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  Course Description
Course Name : Village Theatrical Plays and Rituals I

Course Code : STY 707

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. ERMAN ARTUN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Describes the traditional sources of Turkish theater, Villager and Folk Theater (Juggler, Çengi, Cocek, Curcunabaz, the meddah, Puppet, Karagoz, centre plays) the historical development of the tradition and their general common characteristics.
Describes ritualistic roots of village theatrical plays, their classification, and how to play them.
Describes the personification of Village theatrical plays.
Gains the ability to analyze and interpret History of Turkish Theatre.
Analyzes the phases of Turkish theatre, by taking into account the general structure of Turkish theater from past to future.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The Turkey traditional theatrical plays has an important place in Turkish culture, rituals from the source.drama derived from rituals, creating the art of theater in today´s time, the root based on magic as a kind of the traditional village plays ritual extension of among the public played today. Dramatic play is concise cultic and religious area. Turks, central Asia have carried in Anatolia of the tradition of the game extraction. Rituals with ceremonies, plays and believe that the bond between the dramatic games will be examined.

Course Contents : Traditional Rituals, Villager Theatre Tradition and practical examples.

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 With Impact Factors in the Formation of the Turkish Culture and Theatre: Location, Family, Empire, Islam, Westernization. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
2 Village theatrical plays Features: hold an important place in the phenomenon of mimesis. Use of oral and contrasts conversation plays. Dance, music, song, jump through hoops and intermingling of clowning. Old theatrical games to pass into each other. Plays, without relying on a particular written text, improvisation played. Plays are the absence of organized Locating and theater scenes. Oral games realism, not based on identification with personification apply; every aspect of the property to carry open format presentational theater. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
3 Village theatrical plays Features: hold an important place in the phenomenon of mimesis. Use of oral and contrasts conversation plays. Dance, music, song, jump through hoops and intermingling of clowning. Old theatrical games to pass into each other. Plays, without relying on a particular written text, improvisation played. Plays are the absence of organized Locating and theater scenes. Oral games realism, not based on identification with personification apply; every aspect of the property to carry open format presentational theater. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
4 Folk Theatre and Traditions Villager Theatre amateurism and professionalism in the context of a particular-do not stay connected to patterns in the context of their age (origin), and in terms of being kept alive today, in terms of the structure of the games in comparison. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
5 Folk Theatre and Traditions Villager Theatre amateurism and professionalism in the context of a particular-do not stay connected to patterns in the context of their age (origin), and in terms of being kept alive today, in terms of the structure of the games in comparison. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
6 General revision. Homework 1 Lecture - Discussion
7 Midterm Exam
8 Villager Theatre Tradition: sources the dramatic Villager ritualistic perform, White and Black Element, Erotic Item, dead-Resurrection, girl abduction, examining the plays where these motifs. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
9 Villager Theatre Tradition: sources the dramatic Villager ritualistic perform, White and Black Element, Erotic Item, dead-Resurrection, girl abduction, examining the plays where these motifs. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
10 Village Theatrical Plays Classification: Kose Plays, scenes of daily life, Tradesmen metaphors, Agricultural Skilled Games, examining the plays where these motifs. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
11 Village Theatrical Plays Classification: Kose Plays, scenes of daily life, Tradesmen metaphors, Agricultural Skilled Games, examining the plays where these motifs. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
12 Shepherd plays, Animal metaphors, myths and fairy tales plays, jokes and he mute plays, puppet plays. Examining the plays where these motifs. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
13 Shepherd plays, Animal metaphors, myths and fairy tales plays, jokes and he mute plays, puppet plays. Examining the plays where these motifs. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
14 Village Theatrical Plays to Play: Director, Actor, Spectator, Place, Decor, Costumes, Accessories, Effects, Make-up, Music and Dance. Source Reading, Research Lecture - Discussion
15 Semester analysis and general revision. Homework 2 Lecture - Discussion
16/17 Final


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  And, Metin: Geleneksel Türk Tiyatrosu (Köylü ve Halk Tiyatrosu Gelenekleri). İnkılâp Kitabevi. İstanbul, 1985
  Karadağ, Nurhan: Köy Seyirlik Oyunları. Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Ankara, 1978.
 Artun, Erman: Cemal Ritüeli ve Balkanlardaki Varyantları. Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları. Ankara,1993
 Artun, Erman: Adana Halk Kültürü Araştırmaları. Altın Koza Yayınları. Adana,2000
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 50
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 understands the conversion lines based on the past to the future development of the performing arts, and applies them according to the needs of our time. 5
2 shows the ways that would help them to obtain competency in using Turkish correctly, beautifully and efficiently 0
3 ensures effective and correct use of the voice mechanism, the coordination of breath and sound ability, and health protection of voice as part of the opera singing training, 0
4 creates a critical perspective by taking into account the requirements of the era and synthesizes the learned information while investigating all aspects of theatre and opera of national and international literature. 0
5 knows the methods, theories, history, and uses of the voice and body techniques and their relationship with theories of art, aesthetics, and behavioral psychology. The student understands the art in particular with a level of knowledge that enables them to transfer it into the future. 5
6 has sufficient knowledge in terms of scene technology, and comprehends the way the artistic and expressive images of the game will be expressed. 0
7 gains a social and aethetic point of view of theatre-acting and opeara-singing and ensures adequacy of application in performing arts, radio, television and cinema. 0
8 gains the ability to assess the universal values with his/her acquired knowledge in the field of study. 4
9 gains the sensitivity of being an artist conscious of the responsibility that falls on him/her personally, nationally, and globally. 4
10 knows and has the ability to show the ways that help him/her to find the necessary documents, tools, resources, and organize an archive regarding the sources related to performing arts. 0
11 gains the ability to provide information to different audiences about the area of performing arts within the realm of the art of theatre-acting / opera – singing. 0
12 gains the ability to individually carry out the process of working on the work(s) he/she is obliged to work on. 0
13 constantly improves himself as a man of art, and keeps up-to-date about the current art events. 0
14 shows and uses the ways to use the correct technique of voice and speech sound on stage by singing, solfege and ear training. 0
15 has a sense of social responsibility, social competence, and communication skills required by Performing arts. 0
16 gains professional ethics and professional discipline of art along with attributes, and awareness of being a professional performing artist in theatre-acting/opera-singing. 0
17 continuously improves himself as a man of art, relates the knowledge and skills of professional ethics to other art fields, and establishes ties between them. 3
18 shows the ways to bring the character’s thoughts and feelings into existence on the stage through techniques and methods of performing arts. 0
19 gains the ability to use his/her natural mechanism as an instrument on the stage by improving his skills of coordination, and knowing his/her body, emotions and thoughts. 0
* 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) 16 2 32
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 16 4 64
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 98
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.92
ECTS Credit: 4