DVHs151 Key Figures in Stage Direction in World Theatre

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 12:30–15:45 G03
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will be able to characterise main trends in european directing after 1945, describe and distinguish features of modern and post-modern directing in relation to dramatic text, acting,stage desing etc.
Studens wil be able to analyse directing method of chosen directing personality and kontextualise them.
Syllabus
  • - general features, trends and term: modern and post-modern directing, post-dramatic theatre, total theatre, second theatre reform etc.
  • - chosen artists in context: A.Mnouchnine, R.Wilson, F.Castorf, S.Walz, K.Lupa.
Literature
  • In Contact With the Gods?: Directors Talk Theatre , eds. Delgado, Heritage, 1996
  • Fifty Key Theatre Directors, eds.: Sh.Mitter, M.Shevtsova, Routledge 2008
  • The intercultural performance reader. Edited by Patrice Pavis. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1996, viii, 267. ISBN 0415081548. info
  • PAVIS, Patrice. Theatre at the crossroads of culture. Translated by Loren Kruger. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1992, vii, 219. ISBN 0415060389. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, home reading.
Assessment methods
Final essay based on secondary literature.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Autumn 2010.
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