DVQ005 Texts on Acting Styles

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
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. Martina Musilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:50–12:25 G01
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
At the end of the course students will be acquainted of selected chapters of the most important texts of European theatre culture that are concerned on the questions, reflection and theory of acting. Students will analyze and discuss about them. The aim is an ability to understand term and basic concepts of acting in European and world theatre of the 20th century. Students will prepare short reports on particular themes.
Syllabus
  • 1. Denis Diderot, Constant Benoit Coquelin 2. Constantin Sergeievich Stanislavski, Michail Chekhov, Richard Boleslawski 3. Miroslav Rutte, Edward Gordon Craig 4. Alexandr Tairov, Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold 5. Jacques Copeau, Louis Jouvet, Michel Saint-Denis 6. Bertolt Brecht 7. Antonin Artaud, Jerzy Grotowski
Literature
    required literature
  • CRAIG, Edward Gordon. O divadelním umění. Translated by Milan Lukeš. Vyd. 1. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2006, 207 s. ISBN 8070082046. URL info
  • TAIROV, Aleksandr Jakovlevič. Odpoutané divadlo. Edited by Alena Morávková. 1. vyd. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění, 2005, 197 s. ISBN 807331035X. info
  • ARTAUD, Antonin. Texty [Artaud, 1995-]. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1995. info
  • Jerzy Grotowski a Teatr Laboratorium - texty. Část 1, [Rozhovor s Grotovským a materiály o jeho životní a umělecké cestě]. Edited by Jana Pilátová, Edited by Jerzy Marian Grotowski. [Praha]: Pražské kulturní středisko, 1990, 128 s. ISBN 80-85040-09-3. info
  • Jerzy Grotowski a Teatr Laboratorium - texty. Část 2, [Texty]. Edited by Jana Pilátová, Edited by Jerzy Marian Grotowski. [Praha]: Pražské kulturní středisko, 1990, 125 s. ISBN 80-85040-07-7. info
  • DIDEROT, Denis. O umění. Translated by Jan Binder. 1. vyd. v tomto uspořádán. Praha: Odeon, 1983, 436 s. URL info
  • JOUVET, Louis. Nepřevtělený herec. Edited by Karel Kraus, Translated by Eva Uhlířová. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1967, 175 s. info
  • BRECHT, Bertolt. Myšlenky. Edited by Jan Grossman, Translated by Ludvík Kundera. 1. vydání. Praha: Československý spisovatel, 1958, 165 stran. URL info
  • O umění hereckém : k estetice a psychologii divadelní a filmové tvorby. Edited by Miroslav Rutte. Vyd. 1. Praha: Jos. R. Vilímek, 1946, 413 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lecture and class discusion on texts.
Assessment methods
Preparing of short reports on particular themes, and writing the final essay is expected (15.000 - 18.000 characters).
Language of instruction
Czech
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