Lesson plan / DIRECTING–II

Lesson Information

Course Credit 2.0
Course ECTS Credit 2.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator
Instructor (s) Prof. MEHMET BİRKİYE
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course This course aims to examine the directing techniques of contemporary theatre directors.
Course Content The course consists of the analysis of Ancient Greek theatre and Shakespeare interpretations of various directors. Through this, the student is taught the limitations of directing a classical text.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Historical Avant-garde movements: the context of their development
2Futurism and its contribution to the art of theatre
3Expressionism and its contribution to the art of theatre
4Dada and its contribution to the art of theatre
5Bauhaus and its contribution to the art of theatre
6Surrealism and its contribution to the art of theatre
7The comparison of the contributions that avant-garde movements have on the art of theatre
8Erwin Piscator and political theatre
9Mid-terms
10Bertold Brecht and epic theatre I
11Bertold Brecht and epic theatre II
12Antonin Artaud and the Theatre of Cruelty
13Grotowski and Poor Theatre
14General Review

Resources

KAYNAKLAR
1- Esen Çamurdan, Contemporary theatre and Dramaturgy
2- Ayşın Candan, The Avangarde theatre at 20. Century
3- Cevat Çapan, The theatre that changed
4- O. Bracket, the history of theatre