DVMS12 The Ring of the Nibelung as a Staging Challenge

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Šárka Havlíčková Kysová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Margita Havlíčková
Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Karolína Stehlíková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theatre Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 G01
Prerequisites
Knowledge of 4 librettos of The Ring of the Nibelung
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In the course the students will analyse several productions of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung. The students will acquire the information about history of staging practice of the work, about the works on which the Ring is based; and also Wagner’s theoretical thinking about theatre, and his ideas applied in staging practice. The student should be able to explain Wagner’s concept of music drama, the artwork of the future and the principle of Gesamtkunstwerk. The teacher and students will analyse both the historical productions of the Ring, and contemporary productions performed after 2000.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand and explain the principles of Gesamtkunstwerk; work with information on the stagings of the Ring of the Nibelung; explain the differences between opera and music drama; analyse and compare different productions of The Ring of the Nibelung - also in the context of the history of staging practice of the work; interpret the topic from the point of view of theatre theory.
Syllabus
  • Topics: - Richard Wagner - life and work (short introduction); - Wagner and mythology, Wagner and philosophy; - The art-work of the future, Gesamtkunstwerk; - Opera and drama, music drama; - History of staging of The Ring of the Nibelung; - The Ring of the Nibelung as a challenge for theatre artists.
Literature
    required literature
  • WAGNER, Richard. The Art-work of the Future. (Translated by William Ashton Ellis).
  • Sága o Völsunzích a jiné ságy o severském dávnověku. Edited by Helena Kadečková, Translated by Veronika Dudková, Illustrated by Pe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2011, 221 s. ISBN 9788025704004. info
  • Edda. Edited by Helena Kadečková, Translated by Ladislav Heger. V této úpravě vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2004, 491 s. ISBN 8072035339. info
  • WAGNER, Richard. Opera a drama. Translated by Věra Vysloužilová. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Paseka, 2002, 261 s. ISBN 8071854832. info
  • WAGNER, Richard. Prsten Nibelungův : slavnostní hra ve třech dnech a předvečeru. Translated by Hanuš Karlach. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní opera, 2002, 279 s. ISBN 8023884867. info
  • Píseň o Nibelunzích. Translated by Jindřich Pokorný. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1974, 389 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • WAGNER, Richard. Das Kunstwerk der Zukunft. Edited by Michael Holzinger. Berliner Ausgabe. [Německo]: [nakladatel není známý], 2015, 122 stran. ISBN 9781511654425. info
  • NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. Zrození tragédie, čili, Hellénství a pesimismus. Translated by Otokar Fischer. Vyd. 4., Ve Vyšehradu 2. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2014, 223 s. ISBN 9788074294341. URL info
  • Der Ring des Nibelungen the making of : a documentary. Edited by Pierre Boulez - Friedelind Wagner - Wolfgang Wagner - Patrice Chéreau. Hamburg: Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, 2005, 1 DVD-vide. info
  • Richard Wagner a Prsten Nibelungův : statě a články Richarda Wagnera spojené se vznikem a prvním provedením díla. Edited by Richard Wagner, Translated by Vlasta Reittererová. V Praze: Národní divadlo, 2004, 132 s. ISBN 8072581791. info
Teaching methods
presentations, seminar discussions, home works, seminar paper
Assessment methods
seminar work and discussion; oral exam or written test (the passing score for the exam is 70% of the points)
Language of instruction
Czech
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