DVH069 European Theatre Directors at the end of the 20th century: Wilson, Castellucci, Marthaler

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Naďa Satková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:30–14:05 G01
Prerequisites
dvbp04 Theatre in History 2 && dvbp03 Drama as Literature
Students should be able to understand articles and studies in English and German.
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
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Course objectives
Students should get to know styles of European theatre directing in the 20th century.
Students should be able to analyse and interpret selected performances and read studies about selected directors.
They should be able to describe key elements of styles of some contemporary directors and determine roots of their methods.
Simultaneously they should be able to describe, how Czech directors are influenced by foreign directors.
Syllabus
  • What is theatre directing?
  • A brief overview of a theatre stage direction.
  • Robert Wilson.
  • Wilson and Shakespeare.
  • Romeo Castellucci.
  • Castellucci and Dante.
  • Christoph Marthaler.
  • Marthaler and Mikulášek.
Literature
  • INNES, Christopher and Maria SHEVTSOVA. The Cambridge Introduction to Theatre Directing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, 296 pp. ISBN 978-0-521-60622-6. info
  • DELGADO, Maria M. and Dan REBELLATO. Contemporary European theatre directors. London: Routledge, 2010, 428 pp. ISBN 978-0-415-46251-8. info
  • ADÁMEK, Jiří. Théâtre musical: divadlo poutané hudbou. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Akademie múzických umění, 2010, 207 pp. ISBN 978-80-7331-191-9. info
  • LEHMANN, Hans-Thies. Postdramatické divadlo. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Divadelní ústav, 2007, 365 s. ISBN 9788088987819. info
  • HOLMBERG, Arthur. The theatre of Robert Wilson. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, 229 pp. info
  • Nulté hodiny Christopha Marthalera. Svět a divadlo. 1998, vol. 9. info
Teaching methods
Class discussion, lectures, homework.
Assessment methods
Class discussion, presentation, report, essay, reading of choosen texts.
Language of instruction
Czech
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