TYM413 Theories and History of Theatre IV

4 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 7. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code TYM413
Name Theories and History of Theatre IV
Semester 7. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (32 Week)
ECTS 4 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 Goal

The aim is to convey students the theatre applications in all periods of the World Theatre from its birth 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 examination of the pioneering movements, (Futurism, Surrealism, Expressionism) Political Theatre (Piscator and Political Theatre, B. Brecht and Epic Dialectic Theatre), Absurd Theatre, Contemporary Theatre (Jerzy Grotowsky and Poor Theatre, Peter Brook and Direct Theatre) and the Contemporary Alternative Theatre in the 20th century.

Course Precondition

none

Resources

not available

Notes

Brockett, Oscar G.: Theater History


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Describes the theatre thought of the 20th century avant-garde movements.
LO02 Describes E. Piscator´s idea of theatre with political purpose.
LO03 Describes B.Brecht and his idea of Epic-Dialectical Theatre.
LO04 Describes the idea of Absurd Theatre.
LO05 Describes the idea of alternative theater of the period we live in.
LO06 Is able to comparatively analyze Brecht´s exhibitionistic Epic-dialectical theater with Aristotelian Theatre style.
LO07 Describes the sources that the Idea of absurd Theatre fed (benefits from).
LO08 Analyzes political, social, cultural, scientific and philosophical.conditions that pave the way for the birth of the 20th century theatrical idea.


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.
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 20th Century avant-garde movements:  Political, Social, Scientific, Economic atmosphere. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 Futurism and Meyerhold, dadaism, surrealism. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Surrealism and Antonin Artaud´s theatre of cruelty. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Expressionism :  Expression of Inner Truth Freely, the ideal of a Better World, Focus On Creative Thinking, Head Play Person´s sacrifice for the ideal of a Better World, sufficieny with the prime, precise contrasts in the narration, distortion in the image. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 General Review. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Midterm Exam Reading the source, Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
7 Theatre Thought with political purpose: Political, Social, Scientific, Economic Atmosphere. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 E. Piscator and Political Theatre: Theatre is a tool, the subject of theatre is selected from current events, documentary theater, plain Topic, Fast and Effective arrangement, visual communication, Importance of Stage Mechanism, holistic (total) Theatre. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
9 Bertold Brecht and Epic-Dialectical Theatre: Criticism of traditional theater, Theater of the Age of Science, changeableness of the world. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Bertold Brecht and Epic-Dialectical Theatre: Entertaining task of theatre, the Populist-Socialist Realism. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Bertold Brecht and Epic-Dialectical Theatre: Epic Theatre in content and form, Degradation of illusion. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Bertold Brecht and Epic-Dialectical Theatre: Non-Aristotelian drama, Concept of attitude (Gestus), Stage Music, Lightening, establishing dialectical relationship in the use of the decor and Technical equipment and queertion Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Comparison of Brecht´s Epic Dialectical Theatre, and the Aristotelian-realistic naturalistic theater Approach from all aspects. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Midterm Exam Reading the source, Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
15 Semester analysis and general review. (20th Century avant-garde movements:  ) Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Semester analysis and general review. (B. Brecht Theatre) Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
17 Theatre of the Absurd: Political, Social, Scientific, Economic Atmosphere and philosophical thoughts and peoples the absurd theater benefits from. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
18 Theatre of the Absurd: triviality in the event of a man, non of communication, alienation, dislocation of the fact, holding prisma, not mirror, to life. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
19 Theatre of the Absurd: Counter-Theatre, counter-play, anti-hero, a concrete image language of the scene, grotesque and Black Comedy, Artful Incompatibility, Ionesco´s objection to doing opposition to the theatre with political purpose. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
20 General review of Theatre of the Absurd. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
21 Midterm Exam.. Reading the source, Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
22 The Idea of Contemporary Theatre: Jerzy Grotowski and Poor Theatre. Integrative Action, facing with myth, Poor Theatre, Holy player. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
23 Peter Brook - Empty Space and Direct Theater, Max Reinhardt. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
24 General Review Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
25 Augusto Boal and Theatre of the Oppressed. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
26 Augusto Boal and Theatre of the Oppressed. (1) Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
27 Augusto Boal and Theatre of the Oppressed. (2) Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
28 Environmental Theatre Studies, empiricist (Experimental) Theatres, Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
29 Street theater, happenings, Paratheatre Experiments. Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
30 Midterm Exam. Reading the source, Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
31 Final exam preparation Reading the source, Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
32 Final exam. Reading the source, Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


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 1 29
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) 93
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,72
ECTS 4 ECTS