DSCZ401 Stage design I

Theatre Faculty
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/4. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jana Preková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. MgA. Marie Jirásková, Ph.D.
Set and Costume Design Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Set and Costume Design Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:30–16:00 uc_C, Fri 12:00–13:30 uc_C
Prerequisites
Previous bachelor's studies in Scenography, Architecture, Costume Design and New Media
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 fundamental thematic areas are the identification and identity of space as a relational field, the structure, ideology and mythology of space and identification, communication with space, being in it, being it. The theme of physical space and mental, psychological, mythical and political, certainly also emotional and social. Space as a politician. Domestic-alien. Space virality. Concrete x virtual space. Fiction, game, safety. Geoclimatic and political influences affect the perception and interpretation of the author. Not doing and doing - "letting go". Cultural-historical aspects/differences in the perception of classical genres based on geographical, religious and cultural inclusion. Cultural continuity. An author's project carried out in its entirety from the research of the topic, its artistic and technical processing, to the recording of the work. Questions of perception and presentation - current parameters.
Learning outcomes
An author's project carried out in its entirety from the research of the topic, its artistic and technical processing, to the recording of the work. Questions of perception and presentation - current parameters. The student is ready to find, formulate, analyze and process in a creative way, corresponding to current cultural requirements, a topic according to his nature, leads creative communication in team cooperation. Demonstrates broad and deep knowledge and critical understanding of concepts and methods in relation to the artistic processes of scenography as an interdisciplinary work not only with space, light and time. He works with the poetic values of perception, with the ways of viewing, experiencing and making the world through the theme. He is able to work with body and space politics and perceives quality and basic manipulation strategies. He masters sophisticated procedures, both craft and thought, on his own personal level. He is able to decide to experiment in the context of the interstices and cracks of perception. He is able to form a hybrid whole, studies the properties of non-binary events. It processes an original artistic scenographic performance of its own or as a team in public, including on an international forum. This process takes three semesters, ending with a master's thesis.
Syllabus
  • She/he determines the choice of topic himself and discusses it with the teacher. individual blocks overlap and complement: 1., 4. week: Formulation of the topic, analysis in the context of social values and their current changes. 2nd-8th week: imaginative, associative, experimental content, technological research of the topic and its material and other sketches, dramaturgical - scenic concept, interdisciplinary work. 1.-6. week: collection of reference material, its incorporation into the work searching for an adequate space for the implementation of the project. 9th week: physical space of action - identity, give and take, economy and ecology of processing as inspiration within reduction and other contemporary challenges both in content and form. 6th - 11th week: ongoing written reflection/work diary, revision and other phases of topic and project formulation, process analysis, material outputs, production documentation of the project/implementation of technical processing. 9-12 week: conceptual work in a social-spatial situation, communication within public implementation
  • 11th week: written reflection of the project / essay
  • 12-13 week: presentation preparation, process documentation
  • Week 13: project finalization, installation and documentation, presentation and reflection (3 pages of text)
Literature
  • A. Loos, Řeči do prázdna, Orbis, Praha 1929. info
  • V. Ptáčková, Zrcadlo světového divadla, DÚ PRAHA 1995. info
Teaching methods
Deep time methods of working with emotions, thoughts, material, perceptions, analysis, emptiness and not knowing. Sharing of perceptions, syncresis. Open forms of communication, discussion, sharing, definition. project teaching e-learning individual consultation self-study of students, learning from each other, study of literature Regular tuition Number of contact teaching hours per week: 4 Number of hours of independent student work per week: 4
Assessment methods
Classified credit based on 80% attendance, project presentation in its maximum possible form, process documentation, technical documentation, financial balance sheet, reflection - 3 pages of text
Language of instruction
Czech
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 2024.
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