the first half of 20th century and the influences of their works on the world stage design (Vlastislav Hofman, František Tröster a další)
  • 6. The avant-garde scenographers
  • 7. The 2nd world war and young scenographical generation
  • 8. Josef Svoboda and Laterna magika (the success of Laterna magika in Brussels and its influence on further practise)
  • 9. The scenographic experiments in the world and their influence on Czech stage design of the last years of 20th century
  • 10. Prague quadrennial
  • 11. Contemporary Czech stage design in context of world production (stage design after 1989)
  • 12. The influence of modern Czech stage design on world production
  • 13. Conclusion, discussion
Literature
  • PTÁČKOVÁ, Věra. Divadlo na konci světa : stati o scénografii. Edited by Jan Dvořák. V tomto souboru vyd. 1. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2008, 337 s. ISBN 9788086102658. info
  • ARONSON, Arnold. Pohled do propasti : eseje o scénografii. Translated by Milan Lukeš. Vyd. 1. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2007, 263 s. ISBN 9788070082140. info
  • ZDEŇKOVÁ, Marie. Contemporary Czech stage design. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2003, 155 s. ISBN 8070081457. info
  • PTÁČKOVÁ, Věra. Česká scénografie XX. století : [kniha vychází ke 100. výročí znovuotevření Národního divadla]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1982, 363 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, readings, individual consultations.
Assessment methods
Final written test (score 70 pct or higher on the final exam), oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
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