FPF:UBK12116 History of the Czech theatre I - Course Information

UBK12116 History of the Czech theatre III

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jana Cindlerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Cindlerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jana Cindlerová, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

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

• Cultural dramaturgy with the focus on theatre (programme FPF, B8203 DrUm)

Course objectives

The course deals with the history of the Czech theatrical culture from 1918 to the beginning of 21st century. It will show all major theatre events of the period, as well as the theatre reformers, innovators, visionaries and other authors, ?celebrities? and their works, theatrical institutions, trends and generally accepted developmental benefits of the above mentioned. Another important thing will be to recognize the internal links of the symptoms ? i. e. to understand the context. Further important literature to read will be recommended during the course and the lectures will be complemented by various demonstrations and students' presentations.

Syllabus

• National theatre under J. Kvapil and K.H. Hilar
  Theatre in the Czechoslovak republic
  Osvobozené divadlo
  E.F. Burian
  Czech theatre before WWII
  Post-war theatre
  Theatre in the Stalinist period
  Theatre in 1960s
  Alternative small scenes
  Period of The Normalization
  Czech theatre after 1989

Literature

required literature
• Just, V. (ed):. Česká divadelní kultura 1945?1989 v datech a souvislostech. Divadelní ústav, 1995. info
• Dějiny českého divadla I-IV. Praha, 1968-1983. info
• Císař, J.:. Přehled dějin českého divadla. Akademie múzických umění, 2006. info

recommended literature
• Götz, F.:. Boj o český divadelní sloh. Praha, 1934. info
• Červený, J.:. Červená sedma. Praha, 1959. info
• Císař, J.:. Divadla, která našla svou dobu. Praha, 1966. info
• Hájek, Jiří a kol.:. Divadlo nové doby. Praha, 1989. info
• Denemarková, R.:. Ewald Schorm. Sám sobě nepřítelem. Divadlo na zábradlí, 1998. info
• Černý, F.:. Hana Kvapilová. Život a dílo. Praha, 1960. info
• Götz, F.:. Jaroslav Kvapil. Praha, 1948. info
• Bradbrooková, B.:. Karel Čapek. Academia, 2006. info
• Černý, F.:. Měnivá tvář divadla. Praha, 1978. info
• Engelmüller, K.:. O slávě herecké. Praha, 1947. info
• Černý, J.:. Otomar Krejča. Praha, 1964. info
• Černý, F.:. Premiéry bratří Čapků. Hynek, 2000. info
• Grossman, J.:. Sborníky I?VI. Pražská scéna, 1996?2001. info
• Dvořák, A.:. Trojice nejodvážnějších. Jindřich Honzl, Emil František Burian, Jiří Frejka. Praha, 1961. info
• Engelmüller, K.:. Z letopisů českého divadelnictví I. Praha, 1946. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration
Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Grade
Credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

1. Participation in seminars (only two absences are permitted).
2. Active participation in analyses and discussions based on prior reading of required dramatic texts and professional literature.
3. Basic orientation in required literature, i. e. professional publications and dramas.
4. Independent elaboration and presentation of the seminar paper (approx. 7-10 standard pages of text).
5. Self-study, which extends - in-class education - by reading recommended literature and dramas, as well as visits to theatre performances.
6. Successful completion of the oral exam.
Lecturer - contact: Jana Cindlerová - jana.cindlerova@email.cz

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