DVT067 Political Theatre

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 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), doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 11:40–13:15 G01
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will learn about forms, models and possibilities of engaged and political theatre. The base of the course is a dual approach of contemporary art as it is represented by T. W. Adorno with a thesis of autonomy and engaged art. Students will work with programmatic texts of theatre creators of 19th and 20th century, eventually with video-records of examples of political, engaged theatre in world and Czech theatre. Following these documents students will discus the texts and examples. The course will focus on basic periods as realism of the end of 19th century, left-wing theatre of the 20s and the 30s and propaganda theatre of the 50s of 20th century, appeal theatre of J. Grossman, Theatre of oppressed by A. Boal or the political engagement of theatres in 1989.
The aim of the course is to introduce students with concepts of drama art that overreach tightly aesthetic approach of theatre as an art.
Syllabus
  • realism of the end of 19th century
  • left-wing theatre of the 1920s and the 30s
  • propaganda theatre of the 50s
  • appeal theatre of J. Grossman
  • Theatre of the oppressed by A. Boal
  • the political engagement of theatres in 1989
Language of instruction
Czech
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