Course: Theatre dramaturgy

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Course title Theatre dramaturgy
Course code KDU/DD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bernátek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Theatre dramaturgy and its function in contemporary theatre practice and artistic creation. 2. Different roles of dramaturgy at individual stages of preparing a production or performative work. 3.-5. Basic dramaturgical concepts and their contemporary interpretations. 6.-8. Selection of material, staging and dramaturgical strategies. 9.-11. Preparation of a dramaturgical concept: research, analysis, proposal development. 12.-13. Presentation of concept proposals, individual and group evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with practical theatre dramaturgy. Students will learn to apply creative and analytical approaches to practical artistic dramaturgical work and to develop various materials into a dramaturgical staging concept. The course is taught in collaboration with leading theatre dramaturges.
Students will learn to apply creative and analytical approaches to practical artistic dramaturgical work and to develop various materials into a dramaturgical staging concept.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Regular attendance, active participation in class, timely and high-quality completion of individual and group assignments during the teaching part of the semester, and the preparation of a written dramaturgical concept of 15 standard pages.
Recommended literature
  • Hořínek, Zdeně. (2009). Úvod do praktické dramaturgie. Brno.
  • Lotker, Sodja. (2024). Devised theatre dramaturgy: a practical handbook. Praha.
  • Motal, Jan. (2022). Radikální dramaturgie. Brno.
  • Plicková, Karolína, ed. (2023). Divadlo a etika. Praha.
  • ROMANSKA, Magda (ed.). (2015). The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theatre Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theatre Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -