History of Theatre

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Vladimír Soukenka

Supervisor:

Department of Interior and Exhibition Design

Synopsis:

A concise history of the theatre.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. The Greek and Roman theatre I. The Greek and Roman theatre II. 3. The Medieval theatre. 4. The theatre of the Italian Renaissance. 5. The Elizabethan theatre. 6. The Baroque theatre. 7. The chateau theatre in Český Krumlov. 8. The stage machinery, the flying machines, the costumes, lighting. 9. The Chateau Theatre of Drottninghalm. 10. The golden age of Spain and France. 11. The English Restoration theatre. 12. The theatre in 18th century. 13. The early 19th century theatre. 14. The acoustics.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Beranek, Leo: Music and Architecture, 1979. 2. Burris - Meyer, Edward C.Cole: Theatres and Auditorium, Reinhold, 1949. 3. Multin-Donald C.: Development of the Playhouse, 1970. 4. Pardyl, Věkoslav H.: Specialised Dictionary of Theatrical Terms and Vocabulary of Applied Arts, in both Czech and English.

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: