DVT080 The Theory of Scenography

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Barbora Diego Rivera Příhodová, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
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
Tue 15:50–17:25 G01
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the issue of theory of scenography. At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain the evolution of ideas on visual aspect as one of the components in the complex of performance, as it was refined by Czech structuralists, and systematized in the study Specifičnost scénografie by foremost theorist Vladimir Jindra.
Key topics
1. prehistory of modern thought on scenography - Stanislavski, Wagner 2. E. G. Craig and „The Art of Theatre“ 3. Adolphe Appia and hierarchy of scenic elements 4. Otakar Zich: scene as director's second project, dramatic scene 5. theory of scenography in Czech structuralism: dramatic space by František Tröster and Jiří Frejka, Jan Mukařovský, Brušák and his imaginary action space, Miroslav Kouřil and E. F. Burian: theatre space 6. Růžena Vacková and her Výtvarný projev v dramatickém umění 7. Josef Svoboda: psychoplastic and production space 8. Prague Quadrennial, Vladimír Jindra and Specifičnost scénografie 9. And what was next? Scenography in Lehman's Postdramatic theatre, Arnold Aronson and his definition of postmodern stage design, submedial space
Study resources and literature
  • Aronson, Arnold. Pohled do propasti: eseje o scénografii
  • MCKINNEY, Joslin and Philip BUTTERWORTH. The Cambridge introduction to scenography. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, xv, 237. ISBN 9780521847650. info
  • KOUBSKÁ, Vlasta. František Tröster :artist of light and space. Edited by František Tröster. [Praha]: Obecní dům, 2007, 189 s. ISBN 9788086339382. info
  • CRAIG, Edward Gordon. O divadelním umění. Translated by Milan Lukeš. Vyd. 1. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 2006, 207 s. ISBN 8070082046. URL info
  • PÖRTER, Paul. Experimentální divadlo. Praha: Orbis, 1965. info
  • FREJKA, Jiří. Železná doba divadla. 1. vyd. V Praze: Melantrich, 1945, 136 s. URL info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
presentation, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
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