Study programmes

Undergraduate students of Theatre Studies are primarily taught basic methodological approaches to the study of theory and history of theatre. The bachelor’s programme aims to provide students with tools which foster their independent thinking about art and culture with a particular emphasis on live theatre art. An integral part of the curriculum is the history of both world and Czech theatre. The programme offers courses in the history of Czech theatre (with an emphasis on the Czech theatre of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as contemporary theatre), selected chapters from the history of world theatre, and theory of theatre and drama. Apart from the knowledge-based education, the Department of Theatre Studies seeks to cultivate students’ creative skills to formulate their own observations and experiences. The historically and theoretically oriented programme is accompanied with courses that systematically monitor current forms of theatre, including interdisciplinary forms of performing arts and other artistic areas (new media, film, performance art, circus etc.).