US_145 The Pilgrimage with a Goose on a String (Jiří Mahen and his Legacy in the Czech Theatre)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Veronika Valentová, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Kristýna Celhofferová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dagmar Koudelková
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 N51
Prerequisites
The Course is outlined as an one-semester lecture that wants to make students familiar with the work of Jiří Mahen, a personality who has been underestimated in many aspects and whose work is closely connected with Brno, and with his influence on cultural life and theatre of 20 century.
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 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 3/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Besides some outstanding figures of interwar avant-garde, the lecture will recall ensembles and personalities of the second half of 20 century that follow Mahen’s work and ideas. At the end of the course students will get an overview of the Mahen´s personality and they be able to interpret and analyse his works and the work of his followers.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will get an overview of the Mahen´s personality and they be able to interpret and analyse his works and the work of his followers.
Syllabus
  • 1. Jiří Mahen as a Playwriter, Dramaturgist and Pedagogue 2. Mahen´s Companions, Pupils and Continuators: 2.1. Rudolf Těsnohlídek, František Gellner, Fráňa Šrámek, Viktor Dyk, Vítězslav Nezval, František Halas, J. V. Pleva … 2.2. České studio/ Czech Studio (Bezdíček, Gamza), Studio Národního divadla v Brně/ Studio od the National theatre in Brno (J. Honzl, E. F. Burian) 2.3. Association „Rampa“, „Křesadlo“, Rudolf Waltr, Milan Pásek… 3. Mahenovo nedivadlo – Mahen´s no-theatre 3.1. Divadlo Husa na provázku/ Theatre Goose on a String (60th years) 3.2. Divadlo na provázku/ Theatre on a String (70th and a 80th, Professionalization) 3.3. Back to the Name Divadlo Husa na provázku/ Theatre Goose on a String (90th.etc).
Literature
  • VLAŠÍN, Štěpán. Jiří Mahen. 1. vyd. Praha: Divadelní ústav, 1971, 159 s. info
  • VLAŠÍN, Štěpán. Jiří Mahen dramatik. 1930, 143 s. info
  • MAHEN, Jiří. Husa na provázku : šest filmových libret. Praha: Orbis, 1959. info
  • Srba, Bořivoj: Vykročila husa a vzala člověka na procházku. Pojď! Brno 2010.
Teaching methods
lectures, homeworks
Assessment methods
The course ends with a written test verifying students’ knowledge of the topics discussed.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2014.
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