IJ1B012 The Theatre of the Mannequin

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ludovica Radif, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer), doc. Paolo Divizia, Dottore di Ricerca (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Paolo Divizia, Dottore di Ricerca
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 G12
Prerequisites
IJ1A002 Practical Italian II || IJIA005 Practical Italian II
This course, IJ1B012, is for students of the Bachelor programme.
If you are a student of the Master programme instead, please register at the course with code IJ2B012.
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students are invited to reflect about the deep theatrical dimension and experimental form which are often between one and an other artistic field. Reading enigmatic evocative texts with loose ends enable us to read them in a such new and personal way, like inspiration for artistic living.
Learning outcomes
By attending the course students will understand the difference between Nineteenth century's Surrealism and hypothetic Neo-surrealism in the IIIth Millennium saga "Il Teatro del Manichino".
Syllabus
  • Surrealism in the early Nineteenth century and how was difficult to think about a connection with theatrical world. The evolution from André Breton to the hypothetic neo-surrealism in the Third Millennium. Books Saga "The Theatre of Mannequin" (symbolic emblematic figure, who communicates without speaking and walks without moving) together with a female character, through cities like Athens, Prague, Moscow... offers interactive books, languages over the page and over the lines. This is the language that colours, music, perfumes and art speak...
Literature
  • L. Radif, Dal rigo alla riga, “Opera Nuova” 2017/2, pp.77-87
  • L. Radif, Al Bolshoi col Manichino, Milano, Ledizioni, 2016
  • R. Trovato, L'appendino che fa parlare in musica, “Scénario online”, 2016
  • A. Artaud, Il teatro e il suo doppio, Torino 2000, (orig. Le théâtre et son double, Paris 1938)
  • R. Trovato, Il libro di Ludovica Radif, che indossa un anello, “Scénario online”, 2013
  • P. Picasso, Le désir attrapé par la queue, Paris 1945
  • A. Breton, Manifeste de surréalisme, Paris 1924
Teaching methods
The lessons will be divided in two parts - the theoretical one will be focused on the main moments and figures of the experimental theatre. The second part will be practical and it will be based on annotated reading of the most illustrative texts of the genre.
Assessment methods
Oral exam, the students will also produce a short written assesment based on one of the selected topics.
Language of instruction
Italian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz je určen pro studenty 3. ročníku a studenty navazujícího magisterského studia, min. úroveň znalostí B1
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