DERZX11 Czech cultural politics and theatre infrastructure

Theatre Faculty
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
46/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. MgA. Blanka Kolegar (lecturer), doc. MgA. Hana Průchová, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. MgA. BcA. Petra Vodičková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Riou (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Riou
Theater without Borders Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theater without Borders Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FORMA(Z)
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 introduce exchange students (studying theatre or cultural management) to the basic map of Czech cultural policy and theatre infrastructure.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to
: comprehend and convey the principles of Czech cultural policy with regard to its historical development; understand the position of the performing arts in the cultural sector of the Czech Republic; compare the above information with the situation in their own national environment.
Syllabus
  • Part I - Czech culture policy and theatre infrastructure
  • Czech culture and theatre environment in CZ – history, facts and figures
  • Central/Eastern Europe culture development seen by Dragan Klaic.
  • Central Europe Transformation in the field of culture – past:
  • - Czech Theatre Law 1978 – censorship
  • - Theatre Belongs to those who create it - Czech Theatre
  • - Cultural Policy methodology – challenge for Czechs
  • Central Europe Transformation in the field of culture – present:
  • - Intercultural Competence: Cultural organizations and the challenge of multiculturalism
  • - The System of Cultural Governance, Jerry C Y Liu
  • - Types of Arts (hand-out)
  • - Models of cultural policy (socialist vs. transition)
  • - Balancing Act (Matarasso and Landry)
  • - Arm’s Length Principle
  • - Ecology of Culture (Holden)
  • - The Economy of Culture in Europe or intrinsic value of arts and theatre?
  • Czech Statistical Account for Culture
  • Mapping Creative Industries in Czech Republic
  • Not only Václav Havel, but Pavel Tigrid and others.
  • Part II – Operation and management of Brno professional theatre
  • - study visit to Centre for Experimental Theatre (3 stages, 3 artistic ensembles) – knowledge on dramaturgy, operation and management of municipal theatre in Brno,
  • - visit of theatre performance. Meeting with dramaturgist of theatre to be confirmed.
Literature
  • Klaic, Dragan, et al. Festivals in Focus. Central European University Press, 2014
  • Klaic, Dragan. Resetting the Stage: Public Theatre Between the Market and Democracy. Intellect, 2012.
  • MATARASSO, François and Charles LANDRY. Balancing Act: Twenty-one Strategic Dilemmas in Cultural Policy. Barrister & Principal, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7485-047-9. info
  • HOLDEN, John. The Ecology of Culture: A Report commissioned by the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Cultural Value Project. Wiltshire: Arts and Humanities Research Council, 2015. info
  • HOLDEN, John. Democratic culture: opening up the arts to everyone. Londýn: Demos, 2008, 39 pp. ISBN 978-1-906693-07-7. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminars, case study visit
Assessment methods
Student prepares a research assignment, which will be arranged at the beginning of the semester (depending on the composition of the study group and the focus of specific students). Example of a possible assignment:
According to study visit and visit of theatre performance student shall plan export of the performance into their country. The projects shall encompass search for a particular theatre in domestic country with matching aesthetic and production profile, suggest a marketing plan within the cultural context of the city/country, suggest a budget, suggest possible problems and solutions of transporting the performance etc.) Output: written project plan of the export of particular performance (10 – 15 pages) Consultancy to be arranged according to particular needs of students.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on course enrolment limitations: předmět je otevřen pouze studentům výměnných programů
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2023, recent)
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