UBKKDBK017 Theory of Theater and of Theatrical Components

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Cindlerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Cindlerová, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
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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 aim of the lecture is to familiarize the audience with the basics of theater theory hand in hand with the basics of theater terminology. Attention will be paid to all theatrical components and their mutual relationship, the same emphasis will be placed on key works and authors who theoretically deal with them. An integral part of the course is the presentation of various theatrical methodological approaches, points of view and schools. During the course, other specialist literature will be recommended, the explanation will be supplemented with examples and student reports.
Learning outcomes
The aim of the lecture is to familiarize the audience with the basics of theater theory hand in hand with the basics of theater terminology. Attention will be paid to all theatrical components and their mutual relationship, the same emphasis will be placed on key works and authors who theoretically deal with them. An integral part of the course is the presentation of various theatrical methodological approaches, points of view and schools. During the course, other specialist literature will be recommended, the explanation will be supplemented with examples and student reports.
Syllabus
  • 1. The concept of theater and its transformations. Basic prerequisites for the creation and existence of the theater.
  • 2. The artistic specificity of theater and its place within other arts. Time and space in theater and drama.
  • 3. Components of theatrical expression, their hierarchy in the theatrical artefact. Construction of the production and its components.
  • 4. The emergence and changes of modern European directing in relation to the development of dramaturgy.
  • 5. The emergence and changes of modern Czech directing in relation to dramaturgy and with regard to the European context.
  • 6. Drama and theatrical (scenic) space: the origin, types and transformations of modern stage art and the development of European scenography.
  • 7. Theatre: institution, building, space, set, operation, method of communication, possibly expression and/or art.
  • 8. Thinking about the theater. Main representatives of world theater theory.
  • 9. Thinking about the theater. Main representatives of Czech theater theory.
  • 10. Theatrical text – characteristics and specificity. Drama, attempts to define it. Building the drama.
  • 11. Theater types and genres, genres of drama.
  • 12. Transformations of the drama. The development of drama in the context of theater history 1.
  • 13. Transformations of the drama. The development of drama in the context of theater history 2.
  • Ve svém průběhu bude kurs doplňován o doporučenou teoretickou literaturu, prokládán ukázkami a doplňován referáty. Povinná literatura: ARISTOTELES: Poetika. Praha: Rezek, 1999. DELEUZE, G.: Podľa čoho poznáme štrukturalizmus?. Bratislava: Archa, 1993. FREYTAG, G.: Technika dramatu. Praha: Ústav pro učebné pomůcky průmyslových a odborných škol, 1944. GAJDOŠ, J. Postmoderné podoby divadla. Brno: Větrné mlýny, 2001. OSOLSOBĚ, I. Mnoho povyku pro sémiotiku. Brno, 1992. PAVIS, P. Divadelní slovník. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2003. VELTRUSKÝ, J. Příspěvky k teorii divadla. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 1994. VOSTRÝ, J. Drama a dnešek. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1990. ZICH, O. Estetika dramatických umění. Praha: Panorama, 1986. SRBA, B. E. F. Burian a jeho program poetického divadla. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 1981. Doporučená literatura: CÍSAŘ, J. Základy dramaturgie I. Situace. Praha: AMU, 1999. DERRIDA, J. Struktura, znak a hra v diskursu věd o člověku. Texty k dekonstrukci. Bratislava, 1993. DIDEROT, D. O umění. Praha: Odeon, 1983. GROSSMAN, J. Drama a režisérův sloh. Praha, 1991. MUKAŘOVSKÝ, J. Studie z estetiky. Praha: Odeon, 1966. PATOČKA, J. Epičnost a dramatičnost, epos a drama. In: Divadlo 17. 1966. PROCHÁZKA, M. Znaky dramatu a divadla. Praha: Panorama, 1988. STEHLÍKOVÁ, E. A co když je to divadlo? . Praha, 1998. TOMAŠEVSKIJ, B. Teorie literatury. Praha: Lidové nakladatelství, 1970. VELTRUSKÝ, J. Drama jako básnické dílo. Brno, 1999.
Teaching methods
Lecture.
Assessment methods
A written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8p/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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