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Course Description Course Name : Theories and History of Theatre II Course Code : TYM 207 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 2 Course Semester : Fall and Spring (32 Weeks) ECTS : 3 Name of Lecturer(s) : Lecturer TURGUT BAĞIR Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns the theatre thought of the Roman period. Learns History of Medieval Theatre and the theatre thought appeared at this period. Learns Renaissance Theatre History, and the theater thought appeared during the period. Learns the theatre thought of Classical period. Is able to explain Plautus, Terentius, and Cicero´s thoguhts/views about theater. Is able to distinguish theater thoughts of Horatius from Aristotle´s thoughts of theater. Is able to summarize the thoughts of theater in Classical Movement and the Renaissance period. Is able to analyse the connections of Classic Movement with the theatre thoughts of Ancient Greek and Roman Period. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : TYM 207 Theories and History of Theatre II Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : 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 Contents : The development of theatre during the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Classic periods and the examination of the theories which appeared during these periods. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Roman Theatre Thoguht: Pilate, Terentius and Cicero´s thoughts on Theatre. Theatre thought of the period. Horatius and the Ars Poetika´s thoughts:, the poet should be well-informed, hardworking and exploit/benefit from Greek Art. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 2 Content, Shape and Style Features in Ars Poetics: Meet the tradition in terms of Simplicity, Accuracy in narration, Selection and Arrangement of Words, Running Usage, Subject of the play, Selection Subject. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 3 Characters should be appropriate for the role, The importance of Initial-middle-last and the beginning, Five Curtains rule, there should be at least three people that have a speech in one scene, the organic place of choir in the play, the scenes that are unfavorable, Appearance of Gods on stage in compulsory conditions, the impact and function of theatre, the emotional impact of art, the impact of images. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 4 Revision of Roman Theatre thought. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 5 Midterm Exam 6 Medieval Theatre Practice: The periods before the Religious Drama Movements in the Middle Ages, Religious drama - Church Theatre, Staging and Places in Religious Drama, Acting in Middle Ages, staging of the plays out of the Church and the results of this situation, Religious dramas in National Language. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 7 Secular Drama in Middle Ages: Medieval farces, morality (plays with moral lessons), interludes (intermediate plays), Knight Entertainments (Tournaments, disguise, Festivals with masks), Royal Processions and street parades, Collapse and the transfiguration of the Middle Ages Drama. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 8 Theatre thought in Middle Ages Accusations against theatre, the reasons of the Church´s disapproval of theatre, distinction of genres and definitions, moral informativeness of theatre, explanation of destruction at the end of tragedy as fate. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 9 General Review of Medieval Theatre. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 10 Midterm Exam 11 Renaissance Theatre: Political, Social, Cultural, Scientific atmosphere in Renaissance . Italian Theatre in Renaissance: Developments in Italy in Renaissance, intermezzis, The Birth of Opera. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 12 Innovations of staging practises in Italy in Renaissance. Stage practises of: Sebastino Serlio, Nikolai Sebattini and Giacomin Torelli. Developments in architecture of Italian Theatre in Renaissance : Theatre Olimpico, Theatre Farnesse, San Cassiano, the Italian Commedia Del Arte Folk Theatre Tradition. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 13 Elizabethan English Drama in the Renaissance: The first Tragedy and Comedias in transition period, College Intellectuals: Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe, John Lily, Robert Green, W. Shakespeare and his contemporaries, Ben Johnson, George Chapman, Thomas Dekker, John Marston, Thomas Hewood, Thomas Middeleton, Cyril Tourneur. Reading the source,, Research Lecture - Discussion 14 Jacobin Authors: Francis Beamount, John Fletcher, Phillip Massenger, John Ford, James Shirley, Elizabethan Theatre legislation Stage technique in Elizabethan English theater, staging places (arenas in halls, Palace Theatre, Civic Theatre, private theaters, arenas that the masks are played in.) Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 15 Period analysis and general revison Lecture - Discussion 16 Period analysis and general revision Lecture - Discussion 17 French Theater and Neo-Classicism in Renaissance: 1595 Pre-French Folk Arena, 16 Century Neo-Classical Drama, public theatre from 1595 to 1625, important authors of Neo-Classicism: Pierre Corneille, Jean Racine and JBP Moliere. Reading the source,, Research Lecture - Discussion 18 The idea of theater in Renaissance Theatre : Overview of the general situation in the Middle Ages before the Renaissance, and Accusations and prohibitions against theatre. