DDVL301 Didactics of Theatre and Education

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MgA. Zuzana Klvaňová (lecturer)
MgA. Radka Macková (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Rychecká (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Veronika Broulíková
Drama and Education Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Drama and Education Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Timetable
Wed 16:15–17:45 4
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to complete the practical and theoretical education in the field of theater and education and to interconnect the acquired knowledge and skills with a focus on the future artistic and pedagogical activities of students.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course students:
- demonstrate broad knowledge in the areas of theory, history, and contemporary practice of drama education, theater and education, and amateur theater;
- demonstrate broad knowledge in the field of methods, procedures, and forms of drama education, theater and education, and amateur theater (methodology, didactics of the field);
- understand the basic possibilities and conditions for the practical application of theories, methods, procedures, and forms of the field (in connection with knowledge of pedagogy and psychology) – e.g., for the creation of a teaching program, project, or production;
- are aware of basic interdisciplinary connections and their possibilities and limitations for practice;
- are familiar with basic primary and secondary professional literature;
- are familiar with the field of contemporary drama education, theater and education, and amateur theater, and are familiar with the work and creations of key figures in the field.
Syllabus
  • Theater and education (characteristics, development of the field), basic areas of content, relationship between theater and education, pedagogy, psychology, and theater studies
  • Basic didactic concepts goals, competencies, content, methods, forms
  • Methods and forms of theater and education, basic principles - acting and stage performance; structured dramatic play; the principle of thematization and representation
  • Creating productions for children and young people; creating productions with children and young people
  • Theater in education - theory and history; forms of theater in education
  • Theater lecturing - theory and history; theaters in the Czech Republic and abroad
  • Theater for children and young audiences - specifics of audience groups and the current situation in the Czech Republic
  • Teachers in the field of theater and education; important figures in the field of theater and education in the Czech Republic and abroad
Literature
    required literature
  • Petty, G. Moderní vyučování. 1. vyd. Portál, Praha 1996. info
  • SVOZILOVÁ, D. Analýza strukturované dramatické hry v kontextu dramatické výchovy. Brno: JAMU 2005. 192 s. ISBN 80-86928-10-1. info
  • Svozilová-Drahanská, P. Proces tematizace a symbolizace v herním a jevištním jednání. Brno: JAMU, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86928-26-5. info
    not specified
  • Delongová, J.; Macková, S.; Svozilová, D. Vezměte do ruky knihu. Brno: KKS, 1998. 92 s. ISBN neuvedeno. info
  • HOŘÍNEK, Zdeněk 1991/2008, Drama, divadlo, divák, Brno, JAMU 1995, Cesty moderního dramatu, Praha, nakl. Studia Ypsilon 1998, Mezi dvěma texty, in týž: Divadlo mezi modernou a postmodernou, Praha, nakl. Studia Ypsilon 2003, O divadelní komedii, Praha, Scéna 2006, Poznámky o poznámkách, Divadelní revue, č.1. info
  • Machková, E. Improvizace s příběhem v angloamerickém dramatu. Praha: DAMU, 1996. ISBN 80-85883-16-3. info
  • Machková, E. Jak se učí dramatická výchova. Didaktika dramatické výchovy. Praha: AMU, 2004. 224 s. ISBN 80-7331-021-X. info
  • Machková, E. Volba literární látky pro dramatickou výchovu aneb Hledání dramatičnosti. Praha: DAMU, 2000. info
  • Valenta, J: Kapitoly z teorie výchovné dramatiky. Praha, ISV. info
  • Valenta, J.: Metody a techniky dramatické výchovy, Praha, agentura Strom 1998. info
  • MACKOVÁ, Silva. Divadlo a výchova (úvahy o oboru). 1. vyd. Brno: JAMU v Brně, 2016, 258 pp. ISBN 978-80-7460-101-9. info
  • RICHTER, Luděk. Divadlo pro děti. 1. vyd. Praha: Dobré divadlo dětem, 2015. ISBN 978-80-905055-0-6. info
Teaching methods
Forms: lecture, seminar
Methods: lecture, discussion methods, independent student work, work with specialized literature
Assessment methods
Credit will be awarded based on attendance and presentation of written work from the winter semester as part of the seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.jamu.cz/course/difa/summer2026/DDVL301