TYM127 Theories and History of Theatre I

3 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 1. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code TYM127
Name Theories and History of Theatre I
Term 2023-2024 Academic Year
Semester 1. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (32 Week)
ECTS 3 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Konservatuar - Yardımcı Meslek
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör. İsmail DİKİLİTAŞ
Course Instructor Fatma TUĞCU (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

The aim is to convey students the theatre applications in all periods of the World Theatre from its first occurrence to the present day, staging formats and the theories developed as a result of these experiences, and create an awareness with all this information.

Course Content

The origin of theatre, development of theatre in the ancient Greek and Roman periods, and examination of the theatre theories emerged in this period (Plato, Aristotle, their opinions about theater-art.).

Course Precondition

none

Resources

Various Abstracts

Notes

Şener, Sevda: Dünden Bugüne Tiyatro Düşüncesi. Anadolu Üniversitesi Yay. Eskişehir, 1991.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Comprehends the ritualistic reasons behind the birth of the theatre
LO02 Comprehends the elements that contribute to the development of the ancient Greek Theatre and the ancient Greek theater buildings, warehouses, costumes, and dramatists.
LO03 Compares the theater ideas of Plato and Aristotle.
LO04 Comprehends the theatre of Roman Era.
LO05 Analyzes the political social cultural environment of the Ancient Greek period.
LO06 Remembers the festivals and, cultural life of the Roman Era.
LO07 Knows and explains Plato's philosophy of ideas.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students comprehensively search for the national and international Theatre - Acting literature, techniques and methods, synthesize the knowledge they acquired considering the requirements of the age and gain a critical point of view.
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal The Art of Acting is supported with methods, theories, history, the techniques of using voice and body, behavioral psychology, and aesthetics and art theories. He has the knowledge to comprehend his art and transfer it to the future along with his past.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal This program provides with the ways of finding the necessary documents, tools, resources, and the archive related to the art of acting. 4
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal By acquiring the basic techniques and professional habits of the art of acting, having sufficient knowledge in terms of stage technology, comprehends how to express the artistic expression images of the play.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains the ability to present information about the field of Theatre-Acting Art to different audiences of the society.
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students gain awareness of being an artist who is aware of the responsibility to themselves, their own country and to the humanity.
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students will have the ability to search, discover, create alternative solutions, reach information, think critically and engage in productive discussions for personal and professional growth. 3
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Taking the art of Theatre-Acting into consideration, students comprehend the improvement and transformation period of the art from past to the future, and adapt it according to the requirements of the age. 5
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı By developing his coordination skills, he gains the ability to use his own body as an instrument that has recognized and analyzed his world of emotions and thoughts and has a natural mechanism on the stage.
PLO10 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı In addition to acting techniques, he knows and applies the right ways of using the body on stage with movement, dance, body plastic and fencing disciplines.
PLO11 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı This programme teaches the ways of using voice correctly on stage supporting this with the voice and speech techniques, singing, solfege and ear training.
PLO12 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Gains the ability to interpret universal values ​​and reflect imaginatively with the knowledge gained in his field.
PLO13 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Performs his character taking part in a full range of play (including costumes, makeup, decor, music, lighting, effects,) prepared closest to the professional discipline and stage conditions.
PLO14 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı He gains the awareness of having artistic and professional ethics and discipline along with his professional acting qualifications and applies them in rehearsal, representation and all works on stage and set.
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği As an artist, students improve themselves continually, and combine the knowledge and skills appropriate for the rules of professional ethics with the other fields of art and make correlations between them. 4
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği In addition to his professional development, he constantly improves himself in scientific, social, cultural and sports fields for his personal development.
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Students gain communication and social competence skills as a natural part of the art of theater - acting.
PLO18 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik With the help of techniques and methods of acting, this programme teaches the ways of expressing the emotions and thoughts of the character to play on stage.
PLO19 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Considering the art of Theatre-Acting, students learn a social and aesthetic point of view and can apply this on performing arts, radio, television and cinema.
PLO20 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik It shows and provides the ways to have the competence to use Turkish correctly, beautifully and effectively as an example for the society.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The Birth of theater: Primitive Hunting Rites, Ritulas, Functions of rituals, ancient Egypt Abydos Suffering Games. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 Ancient Greek Theatre: Occurrence of the Greek Society, Political, Cultural, Social Status of Ancient Greek Society, Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Dionysian and Dithirambos, festivals and Urban Diyonizya in ancient Greece, Production and Representation Arrangements. Reading the source,, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Ancient Greek Tragedy authors: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides. Reading the source,, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma, Soru-Cevap, Anlatım
5 Ancient Greek comedy: comedy, the birth of comedy, old comedy writers and Aristophanes. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Greek Middle Comedy, Greek New Comedy and Menandros Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Buildings of Ancient Greek Theatre, Decor and costume in Greek Theatre,Acting in Greek Theatre, Audience in Greek Theatre audience. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Hellenistic Theatre: Architecture, Representation Regulations, the recent developments in terms of writing and acting. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
9 General Review Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Mid-term exam Reading the source, Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Ödev
11 Theatre Thought in Ancient Greek: General Features of Art in Ancient Greek. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Plato´s Opinions about Art: Art of Poetry is the product of inspiration, cannot provide a conscious knowledge of fact, art is imitation. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Plato´s Views on Art: Art stimulates the excitements that should be restrained. Art is the product of the will of reaching immortality; Artist searches for the beautiful. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Mid-term exam. Reading the source, Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Ödev
15 Period analysis and general revision (Ancient Greek Tragedy, Comedy) Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Period analysis and general (Platon) Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
17 Aristotle´sThought of Theatre- introduction to Poetika´. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
18 Aristotle´s Thought of Theatre: Separation of Arts, the origin of Art, the quality of Art. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
19 The elements in the relationship between Tragedy and Reality (life) in Aristotle´s thought ofTheatre: resemblance to reality, typicality, idealism and epic. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
20 "Features of the sequence of events in Aristotle´s Thought of Theatre: Certain Length-Completeness, Unity-Integrity (action-action association), Time-Union, unexpected and Exception, Plain Story-Complex Story (Tragic Error, The Return of Baht, Recognition, Pathos, catharsis) Node and Solution." Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
21 Elements of Tragedy Aristotle´s Thought of Theatre: Story, Character, Thought, Diction, Images, Music. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
22 Qualifications of Person (Character) in the play in Aristotle´s Thought of Theatre : Kindness, Tragic Error, Type conformity, similarity, consistency, and Superiority. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
23 Function of Tragedy in Aristotle´s thought of Theatre (Moral Education, catharsis ´purification´, Liking), and Defense Against the criticism. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
24 General Review of Aristotle´s Thought of Theatre. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
25 Mid-term exam. Reading the source, Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Ödev
26 Theatre of Roman Period: Foundation of the Roman Empire, birth of theatre in Rome, Festivals in Rome. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
27 Birth of Theatre Literature in Rome, Livius Andronicus, Naevius, Roman Tragedies, and Seneca. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
28 Roman comedy: Plautus, and Terentius, ATELLA Persians, Mimus Games, Pantomimus. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
29 Representation Arrangements in Rome -production, Rome Audience, Watching Places and Classical Roman Theatre Buildings, Decor and costume in the Roman Theatre and Acting in Rome Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
30 Mid-term exam Reading the source, Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Ödev
31 Preparation studies for Final Exam Reading the source, Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
32 Final Reading the source, Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Ödev


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 29 2 58
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 29 0 0
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 2 4
Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload (Hour) 64
Total Workload / 25 (h) 2,56
ECTS 3 ECTS

Update Time: 01.08.2023 02:36