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 19 Advocacy of the theater in Renaissance: Theatre Arts is a serious type, , theater is educational, Tragedy represents Superior and General Facts, Tragedy does not instigate excitements but soothes them through catharsis, problems appeared in practice is the fault of practitioners. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 20 The Idea of theatre in Renaissance:: Theatre is not for reading but for playing, Tragedy and Comedy are different types; each has different features, form rules proposed by Ancient theorists should be implemented, mission of theatre is to provide benefits by educating. Similarity to reality should be important in Tragedy. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 21 Midterm Exam 22 Classic Theatre Idea: Political, social, scientific, economic and religious atmosphere in 17th Century Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 23 Rules of Classical Theatre movement: What Ancient Greek theorists have said is true, Tragedy and comedy have different features, plays should arouse interest and they should be effective. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 24 Similarity to reality and credibility are important features, , morality and common sense must be followed, theater must be useful and entertaining, narration should be subtle, images shouldn´t be extremely striking. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 25 Format rules of Classical Theatre movement: Purity, simplicity, a certain length of completeness, Organic Integrity, Credibility Consistency, Rule of Three union. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 26 Five Scenes Rule, there should not be more than three characters in a scene, bloody events shouldn´t be demonstrated on stage. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 27 Comparison of philosophers in Ancient Greek (Aristotle), and Rome (Horatius) with Classical Period, explain the similarities between them and determine the impact of these on classical theatre thought. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 28 General Review of Clasiccal Theatre Idea. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 29 Midterm Exam 30 Assessment of one-year education and students´ performance. Reading the source, Research Lecture - Discussion 31 Final exam preparation. 32/33/34 Final.   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Oscar Gross Brockett, Franklin Joseph Hildy, History of the Theatre       Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 4 100     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 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. 0 2 Students comprehensively search for the national and international theatre literature, techniques and methods, synthesize the knowledge they acquired considering the requirements of the age and gain a critical point of view. 3 3 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. 4 4 The Art of Theatre-Acting is supported with methods, theories, history, the techniques of using voice and body, behavioral psychology, and aesthetics and art theories. This programme helps undergraduates to comprehend the concept of art and have the knowledge sufficient to transfer to the future with the past. 5 5 This programme teaches the ways of gaining the ability of using Turkish correctly and efficiently. 0 6 Having sufficient information on stage technology, students comprehend how to express the artistic expression images of the play. 2 7 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. 1 8 Students gain the ability to evaluate universal values with the knowledge acquired in their own field of study. 1 9 This programme provides with the ways of finding the necessary documents, tools, resources, and the archive related to the art of theater - acting. 3 10 Improving coordination skills, students know about and analyze their own body, emotions and thoughts and gain the ability to use their natural mechanism as an instrument on the stage. 0 11 Students gain the ability to present information related to the Art of Theatre-Acting to various audiences. 2 12 Students gain awareness of being an artist who is aware of the responsibility to themselves, their own country and to the humanity. 3 13 In addition to acting techniques, this programme teaches the correct ways of using body on stage with movement, dance, body plastic and fencing disciplines. 0 14 This programme teaches the ways of using voice correctly on stage supporting this with the voice and speech techniques, singing, solfege and ear training. 0 15 Students gain communication and social competence skills as a natural part of the art of theater - acting. 3 16 Students gain the habit and awareness of having art ethics and professional discipline together with the professional acting qualifications. 1 17 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. 3 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 32 2 64     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 32 0 0 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 4 2 8     Final Exam 1 2 2 Total Workload: 74 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.96 ECTS Credit: 3