DVHs123 Traditional Turkish Theatre

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Július Gajdoš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Dr. Július Gajdoš, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Zuzana Klusáčková
Prerequisites
not required
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives (in Czech)
The lecture will concentrates on traditional Turkish theatre is usually divided in two groups: 1) The Peasants' Theatre Tradition, today, this subgroup is still alive in Anatolia with some plays called "the village spectacular plays" which, according to their ritualistic features, are played in certain time and context. The peasants themselves paint their faces, change their dresses, and make their masques and various accessories. In historical perspective, dramatic contents of the stories will be shortly analyzed in several topics. Some examples of these plays recorded this year will be shown. 2) The Public Theatre Tradition:three separate headings in this tradition, namely "Karagöz", "Meddah", and "Centre Plays" will be explained with some illustrations.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Traditional Turkish Theatre 1) The Peasants' Theatre Tradition, and Today, this subgroup is still alive in Anatolia with some plays called "the village spectacular plays" which, according to their ritualistic features, are played in certain time and context. The peasants themselves paint their faces, change their dresses, and make their masques and various accessories. In historical perspective, dramatic contents of the stories will be shortly analyzed in several topics. Some examples of these plays recorded this year will be shown. 2) The Public Theatre Tradition. Three separate headings in this tradition, namely "Karagöz", "Meddah", and "Centre Plays" will be explained with some illustrations. a) Karagöz: is one of the traditional "shadow" plays which also called in turkish "hayal" meaning "imagination, images." It is based on the optical reflection of some transparent theatrical materials e.g. human figures, animals, plants, and things, on a small white curtain. Its general feature is based on the mutual quarrel of the two contradictory stereotyped figures, Karagöz and Hacivat, from which some historical, philosophical, and grotesque features can be drawn. b) Meddah: the narrator, is one of the most prominent genres in the Traditional Turkish Theatre. Because of its narrative character, it is different from the other traditional genres, but its narrative content is dramatic due to personification, mimesis, and dialogue. In Meddah plays, we can find some features of the illusionistic, presentative, or realistic genres. c) Orta Oyunu:"Center plays" are played impromptu, without any script, in an open square, but the players follow a certain pattern of some story. The plays progress with songs, dances, mimics, and dialogues. Those plays will be explained according to their historical frames and contents.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
lecture, participation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006.
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