DISBS01 Theatre Criticism

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/7. 6 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Iva Mikulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Martina Musilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D.
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 J01, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
DISB008 First year complex exam
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 8 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/8, only registered: 1/8, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/8
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The seminar is dealing with independent writing of theatre reviews. There always are two reviews, first one of predetermined and collectively seen performance and the second one of performance of one's own choosing. Seminar is also aiming to critical reading of texts, which should lead to editorial comments.

Profiled seminar intended for second year students.
The seminar is held in Czech.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the seminar student will be able to:
- explain basic approaches towards theatre reviewing;
- think analytically and critically about performances of different genres;
- explain and argue his/her opinion about performance;
- create quality critical review.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to theory of theatre reviewing: theoretical texts
  • Introduction to practise: work of theatre critic and different kinds of reviews
  • Introduction to editing
  • Editing of students' reviews (based on collective viist of performance)
  • Mutual reflecting of students' reviews
Literature
    required literature
  • ČERNÝ, Václav. Co je kritika, co není a k čemu je na světě. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Blok, 1968, 81 s. URL info
  • FISHER, Mark. How to write about theatre. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4725-2054-8.
  • CHALUPECKÝ, Jindřich. Umění dnes. Praha: Nakladatelství československých výtvarných umělců, 1966. info
  • FISHER, Mark. Ako písať o divadle : príručka pre kritikov, študentov a blogerov. Edited by Chris Jones, Translated by Martina Mašlárová. 1. vydanie. Bratislava: Kultúrny spolok Mloki, 2021, 295 stran. ISBN 9788057024736. info
    recommended literature
  • FRYE, Northrop. Anatomie kritiky : čtyři eseje. Edited by Harold Bloom, Translated by Sylva Ficová. Vydání první. Brno: Host, 2003, 440 stran. ISBN 8072940783. info
  • HÁJEK, Jiří. Teorie umělecké kritiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 230 s. info
  • MIKULOVÁ, Iva. Subjektivní versus objektivní : Konference o kritice (Subjective versus objective : Conference on Art Criticism). In Theatralia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, p. 184-187. ISSN 1803-845X. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • MOJŽIŠOVÁ, Iva. Kritika porozuměním. Edited by Martin Mojžiš, Translated by Jiří Fiala. 1. vyd. Praha [i.e. Břeclav]: Malovaný kraj, 2011, 162 s. ISBN 9788090495609. info
  • PROCHÁZKA, Miroslav. Problém estetických a uměleckých hodnot a funkce umělecké kritiky. Praha: Ústřední dům armády, 1968. Kompas.
Teaching methods
discussion, analytic work with text, joint theatre visit
Assessment methods
Submitting tasks, attendence. Completion: completion of intermediate tasks, submission of a final review, followed by an oral debate. Pass-fail line is 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://divadlo.phil.muni.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2022, Autumn 2023.
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