DDML105 International Theatre Festival Management I

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/4. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Dědová (lecturer)
prof. MgA. Blanka Chládková (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
Timetable
Tue 14:30–16:00 104
Prerequisites
EVER( DDMZ105 International Theatre Festival Management I )
Student completed course of team building for first grade students of production management and stage management and technology. Student completed winter semester of International Theatre Festival Management I.
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 the application of theater management through work experience. Students are participating on a large scale project (festival SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER) and they are guided to apply theoretical skills gained within the first year of their bachelor studies under supervision.
After graduation of the subject student acquires basic practical knowledge concerning the organization of the festival, practical legal knowledge related to theatre/event management. Student is able to work in a team and take responsibility for his/her own tasks and perceives links between individual activities within the broader organizational structure.
Student is involved at the basic organizational level of the festival team, he/she is able to evaluate his/her own work and give feedback to other students involved.
Syllabus
  • Summer semester: Student is involved in organizing the International Festival of Theatre Schools SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER (course DDML161) at the basic organizational level, including ongoing peer review and self-evaluation in the seminar.
    Theoretical reflection takes place within the scope of the organization of the international theater festival through design, implementation and evaluation of basic project tasks with this syllabus:
    - Involvement in the organizational structure at basic organizational article, responsibilities and powers of the specific organizational structure according to the project
    - Operational planning activities, problem solving, evaluation and feedback
    - Teamwork and collaboration, interdisciplinary communication (connection to the field of stage technology, dramaturgy, directing, acting, etc.)
    Selection of the coordinator of the next year festival issue from the students of 2nd year is done in January.
    Organizational structure of the upcoming festival issue is done in February.
    In April, a week after the end of the festival, a new team of students receives the complete project documentation from the previous organizational team leaders and the list of post-production activities that should be done. Second-year students take over the festival, prepare and implement post production and develop plans for the next year. Implementation of the project plans start in June, schools are addressed and fundraising plan is implemented.
Literature
    required literature
  • Prováděcí projekt příslušného ročníku festivalu SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER, který je jedním z výstupů předmětu Organizace mezinárodního divadelního festivalu. info
  • KREJČÍ, Hana. Specifika uměleckých projektů. Pracovní sešit k publikaci Projektové řízení - Jak zvládnout projekty. 1. vyd. Brno: ACSA, 2014, 80 pp. ISBN 978-80-7460-050-0. info
  • Digital Theatre Words. 2013. URL info
  • JEŽKOVÁ, Zuzana, Hana KREJČÍ, ŠVEC JAROSLAV and Branislav LACKO. Projektové řízení. Jak zvládnout projekty. 2013, 381 pp. ISBN 978-80-905297-1-7. info
    recommended literature
  • MENEAR, P: Stage management and Theatre Administration. info
  • KIRITZ, N.J.: Plánování projektů a jeho písemná forma, 1998. info
  • DOLANSKÝ, V.: Projektový management. Grada 1996. info
  • KOTLER , Ph.: Marketing management, Victoria publishin, Praha1991. info
  • VERHAAR, J.: Projectmanagement. AHK Amsterdam 1998. info
  • HAGOORT , G. Cultural Entrepreneurship. HKU Utrecht 1993. info
  • MATÁSEK, Lukáš. Risk Management Practices in Cultural Events: Theatre Festivals in the Czech Republic. Salford, 2009. 88 s. Diplomová práce. The University of Slatford, Business School. info
  • FREY, Bruno S., The Rise and Fall of Festivals - Reflections on the Salzburg Festival (June 2000). Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 48. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=236016 or doi:10.2139/ssrn.236016. info
  • CONTE, David M.; LANGLEY, Stephen. Theatre Management : Producing and Managign the Performing Arts. Hollywood : EntertainmentPro, 2007. 580 s. ISBN 0-89676-256-4. info
  • Hagoort, Giep. Umělecký management v podnikatelském stylu. Praha : Disk, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7437-008-3. info
  • LEDVINOVÁ, Jana. Profesionální fundraising: jak se osvobodit od finanční závislosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Akademie múzických umění, 2013, 129 pp. ISBN 978-80-7331-294-7. info
  • CHLOUPEK, Vojtěch and A KOL. Smlouvy v divadelní praxi. 1. vyd. Praha: AMU, 2013, 233 pp. Management umění - umění managementu. ISBN 978-80-7331-293-0. info
  • SRSTKA, Jiří. Autorské právo v divadle. 1. vyd. Praha: Akademie múzických umění v Praze, 2006, 105 pp. ISBN 80-7331-066-X. info
  • DVOŘÁK, J. Malý slovník managementu divadla. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2005, 312 pp. ISBN 80-86102-49-1. info
  • DVOŘÁK, J. Kreativní management pro divadlo aneb O divadle jinak. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2004, 337 pp. ISBN 80-86102-53-X. info
Teaching methods
Teaching forms:
* Regular teaching
* Number of contact hours per week: 2
Number of hours per week of independent work of the student: WS 2, LS 4
Teaching methods:
Discussions, heuristic methods, individual and team work of students, presentations
Assessment methods
Summer semester
Graded credit on the basis of:
- Practical work in class
- Written output section for the current edition of the festival (project documentation of the organizational section, a list of post-production activities).
Evaluation is carried by sectional team leader together with teacher and festival coordinator.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pro úspěšný zápis předmětu si zaregistrujte též odpovídající předmět v zimním semestru (podle předpokladu "EVER")
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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