Universität Wien
Warning! The directory is not yet complete and will be amended until the beginning of the term.

170172 PS Introductory Seminar "Narrativity in Theatre, Film and Media" (2012S)

Dramaturgic Patterns in Musicals

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 17 - Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

Blocktermine im Schreyvogelsaal jeweils am Donnerstag: 19. April 9-14, 3. Mai 9-13, 31. Mai 9-13, 14. Juni 9-13 und 28. Juni 9-14 Uhr

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The great variety of subjects in musicals seems to be the result of individual creation. In fact they follow certain models of traditional dramaturgic principles of drama, opera, operetta, movies, television and new media. These models will be presented and the dramaturgical patterns will be analyzed in selected genres, the musical comedy, musical play, dramamusical, musical fable, musical revue, musical film, film adaptations of musicals, dance musical, horror musicals, jukebox musicals and musicals for children - in musical films regarding the specific aspects of the medium. In new musicals the intertextual references include special impact. The disposition of the effects of different musical and vocal styles will be regarded as well as aspects of the staging, light, costume, mask and choreography.

Assessment and permitted materials

Constant presence in the seminar, active participation in organized discussions, tests, paper

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Recognition of some general principles of the esthetics of efficiency composed in musical theatre, in the composition and production of musicals, which may decide if a musical succeeds or flops. The analysis clarifies the criteria of quality and helps to develop the ability to judge musicals ethetically from a scientific point of view.

Examination topics

Presentation of dramaturgic models and analysis of examples of different musicals

Reading list

Aristoteles: Poetik; Gustav Freytag: Die Technik des Dramas; Michael Kunze: DramaMusical http://www.storyarchitekt.com/; Thomas Siedhoff: Handbuch des Musicals; weitere Literatur im Seminar.

Association in the course directory

gilt für I.3.7.

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:36