DJTZ101 History of Stage Technology

Theatre Faculty
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jan Kolegar (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
Mon 8:30–10:00 MARTA
Prerequisites
This is the first meeting with the technologies of theater, taught in the first year and starts with a tutorial on theater issues.
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
Objective: Introduce students to the history and development of early stage technology from the theater to the present Descriptors: Student is able to reflect the acquired properties in his artistic work, he knows the historical practices that can be applied to his current artistic production in   theater. The acquired knowledge will enable inventing the wheel has been invented, but the focus is not the latest technological applications of modern facilities for theatrical productions.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to use acquired knowledge when working on art projects.
Syllabus
  • Course contents: -recognition of the standard ČSN 91 8112 (918112) -Educational technology - types of scenic technologies
    - an overview of scenic technologies from Greek theaters today - Greek and Roman Theater
    - medieval theater, humanist and Renaissance theater
    - The Illusionary Theater of the High Renaissance
    - commedia dell'arte and the Elizabethan theater
    - Baroque theater
    - great theater reform, romanticism and historicism
    - an overview of inventions and discoveries that have influenced the development of scenic technologies. The emergence and development of light scenic technology (Furtenbach's lighting system, gas, electricity)
    - the emergence and development of sound scenic technology
    - the emergence and development of building scenic technologies
    - mechanical scenic technology - modernization of historical theater houses
    - Bottom and top machine scenic technology
    - Stage engineered steam technology
    - fire scenarios
    - Mahen Theater's mechanical scenic technology
    - The Future of Scenic Technology Machines
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Doc. Mgr. Jan Kolegar: "Historie scénických technologií" (skriptum) JAMU. info
  • Jiří Hilmera: Perspektivní scéna 17. a 18. století v Čechách. Praha, Scénografický ústav v Praze, 1965. info
  • Josef Furtenbach: Prospektiva. PRAG, Praha, 1944. info
  • Fr. Kranich: Bühnentechnik Der Gegenwart. R. Oldenbourg, München, 1932. info
Teaching methods
* Regular instruction in the form of lectures and demonstrations to photograph | Excursions in current theaters equipped scenic Technology | * Number of contact hours per week: 2 | * The number of hours of individual student work per week: 0
Assessment methods
* Winter semester
Graded credit based on attendance
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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