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| Code | TYM407 |
| Name | History of Turkish Theatre |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| 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 Instructor |
İLTER ŞEN
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim is to present the historical process and the phases of alteration-transformation in this process with cause-and-effect relationships beginning from traditional sources ( traditions of Peasant and Public Theatre) to the present Turkish theater and by this way, this course helps students gain a perspective on the general structure of Turkish theatre from the past to the future.
Course Content
Examination of the traditions of the two main sources of Turkish theater Peasant Theatre and Public Theatre and determination of common and different aspects of these two traditioons, and a comparative analysis and examination of structural features of the genres such as Puppet, low comedy, and shadow-show.
Course Precondition
none
Resources
not available
Notes
Şener, Sevda: Cumhuriyetin 75. Yılında Türk Tiyatrosu, Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, 1998.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explain the historical developments, and general and common features of and the Peasant and Public Theater (Juggler, Çengi, Köçek, Curcunabaz, meddah, Puppet, Karagöz) which are traditional sources of Turkish theater, |
| LO02 | Describe the ritualistic roots and classification of theatrical village plays, and explain how they are played. |
| LO03 | Explain the historical development, technique, part and personification of the plays from Public Theatre tradition such as Juggler, Puppet, low comedy and Karagöz. |
| LO04 | Describe the important authors, genres, important actors, a community of actors, the problems of theatre and theatre buildings of Reforms, Constitutional Monarchy and the Republic periodsl. |
| LO05 | Describe the foundation process of state theatres and conservatories that train actors. |
| LO06 | Gains the ability to learn and review the history of Turkish Theatre. |
| LO07 | Analyze the phases the Turkish Theatre has passed through by gaining a perspective on the general structure of Turkish theatre from past to the future. |
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 | Introduction to Turkish Theatre: the factors that have an impact on the birth of Turkish Culture and Theatre: Location, Family, Empire, Islam, Westernization. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Traditional Turkish Theatre: characteristics of Traditional Turkish Theatre : the concept of imitation has an important place, Use of contrasts in oral and conversation plays. intermingling of dance, music, song, jump through hoops and clowning. Interpenetrating of old theatrical plays. Improvising the plays not relying on a certain written text. the use of personification in oral plays, which is not based on identification and realism. And all the aspects show explicit exhibitionist feature of theatre. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Comparison of Public Theatre and Peasant Theatre traditions in the context of amateurism and professionalism and conforming or not conforming to certain patterns, and also in terms of origin and whether it is sustained or not, and lastly in terms of the structure of the plays. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Peasant Theatre Tradition: the ritualistic resources of dramatic peasant shows, White and Black Element, Erotic Item, dead-Resurrection, Abduction, dead Resurrection + Abduction, and reading and examining the plays which include these motives. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Classification of Village theatrical plays: scenes from daily life, Tradesmen pastiches, Agricultural Qualified plays, and review of these texts which include these motives. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Shepherd plays, Animal imageries, Myth and fairy tales, jokes and dumb plays, Puppet, examining the plays which include these motives. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Performance of Village theatrical plays: Director, Actor, Spectator, the theatre hall, Decor, Costumes, Accessories, Special Effects, Make-up, Music and Dance. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | An overview. (Turkish Folk Theater Tradition) | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 9 | General Review. (Village Watch Games) | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Public Theatre Tradition: Introduction to the folk Theatre. Juggler, Çengi, and Curcunabazlar Köçek. public Storyteller: storyteller´s repertory of plays, the methods used by storyteller. Puppet: history of Puppet and development. Types of Puppet: chair puppet, hand puppet. people and personification in puppet plays. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | shadow-show Karagöz: the emergence of shadow-show. development of Karagöz, repertory of Karagöz. sections of Karagöz : Muqaddima, Muhavere, Chapter, End. technique of Karagöz . characters of Karagöz. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Low comedy: How did Low comedy Ortaoyunu come out? development of Low comedy, parts of low comedy: prolog, dialogue (Arzbar-twister), Chapter (play), the end. play layout in low comedy, chapters (the play) in low comedy, and chapter repertory. people and personification in low comedy. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | General Review | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Mid-term exam. | Source Reading, | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 15 | semester analysis and general revision (Turkish Folk Theatre) | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | semester analysis and general revision (Ortaoyunu) | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 17 | Turkish Theatre under Western Influence : Theatre of the Reform and and the autocracy Period (1839-1908): Audience and Theatre understanding in Reform period, and art of theatre and actig in Tanzimat Reform era. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 18 | Tanzimat theater groups. theater buildings in Tanzimat reform era. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 19 | dramatic literature-authors in Tanzimat. plays and genres in Tanzimat reform era: comedy, Verse drama, Romantic drama. Melodramas. Emotional and domestic dramas. Musical plays. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 20 | Constitutional monarch Theatre (1908-1923): The scenery and dramatics in Monarchy (constitutional monarchy understanding of the audience and the theater. art of theatre and actiing in Monarch, Constitutional monarch theater groups, theater buildings in Constitutional monarch ) | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 21 | dramatic literature-authors in Constitutional monarch | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 22 | Types of plays in Constitutional monarch: Comedies, Verse plays, Political and Documentary plays. Historical dramas. War plays. Social and domestic dramas. Musical plays. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 23 | General Review. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 24 | Mid-term exam. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 25 | Republican Turkish Theatre: Republic revolutions and the atmosphere. Republican ideology and social structure. The Founder of the republic M K. Atatürk´s vision and perspective on art. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 26 | Understanding of the audience and the theater in the republic. The art of acting and theater in the republic (the problem of female players, training of performance artists, the professionalism of the performing artists and the related economic and social issues.) | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 27 | Foundation of Conservatory, and State Theatre. Theater groups in the republic period. theater buildings in the republic period, Dramatic literature and authors in the republic. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 28 | Was it possible to create a national Turkish theatre that has a distinctive language, style and format? Discussion of the question. | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 29 | An overview. (Tanzimat and Constitutional Periods) | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 30 | General Review. (Republican Period) | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 31 | Final exam preparation | Source Reading, Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 32 | Final exam | Source Reading, | 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 | ||