DERZX08 Circus Skills

Theatre Faculty
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
MgA. Adéla Kratochvílová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Riou (lecturer)
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
Timetable
Thu 15:00–16:30 3
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FORMA(Z)
Movement assumptions and an open mind for learning new skills.
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 (in Czech)
Learning new skills such as juggling with balls, rings, scarves, pois, etc., tight-wire walking, and movement abilities. Use of circus skills in a performative output.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
Performative output at the end of the semester.
Syllabus
  • Basics of traditional and new juggling with balls, rings, scarfs and clubs, contact juggling, and poi juggling. Connection with the partner acrobatics and movement skills. Individual and group development of techniques, cooperation, and creativity. Juggling props as substitute objects for a theatre expression.
Teaching methods (in Czech)
practical exercises
Assessment methods (in Czech)
presence in lessons, the final output
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.
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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