DJTZ202 Fundamentals of Scenography

Theatre Faculty
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/1/2. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. MgA. Pavel Borák (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MgA. Blanka Chládková
Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites
Student succesfully complete courses of theater history and stage designe history.
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
Introduce students who are not studying scenography as their main discipline with basic terminology, concepts of scenography. and bring them to the problems of the industry. Zoom in the thinking and work of the scenographer.
Connect the way of working and thinking between the scenographer and stage technology student.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to orientate better in the nowadays scenography and in its history.
Student deepen his/her knowledge about culture trends and art directions in 20th century focused on architecture and fine art which are closely related to iconography.
Theoretical part of lectures in connection with small artistic tasks should bring insight into the specific work of a scenographer and thus create good prerequisites for mutually enriching cooperation on joint projects.
Syllabus
  • A rough overview of 20th century artistic movements and their main representatives, with emphasis on architecture and fine arts.
  • Influence of modern ideas and experiments on theatre and scenography (impressionism, expressionism, cubism, futurism, constructivism, Bauhaus, functionalism, Dada, surrealism, abstract art, pop art).
  • Practical exercises: students create drawings and art objects on given themes with an emphasis on the perception of the meaning of the concepts: colour - shape - material - space - light - action.
  • They are engaged in translating and materializing feelings, expressing atmosphere, searching for the key and concept to grasp the space and artistic conception of the theme.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Ján Zavarský: Kapitolky zo scénografie. Druhé doplněné vydání. Osvetový ústav, Bratislava,. info
  • Věra Ptáčková: Česká scénografie XX.století. Odeon, Praha 1982. info
  • Věra Ptáčková, Vladimír Adamczyk: Zrcadlo světového divadla. Divadelní ústav, Praha, 1995. info
  • Jiří Vávra:Od impresionismu k postmoderně (Dějiny vizuálního umění), Nakladatelství Olomouc,. info
  • José Pijoan : Dějiny umění, Odeon, Praha 1980. info
  • BAUHAUS, katalog, Stuttgart 1968. info
  • Caillois, R.: Hry a lidé. Maska a závrať. Praha 1998. info
  • Dějiny umění - malířství, sochařství, architektura, Kolektiv autorů, ARGO 1998. info
  • E. H. Gombrich: Příběh umění, Umění a iluze. info
  • GRAFFOVÁ, Jackie; OLIVEROVÁ Clare; VACKOVÁ-HUBATOVÁ, Lada. Svět umění XX. století: od postmodernismu po digital art. 1. vyd. Praha: ALBATROS, 2003. 280 s. ISBN 80-00-01179-4. info
  • Parramón, J.M. : Teorie barev. Nakladatelství Vašut 1998. info
Teaching methods
* Regular teaching - seminar, exercises
* Number of contact hours per week: 2
Assessment methods
Graded credit based on attendance, continuous class work and submission of assignments on given topics and their presentations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Teacher's information
Assignment for the winter semester:
scenic design for a selected production and space
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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