DVE007 Selected Chapters on Czech Theatre

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Eva Stehlíková (deputy)
Mgr. Andrea Jochmanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Musilová (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Eva Stehlíková (deputy)
prof. PhDr. Eva Stehlíková (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 11:40–13:15 G01
Prerequisites (in Czech)
active participation; final paper (5-7 pages)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The history of modern Czech theatre provides numerous examples of complex relations between art and society, stage and audience, which form a vital part of the living theatre. This course deals with the Czech theatre as such as well as its outstanding playwrights, actors, directors and designers, but also with the way the theatre has reflected so many social and cultural aspects of Czech history.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction - historical and social backround 2. From National Theatre to Munich 3. Karel Čapek R.U.R. 4. New dynamic situation of 1960s 5. Václav Havel - Part One - Audience 6. Václav Havel - Part Two - Largo Desolato 7. Josef Topol : Cat on the Rails 8. Studio Theatre; key productions and outstanding directors 9. Studio Theatre of 1980s in Brno 10. Czech Theatre of the 1990s 11. Summary, assessment, conclusion
Literature
  • DUBSKÁ, Alice, Jan NOVÁK, Nina MALÍKOVÁ and Marie ZDEŇKOVÁ. Czech Puppet Theatre : yesterday and today. Translated by Don Nixon. First edition. Prague: Theatre Institute, 2006, 67 stran. ISBN 8070081996. info
  • BURIAN, Jarka. Leading creators of twentieth-century Czech theatre. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2002, xxi, 225. ISBN 9780415270304. info
  • BURIAN, Jarka. Modern czech theatre : reflector and conscience of a nation. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2000, xiii, 265. ISBN 0877457220. info
Assessment methods
lectures, an essay
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: The course is scheduled for international Erasmus students.
Teacher's information
http://www.rect.muni.cz/ois/students/special_programs%2C_individual_courses/cesp
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012.
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